• Enclosing the GoldMining Commons of Mongolia: The ...

    Since its emergence in the mid1990s, unauthorized smallscale gold mining—widely known as "ninja mining"—has grown to become a central element of Mongolia's informal economy, engaging tens of thousands of people in seasonal, unregulated, and occasionally dangerous labor.

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  • Mongolia | planetGOLD

    The planetGOLD Mongolia project published this article in the March 2021 issue of the Mongolian Mining Journal, touching on some key points on opportunities to invest in artisanal gold and on steps the Government of Mongolia has taken to promote responsible artisanal and smallscale gold mining.

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  • Mongolian NGO XAMODX recertifies and continues as a ...

    ©ARM May 27th 2016 After one year of Fairmined Certifiion the Mongolian NGO XAMODX successfully passes its recertifiion audit. Reaching Fairmined Certifiion is a challenge for artisanal and smallscale mining organizations, but maintaining it also requires continued efforts and improvements. That's why the Alliance for Responsible Mining is happy to announce that XAMODX .

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  • Resource politics in Mongolia: Large and smallscale ...

    Oct 01, 2021 · Oct 01, 2021 · This paper outlines the debates surrounding the conflicts between large and smallscale mining in Mongolia. It provides a historical overview of these conflicts, discusses the critical role of mining in Mongolia's international relations and foreign investment, and the chain of economic, social and environmental causes and effects at work in the trend of .

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  • New Agriculturist: Country profile

    Some fruits, such as watermelons and berry varieties are also grown, generally on a small scale in urban areas. Mongolia's harsh climate severely impacts all forms of agriculture. Temperatures can fluctuate from as low as minus 50°C in the steppe in winter, to 40°C in the Gobi desert in the summer.

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  • MineralRich Mongolia Rapidly Becoming 'Minegolia' : NPR

    May 21, 2012 · Mongolia, the land of Genghis Khan and nomadic herders, is in the midst of a remarkable transition. Rich in coal, gold and copper, this country of .

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  • Mongolia's mining sector ready to take off again — Erdene ...

    Jul 02, 2015 · The company, which owns a gold project in Mongolia, is optimistic about the country's stance towards foreign mining investment over the coming years. Mongolia's mining sector ready to .

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  • Placer Gold Mining In Mongolia

    Smallscale mining in Mongolia – a survey carried out in 2004 GEUS. Smallscale mining also termed artisanal mining did not start in Mongolia until .... Placer gold mining results in many small holes and tunnels dug in riverbanks. Read more

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  • Mongolia | Delve

    Tax paid by Mongolian artisanal and smallscale miners have almost doubled in just four years. This shows increasing capture of revenue from the sector by the state, up from USD 76,420 (MNT 196) in 2012 to USD 136,465 (MNT 350) in 2016. Source: NSO, 2016. Artisanal and S [m]allscale miners' survey summary.

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  • Ecological gold from Mongolia: Artisanal ...

    Feb 27, 2015 · For the first time ever an artisanal and smallscale mining organization outside of South America has reached Fairmined Certifiion. The Mongolian .

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  • (PDF) Gold Mining in Mongolia. Entry in Encyclopaedia of ...

    Apart from making the long perimeters harder to police, Mongolia's 'ribbonlike' placer deposits can in some instances be difficult or unprofitable for mining companies to excavate (MBDA 2003:49). The geological formation of gold thus provides artisanal and smallscale gold miners with lucrative opportunities for both prospecting and mining.

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  • Mongolia's "ninja" miners help sate China lust for gold ...

    Apr 19, 2012 · A smallscale miner holds his gold that was melted together at a processing plant loed around 100km (62 miles) north of the Mongolian capital city Ulan Bator in this April 5, 2012 file picture.

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  • The politics of artisanal and smallscale mining in Mongolia

    Abstract. Largescale mining has become the cornerstone of Mongolia's development and poverty reduction narrative. Building on political economy insights, this paper explores the politics of artisanal and smallscale mining (ASM) in the competing context of the fastpace development of largescale mining in Mongolia.

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  • Biodiversity and Artisanal and Smallscale Mining in Mongolia

    Biodiversity Mongolia's unique wildlife herita ge is impacted both directly and indirectly b y. mining, whether it be large and medium scale, or artisanal/smallscale in nature. Traditional ...

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  • (PDF) The Cultural Logics of Illegality: Living Outside ...

    Temporary Regulation on Artisanal and SmallScale Mining Operations (Ashigt Maltmal Gar Üildverleliin Argaar Olborloh tuhai). Ulaanbaatar: 1 April 2008. Mongolian Business Development Agency (2003). Ninja Gold Miners of Mongolia: Assistance to Policy Formulation for the Informal Gold Mining SubSector in Mongolia.

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  • Strengthening Local Government in Mongolia via the ...

    Mar 15, 2021 · The National Action Plan for reducing mercury pollution caused by artisanal and smallscale gold mining was developed and approved by the Government of Mongolia in 2016 and is on the 'List of National Action Plans to be continuously implemented between 2016 and 2020 by the Government of Mongolia' and will continue as per the obligations of ...

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  • UN Project Seeks to Eliminate Mercury in ASGM Sector in ...

    The artisanal and smallscale gold mining sector is the single largest source of humanmade mercury emissions. The project aims to formalize the sector in Mongolia and the Philippines by helping miners access markets for responsible gold and move to mercuryfree mining .

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  • Winners and losers in Mongolia's mining gold rush | South ...

    Apr 29, 2016 · Smallscale miner pours water into a crushing machine in an attempt to siphon gold at a processing plant north of the Mongolian capital city Ulan Bator. Photo: Reuters

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  • Mongolian Gold Miners Put Health before Wealth

    Oct 04, 2017 · Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Behind the unassuming brick walls of a remote compound in Mongolia's Mandal district lies what may be part of the solution to the pressing health challenge posed by the use of mercury in artisanal smallscale gold mining. Mercury is a powerful neurotoxin that is especially harmful to developing foetuses and young children.

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  • Mongolia

    Jun 15, 2021 · Cooperation Strategy Mongolia (PDF, , English) Briefing Papers Mongolia. Un seul monde. Artisanal and Smallscale Gold Mining in Latin America and Asia (Mongolia) – SDC experiences with Formalization and Responsible Environmental Practices. Anti Corruption Posters from Mongolia (PDF, kB, English)

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  • Assessment of Heavy Metals in Mining Tailing Around Boroo ...

    Aug 15, 2016 · In Mongolia, there are two sections of gold mining industries, which are largescale gold mining and the artisanal or smallscale gold mining. Gold mining area existed placer and hard rock types in the Mongolia, especially riches placer rock types 2. The sources of toxic elements are caused by smallscale gold mining activity 3. Typically ...

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  • Mongolia | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

    Jun 08, 2021 · The extractive sector is the main source of economic growth in Mongolia and a major part of the economy. The 2019 EITI Report highlights the extractive sector represented % of GDP and earned USD billion in exports.. With extensive deposits of coal, copper, gold, petroleum and uranium, the mining industry plays an important role in Mongolia's economy and accounted for % of ...

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  • Biodiversity and Artisanal and Smallscale Mining in Mongolia

    Regional Red List Series Vol. 5. Zoological Society of London, London. (In English and Mongolian) United Nations Environment Programme. 2012. Analysis of formalization approaches in the artisanal and smallscale gold mining sector based on experiences in Ecuador, Mongolia, Peru, Tanzania and Uganda. A compendium of case studies.

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  • The Ninja Miners of Mongolia – The Diplomat

    Apr 21, 2014 · The mining process begins with a group of ninja miners (up to four) digging a hole. It ends only when they dig deep enough to find gold. Tuul and her husband left the capital of Mongolia Ulan ...

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