Mongolia: little known mineral wealth

Mining Engineering | January 1, 2006| | Copyright

Mongolia is known in western countries as tne location of rich dinosaur fossil fields. However, the country is even richer in mineral resources. The Ministry of Industry and Trade reports 6,000 mineral occurrences of 80 metals and minerals.

Mongolia has already attracted much foreign investment in the mining sector. Mining is the country's largest industry. It is responsible for 17 percent of the gross domestic product, 65 percent of industrial output and 57 percent of export earnings.

History

By 1206, nomadic tribes living in the rolling grasslands between the Gobi Desert and the Siberian ...

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