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Presenter Mr. N.BatbayarPresenter Mr. N.Batbayar

Director of Mining Department of the Mineral Resources and Director of Mining Department of the Mineral Resources and Petroleum Authority of MongoliaPetroleum Authority of Mongolia

PROGRESS AND CHANGES IN ARTISANAL AND SMALL SCALE MINING

MONGOLIA, 2008

WHAT IS THE CURRENT SITUATION?

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Current situation

2007•16 province• 80 regions• 80 mine sites• 65 400 AM-ers• 8% of total gold production

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Types of mining

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Problems

No small scale mining Law Illegal gold trade Human rights Less efficient technology Accidents, high mortality Reclamation technology

WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED IN THE MEANTIME?

(between CASM 2007 and 2008)

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Changes

Legal environment Technological approach Institutional

development

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Changes in legal environment

Sub-program for developing small scale mining until 2015

Temporary regulation on coordination artisanal miners’ activities

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Changes in technological approach

Non-mercury technology

Gold ore processing complex centers

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Changes in Institutional development

Official “partnerships” – 20(business entities)

Unofficial “partnerships” - 30

NGOs - 5

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• Started the introduction of new technology, which is not harmful to human and nature

• Experimental ore-processing center• Creation of new / more job opportunities

Results

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• Steps into legalization of the small scale mining activity

• ASMs provided with social services

Results

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