Category Archives: Mining

Mobilizing against Dispossession: Gold Mining and a Local Resistance Movement in Mongolia

Posted on June 11, 2012 by D.Byambajav

The genesis of collective action in the context of local resistance to gold mining activities in Mongolia. Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Society, Environment, Environment, Environmental Movements, Mining, Mining, Research on Mongolia, River Movements, Society and Culture | Tagged BYAMBAJAV Dalaibuyan | Leave a comment

Early Ideas and Reflections on the Atmosphere Surrounding the 2012 Elections

Posted on June 11, 2012 by miliate

MA Asia Pacific Policy Studies student Brandon Miliate’s first election observations from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Continue reading →

Posted in Air Pollution, Corruption, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Inequality, Mining, Mongolian People's Party, Policy, Politics | Tagged Brandon Miliate | 1 Comment

Interesting Mining Project out of Vancouver aimed at Domestic Consumption not China

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Vancouver-based Prophecy Coal is pursuing a mining project eying domestic Mongolian consumption rather than exports to China. Continue reading →

Posted in Air Pollution, Foreign Investment, Mining | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

Regulating Foreign Investment Directly?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Will we see resource populism in the upcoming parliamentary election? Yes! How much? That remains to be seen and will likely determine the likelihood of the adoption of nationalist policies in the resource sector. Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Elections, International Relations, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Politics, Populism | Tagged Julian Dierkes | 2 Comments

Guest Post: A Young Democracy Seeks Investors

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

An Adam Simpson guest post based on a CDFAI policy update on “Legal and Regulatory Constructs of Resource Management in Afghanistan and Mongolia”. Continue reading →

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The Effect of Mongolia’s Mining Boom on the Tourism Industry

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

How mining poses a challenge to the budding Mongolian tourism industry and what to do about this challenge. Continue reading →

Posted in Mining, Tourism, Tye Ebel | Leave a comment

Canadian Bilateral Aid for Mongolia?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Would bilateral Canadian development aid instrumentally benefit Canadian mining interests? Continue reading →

Posted in Bilateral Aid, Canada, Development, Media and Press, Mining, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi | Tagged Julian Dierkes | 3 Comments

Economist: “Booming Mongolia – Mine, all Mine”

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes An article in the January 21 2012 edition of The Economist vividly describes Ulaanbaatar and Oyu Tolgoi in the winter of 2012. The story that some have been telling for some years, “Mongolia is the next Eldorado” … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Economics, Media and Press, Mining, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Politics, Research on Mongolia | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

Mongolia FAQ: Presentations Summaries and Video Record

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Listing of presentations at recent “Mongolia FAQ” panel presentation with links to summaries and (forthcoming) video record. Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, China, Civil Society, Economics, Elections, Environment, Environment, Environmental Movements, Events, FAQ Mongolia Dec 16 2011, Governance, Inflation, Media and Press, Mining, Mining, Mongolia and ..., Policy, Policy, Politics, Regulation, Research on Mongolia, River Movements, Social Issues | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

Presentation Summary: Environmental Regulation

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Julian Dierkes

Kirsten Dales discussed shifts in environmental management in the mining sector in Mongolia at a December 16, 2011 panel presentation “FAQ Mongolia”. Continue reading →