The Mongolian Mining Journal

Electing a president and a prime minister’s visit ALL eyes will be on the Presidential election until voting day on 26 June, and maybe for some time even after that. This is the seventh such direct election and the winner will be the fifth president of the country.

Q1 export revenue, trade surplus highest ever Figures revealed by the National Statistics Office show that foreign trade turnover in the first quarter of 2017 reached $2.76 billion, the highest amount for the first quarter in the past 5 years. Export revenue reached $1.3 billion, a 35% increase on a YoY basis, and also the highest first quarter earning ever, largely due to the fivefold increase in coal export earnings.

Does every cloud have a silver lining? – recent developments in Australia’s mining sector Mr Mills previously worked with Skills Australia, an Australian government agency where one of his key responsibilities was to assess demand for skills from Australia’s mining sector

Exploration sector ready to regain lost ground The map shows the places where exploration licences will be allocated. They total up to 20.1 million hectares or 12.8% of Mongolia’s total territory.

Coal & Metals Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 2017.05 www.coalandmetals.mn

“The draft new law is not populist, it introduces professionalism” The response to the draft law on mining has been mixed. Among those who are fully or partly against it, some have specific objections while the reservations of some others stem more from fears of uncertainty.

Mining Investment Asia highlights South East Asian mining and gender diversity issues Mining Investment Asia, South East Asia’s largest mining investment conference, was successfully held in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from 28 – 31 March, bringing together more than 300 global and regional investors, miners and service providers for networking and business partnerships.

“Only consistency can bring back trust, but it takes time” Australia-listed Aspire Mining Ltd, the largest coal tenement holder in the Orkhon-Selenge Coal Basin in northern Mongolia, is also the sole owner of its flagship Ovoot project, the second largest coking coal deposit by reserves in Mongolia. MMJ talks to David Paull, Managing Director of the company, on various issues in the Mongolian mining sector.

“Technology & investment Mongolia -2017” “Technology and Investment to Mongolia”-2017 is an annual International technology exhibition and conference

Mines and Money Asia: Hong Kong, China 2017.04.05-07 asia.minesandmoney.com New York: New York, USA 2017.05.03-04 www.minesandmoney.com Londo

John Langtry: Governments Are Not Good at Business 2017 marks the 45th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Australia and Mongolia. It has also been a year since the Australian Embassy in Mongolia was opened.

”Mongolia Mining 2017” international mining exhibition approaches The 7th edition of Mongolia Mining international exhibition will be held on Apr 5-7 at Buyant Ukhaa sports palace. The Mongolian Mining international exhibition is the most significant event in the mining industry.

Mining Investment Asia Singapore 2017.03.28-31 www.mininginvestmentasia.com

100 issues of togetherness in development This is our magazine’s 100th issue, and we thank all our readers, advertisers and well-wishers for being with us over these 100 months on the development path.

Roundtable discussions with foreign investment partners Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 2017.03.23-24 mmer.mn, info@mmer.mn

Global Mining Finance Conference Spring, Autumn London, UK Spring 2017.03.22 Autumn 2017.10.12 www.global-mining-finance.com

“Mongolia Mining 2017” expo to highlight coal industry Mongolia Mining 2017, one of the biggest and most significant events in Mongolian mining industry is to be held on 5-7 April at Buyant Ukhaa Sports Palace, Ulaanbaatar city. We interviewed with T.Battulga, CEO of Minex Mongolia, the general organizer of the expo.

Will 2017 meet Mongolia’s mega hopes from mega projects? In late 2016, the price of coking coal surged, the oil industry outlook brightened, and there were positive signs in other commodity markets also

“Mongolia Mining 2017” expo to be held in April Mongolia Mining 2017, one of the biggest and most significant events in Mongolian mining industry is to be held on 5-7 April at Buyant Ukhaa Sports Palace, Ulaanbaatar city.

PDAC Toronto, Canada 2017.03.05-08 www.pdac.caconvention