The IGF recently launched a joint report entitled Global ASM Progress: A Review of Key Numbers and Issues.  It explored a number of topics: regional trends and updates on key ASM numbers; environment,...

The IGF is partnering with PanAfGeo to deliver training to African governments on managing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). The IGF has provided financial support for PanAfGeo’s WP3 program, wh...

A few days ago, the European Union (EU) announced that 17 countries which do not have a transparent tax system are on a black list, , this includesMongolia. Earlier, the EU had warned that Mongolia n...

From the 1990s to the early 2000s, Mongolia was hit by successive natural disasters that saw thousands of herders lose their income, leaving many with little option but to mine illegally.

The modern era of Mongolia’s mining sector marked its 95th anniversary in November, commemorating the first state takeover of the Nalaikh mine in 1922.

In celebration of the 95th anniversary of the Mining sector, the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry held a “Gender in the Minerals Sector” seminar in Ulaanbaatar in collaboration with the SESMIM Pr...

Soil, air and water pollution not only burdens our environment, it also endangers our health. Mining in Mongolia threatens both the environment and human health. The SDC is actively addressing this pr...

SDC’s Director of Cooperation Gabriella Spirli highlighted the numerous positive outcomes of the Ministry’s collaboration with the SAM Project during a meeting with D. Sumiyabazar, Mongolia’s Minister...

The SAM Project’s “Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Legal Reform” regional trainings covered 15 aimags and 70 soums, and involved both miners and local government officials.