The seventh meeting of the planetGOLD Mongolia Project Steering Committee (PSC) was held on January 28, 2025, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Enkhmunkh Ganbold, Director of Environmental Policy Implementation Department of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) of Mongolia and was attended by the PSC member representatives from the MECC, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resource, the Bank of Mongolia, the Mongolian Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Federation, the Artisanal Gold Council, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

At the meeting, planetGOLD Mongolia project team reported on its activities in 2024, presented the 2025 workplan and informed progress of the project indicators and targets.

As the project is ending in 2025, the members of the PSC were also informed on the Project Exit Strategy and its implementation.

The members considered the issue of mining land required to officially launch the mercury-free processing systems in Mandal soum, Selenge province, and emphasized the importance of collaborating with the local government to ensure this key outcome of the project.

The meeting successfully concluded with the PSC agreeing the 2024 activity was satisfactory and approved the 2025 work plan incorporating the recommendations provided by the members.