2010 will be an exciting period for mining in Mongolia and the Mongolia Mineral Exploration Roundup – 2010 in Ulaanbaatar in March promises to reflect the dawning of a new era for the industry.
The conference will be held from March 12-14 at the Conference Hall in the Russian Science and Cultural Centre in Ulaanbaatar and is expected to attract delegates from around the world who are keen to learn more about Mongolia’s emerging mining industry.
Mineral Exploration Roundup - 2010 will examine the geology and exploration of ore deposits in Mongolia and their genesis, geotectonics and metallogeny. It will also focus on the energy mineral resources of Mongolia, including uranium and coal.
There will also be plenty of opportunity for discussion about the changing nature of the country’s exploration and mining potential.
The event is being organized by the Ministry of Mineral Recources and Energy, Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia, Mongolian Society of Economic Geologists, The Geological Society of Mongolia, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, and the National University of Mongolia.
Besides the program of speakers and discussion panels, delegates will have the ability to nominate the ‘best exploration geologist of the year’ and ‘the best rocks and minerals show’.
The first Mongolia Mineral Exploration Roundup in March 2009 was organized by the Mongolian Society of Economic Geologists and the Geological Society of Mongolia with more than 700 national and foreign geologists working throughout Mongolia in attendance.
Sponsors of the event were foreign exploration companies such as Polo Resources, Boroo Gold Company, Centerra Gold Mongolia, Thetis Mining, Actlabs Asia, Altan Rio Mongolia and Avex Mongolia as well as local exploration, mining and drilling companies such as Erdenet Mining Company, Litholog, A-Jet, SapphireGeo, Mangood Drilling, Brown Bear Drilling, Tengeriin Khuukhduud Drilling, Geosan, MineInfo and Lunda.
The Mongolian Society of Economic Geologists and the Geological Society of Mongolia intend to make this an annual event and attract even more interest from foreign companies already working or investing in Mongolia, as well as those considering this action.
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