Abstracting water to extract minerals in Mongolia’s South Gobi Province

The Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine has become a symbol of the promise of mining to revive Mongolia’s struggling economy and to propel the nation into a new era of prosperity. Water resources are vital to the operation of Oyu Tolgoi, which is expected to be in operation for at least thirty years. Howeve...

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Main Author: Sara L. Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Water Alternatives Association 2018-06-01
Series:Water Alternatives
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Online Access:http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol11/v11issue2/440-a11-2-7/file