MMJ journalist B. Ariunaa interviewed the Special Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government, J. Ganbat, about the activities of Erdenes Tavantolgoi JSC, the best investor in the mining industry, and the developments and problems faced by the company in recent years.
Mongolia has vast natural resources, is located in a very favorable geographical and geopolitical region, and can access major markets in Europe and Asia, So it has great potential for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the medium to long term.
Mongolia successfully started trading its minerals on a Mining Products Exchange in 2023. Parliament approved the Law on Mining Products Exchange on December 23, 2022, and the law came into effect on June 30, 2023. Trial trading commenced six months earlier and preparations for iron ore and copper trading on the exchange are largely complete.