In this interview, Sebastian Burghof, Programme Manager at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), discusses how the new advanced mineral research laboratory at German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology (GMIT) reflects German engineering standards and strengthens Mongolia’s mining research capacity.
Oyu Tolgoi has officially handed over a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to the German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology. The advanced equipment, designed for high-precision mineral analysis, was provided through an investment of MNT 276 million.
The Mongolian Mining Journal spoke with Professor Carsten Drebenstedt, Professor of Surface Mining, and Katja Polanski, Head of the Language Department at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg in Germany.