Age old Mongolian nomadic heritage under threat due to mining | Ubpost News: "Mongolia is facing many environmental issues such as desertification, inadequate water supply and air and water pollution largely caused by mining and whose burden falls heavily on the herders who are the last keepers of the thousands of years old nomadic culture of the Mongols.
More than 90 percent of Mongolian revenue comes from mining. The Oyu Tolgoi (OT) project is the biggest mining project undertaken in the country and is expected to make up more than third of the gross domestic product (GDP) growth when it is fully operational next year.
“This single mining project is one of the main reasons for the amazing economic growth in the country,” Dale Choi, an analyst at Origo Partners said. “It will be a huge source of employment, and will help improve the living standard for the whole country.”
It will not come without cost to the people and animals living in range of the mine."
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