The mining sector boom in Mongolia: did it cause the Dutch disease?

Dagys, Kadirbyek; Heijman, Wim; Dries, Liesbeth; Agipar, Bakyei

doi:10.1080/14631377.2019.1689002

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Assessment of soil loss using RUSLE around Mongolian mining sites: a case study on soil erosion at the Baganuur lignite and Erdenet copper–molybdenum mines

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Mining constitutes an integral part of Mongolia’s national economy and dominates the country’s export revenue. At the same time, a wide range of mining impacts on soil, water resources, the atmosphere and the biosphere have been documented across the country. This case study addresses the long-term soil degradation around two mining sites located in the semi-arid steppe zone of Mongolia: the open-cast lignite mine of Baganuur about 140 km east of Ulaanbaatar, and the open-pit copper–molybdenum mine of Erdenet about 240 km northwest of Ulaanbaatar, both of which started commercial extraction in the late 1970s. For the assessment of soil erosion, the RUSLE model was applied in different seasons for the period from 1989 to 2018 at 3-year intervals, considering both climatic variation and the expansion of the mines based on maps and satellite imagery. Rainfall erosivity was identified as the most dominant factor driving soil erosion in the study regions, with mining leading to local increases in soil erodibility. The highest soil erosion rates were found in both areas in July 2018, reaching 7.88 t ha–1 month–1 in the Erdenet area and 9.46 t ha–1 month–1 in the Baganuur area. The spatial patterns of soil erosion showed higher soil loss rates were in the vicinity of the mines and adjoining industrial sites. Particularly high soil losses were identified in July 1998, July and August in 2013 and July 2018 in both mining areas. The combination of the RUSLE model, remote sensing and ground truth data as and their processing by GIS was found to be a time-saving and cost-effective technique for continuous monitoring of soil erosion and planning of preventive measures in and around mining areas.

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Assessment of soil loss using RUSLE around Mongolian mining sites: a case study on soil erosion at the Baganuur lignite and Erdenet copper–molybdenum mines

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Sustainable Transition and Mining Boom: A Blessing or a Curse for Resource-Rich Central African Economies?

Njoya,

Tchoffo,

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2023

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An Investigation into the Sources of Depreciations in Mongolian Tugrik Exchange Rate: A Structural VAR Approach

Ganbayar

2021

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This paper empirically investigates the sources of fluctuations in real and nominal Mongolian Tugrik (MNT) exchange rates by estimating the structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) model over the period January 1994–May 2021 and decomposing the exchange rate series into stochastic components induced by real and nominal shocks under the assumption of the long-run neutrality of nominal shocks on the real exchange rate level. The empirical results show that the real MNT exchange rate movements are primarily due to the real shocks, while the nominal shocks have a major role in explaining nominal exchange rate movements in the short and long run. The nominal exchange rate shows a delayed over-shooting occurring between one and three years after a nominal shock hits the economy. The long-run effect of a monthly one standard deviation nominal shock on nominal MNT exchange rate is 2.5%, which results in a permanent divergence between real and nominal MNT exchange rate and causes non-cointegrated relation between real and nominal MNT exchange rates. The historical decomposition of forecast error indicates that the nominal shock plays a significant role in explaining the depreciation in nominal MNT exchange rate over the last three decades. Our recommendation is to stop “cash handling” policy, minimize monetary shock, and coordinate fiscal and monetary policies to avoid large nominal depreciation.

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The mining sector boom in Mongolia: did it cause the Dutch disease?

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Assessment of soil loss using RUSLE around Mongolian mining sites: a case study on soil erosion at the Baganuur lignite and Erdenet copper–molybdenum mines

Assessment of soil loss using RUSLE around Mongolian mining sites: a case study on soil erosion at the Baganuur lignite and Erdenet copper–molybdenum mines

Sustainable Transition and Mining Boom: A Blessing or a Curse for Resource-Rich Central African Economies?

An Investigation into the Sources of Depreciations in Mongolian Tugrik Exchange Rate: A Structural VAR Approach

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