Mongolia uranium ore becomes economic growth point

The Mongolian prime minister, Bayar, who is visiting Japan, held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso 16th. The two sides signed a memorandum on cooperation between the two countries in the field of uranium mining.　　This shows that Monge has made new progress in uranium cooperation, and it also indicates that the cooperation agreement between Russia and Japan on uranium mining could be carried out in cooperation with Mongolia when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Japan this May. Mongolia has abundant uranium resources and established 15 strategic mines in 2007. Some data show that the uranium reserves of Mongolia in 1970 to find about 60,000 tons, and Russian experts believe that Mongolia's uranium reserves of about 120,000-150,000 tons.　　Since its accession to the International Atomic Energy Agency in September 1973, Mongolia has carried out a series of scientific research activities in the field of nuclear energy and has not implemented large-scale exploitation and utilization in uranium mining. In recent years, with the increasing of the global uranium resources, Mongolian government began to pay attention to the development of uranium resources. At the beginning of 2008, the Mongolian National Assembly adopted the General Plan of national development, which will strengthen uranium mining and establish semi-finished and finished products processing enterprises in the future, and eventually build small nuclear power plants around 2021. To this end, Mongolian leaders on the visit to the relevant countries have also repeatedly talked about uranium mining, nuclear power plant construction and other topics.　　After the 2008 parliamentary elections, the new Government of Mongolia established the Nuclear Energy Bureau, which specializes in uranium mining and nuclear energy utilization in the country. Russia, Japan, France, Korea, the United States and other countries are very interested in Mongolia's uranium ore. At present, the Mongolian government and Russia, Japan and other countries in the uranium mining cooperation has made progress. In the field of talent training, the Japanese University of Science and Technology for Mongolia to develop nuclear power science professionals, the two countries also established a regular exchange of scientific research staff mechanism.　　During his visit to Russia in March 2009, Mongolian Prime Minister Bayar signed a talent training agreement, which stipulates that the Russian side will cultivate 15 uranium exploration and mining professionals at least every year for the Mongolian side. To strengthen cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, Mongolia and Russia signed a series of cooperation agreements. April 2008, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Russian National Nuclear energy company signed the "peaceful use of nuclear energy cooperation Joint action plan." This January, the Mongolian-Russian Intergovernmental meeting was held in Irkutsk, Russia. The two sides reached a preliminary agreement on the joint exploitation of the Maltese uranium deposits in the eastern province of Mongolia. Soon, Mongolia and Russia set up a nuclear power joint venture to prepare for the cooperation of the two countries in the exploitation of the Maltese uranium deposits. According to the departments concerned, by 2014 the Maltese uranium mining capacity can reach 2000 tons.　　At the same time, the company is also in Mongolia to establish a finished uranium processing enterprises, small nuclear power plant, and other major perpetrators. In order to establish a legal environment for the use of nuclear energy, the draft nuclear Energy Act of Mongolia has now been submitted to the National Assembly for discussion and is expected to be adopted shortly. This will further promote the exploration and exploitation of uranium deposits in Mongolia, and make uranium mining a further growth point of Mongolia's economy. Analysts here believe that the Mongolian Government hopes to strengthen cooperation with more countries in uranium mining, such as Russia and Japan jointly participate in the development of the Maltese uranium mining, so as to help protect Mongolia's energy security. Russia is willing to work together with Japan in uranium mining in Mongolia, mainly to seeIn the Japanese market for uranium products.　　Japan hopes to get cheap uranium products and sell its advanced technology. (Ulaanbaatar, July 17)