Southern Mongolia Infrastructure Strategy
This report is concerned with the development of the infrastructure which is required in order to support proposed mines in Southern Mongolia. In order for the mines to be developed, it will be necessary to provide towns for the new inhabitants, ro...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/163381468323707051/Southern-Mongolia-infrastructure-strategy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28132 |
| Summary: | This report is concerned with the
development of the infrastructure which is required in order
to support proposed mines in Southern Mongolia. In order for
the mines to be developed, it will be necessary to provide
towns for the new inhabitants, road and rail links to
provide supplies and to transport the mines' products
to markets, and electricity for the mines' operations.
Water resources need to be investigated and supplied to the
mines and towns. And as all of the development advances,
consideration needs to be given to mitigating any negative
environmental and social impacts. The geographic focus of
the report varies according to the particular topic. The
mines are all located in a region which this report defines
as 'Southern Mongolia', and which includes the
images of Omnogovi, Dornogovi, Govisumber and Dundgovi. The
majority of the important new mines are located in Omnogovi,
and the analysis of housing and social impacts is
concentrated in areas close to these mines. In terms of
time, the report concentrates on the most important
priorities for government action up to 2015. Nevertheless,
consideration is given to a longer time-horizon when
considering the potential environmental and water resource
demands likely to arise as a result of the region's
development. The report is not concerned with the
longer-term actions required for broader economic
development of the region, including the development of
value-added industries associated with the mining industry.
To get to long-term objectives, it is necessary to start
with the short term. This report assumes that the Government
will permit development of the mines in the near future. |
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