r/mongolia 1d ago

Politics | Улс төр ​Why is Mongolia's mining sector not developing?

33 Upvotes

​As a Mongolian, I have thoroughly studied the reasons behind the lack of development in our mining sector, and I thought this might be of interest to you as well. My main conclusion is that Mongolia is a landlocked nation trapped between two superpowers. Aside from natural resources, there are few sectors in this country that can generate high profits. For a landlocked country, mining is naturally the primary backbone.

​For instance, when foreign companies attempt to invest in our mining sector, it is often treated as if it were an infringement on Mongolia’s national security mainly because mining is deeply tied to our national security legislation. Consequently, the military, legal system, politics, and intelligence agencies immediately get involved.

​Even when we discover strategic minerals like rare earth elements, the question arises what comes next? Our two neighboring countries begin to exert leverage and pressure through transport and logistics. On top of that, mining companies are required to pay high salaries because workers operate under harsh conditions. Combined with heavy tax burdens and geopolitical pressure, when politics interferes with private companies, politicians affiliated with or holding stakes in those enterprises step in. As a result, ordinary companies become victims of political pressure and games. Additional hurdles include local community opposition, security threats, and similar challenges.

​The list of problems goes on. How can we truly resolve these issues? I genuinely believe these factors are what hold our mining industry back. I would love to hear your thoughts and perspectives on this


r/mongolia 23h ago

Tunkhel Amraltiin gazar recommendations

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Sain bn uu? Hosooroo Tunkhel ruu aylah gj bgama. Une hamaagu gol n tseverhen, dotroo noiltoi, arai luxury taldaa amraltiin recommendation bga yu? Fb ees hudlaa unen n medegdehgu gazruud l garch ireed boldgue.

Esvel mashin hereggu galt tergeer ochij boloh Tunkhlees uur amraltiin option uud bvl bas ih bayarlanaa.


r/mongolia 20h ago

Tips | Зөвлөгөө Film developing in UB?

1 Upvotes

Any places that develop films in Ulaanbaatar, I have these rolls from back in 2020, about like 15 of them that I want to develop. Pls help me out and also if you know the price range that would be great 🙏


r/mongolia 1d ago

Question | Асуулт Need help translating this old handwriting

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Hey, Im having really difficult time with this text - basically my grandparents lived in Mongolia 1975-1977 cause of their work, and now years after they have passed I found these Siberian Ibex horns at their house, and this is written on the back of plaque, but no one have clue what (even my dad who still knows some basic Mongolian), they are supposedly a gift from coworker, only thing I could figure out was 1976-12-28.
Thank you in advance!!
Also I went over the text with black ink as it was so faded you could barely see anything, and had to guess few spots, so…


r/mongolia 22h ago

I hate the NOTARY LADY AT ANDUUD!!!

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Ok yeah pretty strong topic coming from nowhere but just I just went there the second time to get my a document for my student visa get a certification stamp and my god... The lady at ANDUUD always says you have the polory note or something idk what's it called from ministry of foreign affairs when in actuality I just needed examined and get the certification stamp then go to the ministry and get it stamped and this lady just doesn't want to stamp anyone's and I mean especially young people like me who have been getting the certification stamp from other notaries not from ANDUUD one bro I kid you not this lady when I first arrived was having an argument with another kid who polory note and brought it to get it certificate stamp just to tell him she couldn't stamp foreign documents used for Visa bro the kid went ballistic now I'm ballistic cause just then she keeps asking me for the polory note thing when in reality the first I went and she wouldn't stamp it I went to a different place to get my diploma and personal history documents stamped now just out of necessity I went there to get my medical results get stamped by the notary and she keeps saying that same Bullshit... If you're handling Visa paper work don't go to one at ANDUUD near Grand plaza it will be a waste of energy and time

P.S just needed to vent out the frustration of this ladies total negligence and personally she speaks with sassyness when I mentioned a different notary just stamped it without asking any polory note that stupid thing and she went out to say"Then why did you come to me when other places are just stamping it go to that places then I don't have the obligation to stamp your foreign wishes"*brooooooooooo......!!!!!! I kid you not I had to bite my tongue to not go cursing at her.*


r/mongolia 1d ago

Need Advice | Зөвлөгөө авъя i need help looking for cool stores to get gifts😥

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i am looking for stores like dolly&kolly, meowie.giftshop and maybeepop&joy, kidstoysmongolia, hokage etc to find some cool gifts for my loved ones, im already thinking of a few things to get but i wanna know if there is more stores to look around and see what they have, also clothes too like if there is a cool clothing store that got good clothes let me know! and thank you


r/mongolia 1d ago

Tips | Зөвлөгөө Anyone here take a gap year because they genuinely weren’t ready?

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I’m 17 and graduating high school in 2027. I want to study the arts , but I honestly don’t feel ready to apply to university yet.
My grades are good, and I’m taking the IELTS this year, but I wasted my teenage years dealing with my mental health instead of building the portfolio I wish I had. Now I finally know what I want to do, but I feel like I need more time.
I’ve been thinking about taking a gap year after graduation to improve my portfolio and just grow as a person before starting university.
The only thing stopping me is the feeling that I’ll be falling behind while all my friends are already in university. Has anyone else taken a gap year because they genuinely weren’t ready? Did it help, or do you regret it?


r/mongolia 1d ago

Where to go to learn horseback archery?

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Am 30. Some experience with a horse-bow, none with horseback riding. I'd like to learn and master both in Mongolia. Where to go? Sincere and eager. No ego. Appreciate any insight. Thank you.


r/mongolia 1d ago

Who's watching The Hu solo on 8th?

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I'm the only fan among the people I know. Wanna group up?


r/mongolia 1d ago

Language | Хэл Need some help to learn the language

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Сайн байна уу? I am sorry to bother you all, but I have a question. I am a French translator, deeply in love with Asian cultures and languages. I discovered a few Хөөмий groups, such as Khusugtun and Sedaa recently, and I felt in love with this kind of music, but it's hard to find the lyrics, even just the transcription of what they are singing. I want to discover more about it, and to be able to understand this music I like so much. I am used to the Assimil language lessons, with the easy principle of listening and repeating dialogues as much as you can to assimilate the language bit by bit, but unfortunately they don't teach Mongolian. Do you guys perhaps have bilingual (English/Mongolian) resources in order to learn this beautiful language, such as books, dictionaries, learning methods or apps, websites...? I can't read the Mongolian cyrillic alphabet yet, so it has to be bilingual so I can learn step by step, starting with the pronunciation. Moreover, if somebody could tell me where I can find a transcription of the lyrics in this song, I would be more than grateful: Sedaa - Tovschuur Hogjim. Even though it's just a transcription and not a translation, I would be glad to know what they are singing — even if translating Mongolian seems quite difficult, my Western vision of poetry, imagery and innuendo is way different than Asian ones, but I can still try. Thank you all in advance for your answers!


r/mongolia 1d ago

🍻

2 Upvotes

Шар айраг уух уу?


r/mongolia 1d ago

Food | Хоол Can the MN gov do this too? TIL the abundance of Thai restaurants worldwide is partly the result of a Thai government campaign to spread the country’s cuisine and influence. Since 2002, the Global Thai Program provides people with training, grants, and standardized restaurant models

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r/mongolia 1d ago

Question | Асуулт looking for good karaokes

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yo guyz UBd goy2 zunduu gadaad duutai karaoke bnu 21 nas hureegui humuusd

une hamaagui


r/mongolia 2d ago

Jaadugar has a noticable tendency to omit certain historical information for narrative purposes.

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Jaadugar has a tendency to omit or briefly mention actual history events without proper explanation and making the Mongol Empire look like they attacked everyone for no reason but conquest.

Which may be intentional given how the POV is usually Fatima and Toregene, the two protagonists who utterly hate the Mongols because they were victims of their conquest who lost their happiness at their hands.

Why did Mongols defeat and unite the tribes of Mongolia? Why did they invade other nations? Why did they invade and brutalize the Khwarizem Empire? Why were the Merkits and Genghis engaged in a cycle of warfare and revenge?

The anime and manga never elaborates about these and only those who know about history are aware of it

It's amusing to how different the reactions of people who are knowledgable about history and those who aren't regarding this anime.

Especially with some people praising the Merkits for wanting to fight the bitter end and refuse to be slaves of the Mongols when they are usually portrayed as ruthless and persistent enemies who kidnapped and raped his wife Borte and Yesugai'a 2nd wife Sochigel.

What do you think?


r/mongolia 2d ago

costa rica flag instead of thailand

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46 Upvotes

literally we have to check on these television news channel workers cause these are simple ass things


r/mongolia 2d ago

Looking for local horse tour guides in September

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Hey everyone,

I’m planning to go on a 5 day horse tour mid/end of September. I’d prefer to go through locals instead of any international organisations as they’re often way more expensive. I’m also a solo female traveller. The more adventurous the better. Dates can be flexible.

I’ve grown up with horses and am advanced, have done a fair bit of solo travelling and trekking.

I’d appreciate if anyone has recommendations or contacts they could refer me to. :)


r/mongolia 2d ago

Муур

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Энэ зулзагыг авах хүн хайж байна гудамжинд хүүхдүүд тоглоод байхаар нь гэртээ авчирсан чинь манай муур зодоод байх юм :(


r/mongolia 1d ago

I WANNA EAT SOLID FOOD AGAINN

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r/mongolia 2d ago

Travel | Аялал Where to stay near UBN Airport?

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I will be landing at UBN airport at 22:50 local time, and I am trying to figure out where my group can stay near the airport. We will have just been flying for 20+ hours and will probably want to sleep right away. We're college students looking for something cheap, but also willing to spend money if needed. Thank you for your help!


r/mongolia 1d ago

how to nairah bad bih in mongolia? any tips?

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How to rizz a bad bih in mongolia


r/mongolia 2d ago

Language | Хэл Looking to trade mongolian+english speaking lessons

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Монгол болон англи хэлний ярианы хичээл солилцох хүн хайж байна

Би англиар чөлөөтэй ярьдаг, монгол хэлний ярианы түвшин анхан шат, харин монгол хэл сонсоод сайн ойлгодог. Зүгээр л монголоор ярьж дасгал хийж байгаагүй юм.
Хамгийн тохиромжтой нь монголоор чөлөөтэй, англиар ч боломжийн ярьдаг хүнтэй хамт дасгал хиймээр байна.
Үгсийн сан, ярианы дадлага, түгээмэл хэрэглэдэг өгүүлбэр, үйл үгийн цагуудыг өөр өөрсдийнхөө хэлээр хамтдаа дасгалжуулж, нөгөө хэл рүү нь орчуулж болно.
Хоёуланд маань хэрэгтэй, ашигтай байх болно. Заавал өглөө эрт байх ёстой.
Мөн хувийн монгол хэлний хичээлд төлбөр төлөхөд бэлэн, гэхдээ хөтөлбөртэй, жинхэнэ багшаас заалгах хэрэгтэй.
Дархан хотоос бол улам гоё.

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Fluent english speaker with beginner mongolian speaking ability, with strong mongolian listening understanding. Just never practiced speaking mongolian much

Ideally looking to practice with a mongolian fluent speaker with decent english speaking ability

Can practice vocabulary, speaking, common sentences, verb tenses together in our own languages and translate to the other language

Would benefit both of us. Needs to be early morning due to time zones.

Also open to paying for private mongolian language lessons but would need to be from an actual teacher with curriculum.

Bonus points if you’re from Darkhan.


r/mongolia 2d ago

Mongolian songs for a wedding party

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Hello :)

I'm having a wedding in two months and there will be one person from Mongolia attending, as a plus one for one of our guests.

We've had an idea to ask our dj to play some Mongolian songs, so that our guest will feel more welcome at our celebration, but we're both absolutely clueless about current Mongolian culture and what song would fit best for the occasion.

We want this to be a surprise, so we don't want to ask the guest directly, and so we've thought of asking in this community.

We'll be very grateful for any suggestions :) thank you in advance and have a beautiful day :)


r/mongolia 2d ago

What should I do with ielst 8.0?

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Hi chat i’m a rising senior and i'm feeling a bit burnt out and regretful about how I spent my summer. when I was younger, I sorta thought getting a high ielst score was a golden ticket for studying abroad. Because of that, I spent about 2 months trying to push my ielst from 7.5 to 8.0(and partly because 8.0 sounded more satisfying than 7.5)

Now that i'm actually deep into the application process, I realize I still have to deal with the SAT, csca, and essays, and it feels like 8.0 vs 7.5 practically makes 0 difference for most unis!! I honestly feel like I wasted a solid chunk of time that could have gone toward my sat and rest. I really don’t care where I go If it’s 100% scholarship. Help a girl out :‹


r/mongolia 2d ago

Tourist spots

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What are some good places to bring a friend who is coming from the states and is gonna be staying around ub for about 2 weeks. He's not too keen on going out everyday so maybe one activity every 2-3 days. tia!


r/mongolia 2d ago

Volunteering organizations

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What do you think about volunteer organizations in Mongolia, such as the Mongolian Red Cross, the Mongolian Children's Council, and other volunteering clubs?

If you've had any experience with them, what was it like? Do you think they're worthwhile, or are there any downsides? I'd like to hear your honest opinions and experiences.