Boroo Gold Mine
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Boroo Gold Mine is an open-pit
gold mining
site in Mongolia
located about 110 km (70 mi) WNW of the capital Ulaanbaatar
in Bayangol
and Mandal
sums (districts) of Selenge Province
in northern Mongolia
. Gatsuurt Gold Mine
is 35 E from Boroo Gold Mine.
Boroo is owned by the Canadian mining company, Centerra Gold Inc.. It began commercial production in March 2004 and produced more than 1.5 million ounces (46 t) of gold through the end of 2010. The Boroo mine was the first hard-rock gold mine established in Mongolia and the largest foreign investment in the country at the time it began production. Boroo is estimated to have increased the entire country's GDP by 5-7%.
Open-pit mining
Open-pit mining or opencast mining refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow....
gold mining
Gold mining
Gold mining is the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques and processes by which gold may be extracted from the earth.-History:...
site in Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
located about 110 km (70 mi) WNW of the capital Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
in Bayangol
Bayangol, Selenge
Bayangol is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia....
and Mandal
Mandal, Selenge
Mandal is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The Züünkharaa city is Mandal sum center. The Kherkh urban-type settlement is 5 km S from Züünkharaa city center, separated with Kharaa Gol river...
sums (districts) of Selenge Province
Selenge Province
Selenge is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar.- Administrative subdivisions :* - The aimag capital- References :...
in northern Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
. Gatsuurt Gold Mine
Gatsuurt Gold Mine
Gatsuurt Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mining site in Mongolia located about 110 km N of the capital Ulaanbaatar in Mandal sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia...
is 35 E from Boroo Gold Mine.
Boroo is owned by the Canadian mining company, Centerra Gold Inc.. It began commercial production in March 2004 and produced more than 1.5 million ounces (46 t) of gold through the end of 2010. The Boroo mine was the first hard-rock gold mine established in Mongolia and the largest foreign investment in the country at the time it began production. Boroo is estimated to have increased the entire country's GDP by 5-7%.