Sample collection from Asgat silver deposit wraps up

Economy
baljmaa@montsame.gov.mn
2019-12-23 12:50:19

Bayan-Ulgii /MONTSAME/. Upon the Government resolution to transfer the special license for the Asgat silver deposit to the full ownership of Erdenes Mongol LLC state owned company and put under economic circulation, Mongolian emergency rescue officers and Asgat Kent Company worked at the deposit to open the deposit and collect technological sampling from November 1 to December 18. 


As the deposit remained untouched for a long period of time, the local company of Asgat Kent did not have the sufficient capacity to rebuild the road to the deposit, collect sample for laboratory tests and open the mine shaft on its own. “Therefore, emergency rescue miners of the Emergency Management Agency of Mongolia worked together at the Asgat deposit with us” said director of Asgat Kent Company Kh.Muratai. 


A total of 20 tons of sample was collected from a level of 250-meter below the ground in the deposit at 270-meter underground. The sample will be sent for laboratory tests, results of which will be followed by next stages of talks with potential investors.  


Exploration and geological survey on the Asgat Silver Deposit located in Nogoonnur soum of Bayan-Ulgii aimag in the western region of Mongolia were first made in 1953 to continue until 1990. The study concluded its silver deposit at 7369.8 tons and copper and other mixed metal minerals at 227,436 tons.