Ulaanbaatar
First underground mine museum planned in Berkh mine
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The colorful stones, herder Sanjaa found from Jonshit Tolgoi in Khentii aimag and showed to the geologists of Khar Yamaat mine in early September of 1954, turned out to be fluorspar. In the same month, a team of nine from SovMongolmetal Society laid the foundation stone of the Berkh mine and started mining activities. The estimated reserves of the deposit were used up in 1994.
The now non-operational mine is planned to be turned into the first ever underground mine museum in Mongolia. The Steering committee members of the museum project have introduced the plan to Chief of the Cabinet Secretariat of Government L.Oyun-Erdene.
The mine museum will feature a training and research center for students majoring in mining and minerals engineering, showing the underground mining process. The project is of great significance in developing a tourist attraction in Berkh city in line with the ‘Chinggis Khaan historical tourism region’ project, creating jobs in rural areas, and promoting the mining professions to the younger generation.
