Critical Minerals and Mining Forum 2025 Held
At the Critical Minerals and Mining Forum 2025 in Seoul, several important agreements were reached between Mongolian and South Korean private sector representatives and research institutions:
- Training of specialists: 500 mining engineers will be trained at Chonbuk National University.
- Corporate cooperation: Komir Corporation will cooperate with Mongolia in mineral resource inventory, geological exploration, and mine rehabilitation.
- Research collaboration: The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) will work with Mongolia in critical mineral research.
- Supply agreement: Erdenes Alt Resource LLC signed a $17 million contract with Samsung Group to supply silver concentrate.
- Financial cooperation: The Development Bank of Mongolia will partner with Korea Investment & Securities to secure low-cost financing sources.