Mineral Resources of Mongolia

Mongolia is in the heart of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt located between the East European, Siberian, North China, and Tarim cratons, and is considered the largest area of Phanerozoic continental crustal growth. The evolution of the orogenic belt involved magmatism associated with a variety of geologic settings appropriate for the formation of many types of mineral deposits such as Coal, Iron Ore, and specially Copper, Gold, and newly trending hard rock/brine Lithium.

Source: Zientek et al., 2015

Source: National Geological Survey of Mongolia

Mongolian Strategical Deposits

Planetarian Metallogenic Belts, Supermassive Regions, and Supermassive Deposits

Source: Metalloginic map of Central Asia at scale 1:2500000, Sankt-Peterburg, 2008

Source: Metallogenic map of Central Asia at scale 1:2500000, Sankt-Peterburg, 2008

Metallogenic Super Province and Province’s Mineral Diversity

Copper Districts Distribution in Major Metallogenic Provinces of Mongolia

Source: National Geological Survey of Mongolia

Copper Districts Distribution In Major Metallogenic Provinces of Mongolia:

Source: G.Dejidmaa, 1998

Copper-bearing districts and occurrences groups:


1 – Deluun-Sagsai	2 – Uureg nuur	3 – Kharhiraa
4 – Khovd	5 – Manhan	6 – Tsetsegnuur
7 – Uvsnuur	8 – Khan Hohii	9 – Shiveengol
10 – Myangat-Chargat	11 – Baatarhairhan	12 – Tsetserlegiinnuruu
13 – Urgamal	14 – Khantaishir	15 – Togrog – Khaliun
16 – Chandmani	17 – Oyut	18 – Moron
19 – Songino	20 – Ider	21 – Tarvagatai
22 – Theshig	23 – Baruunburen	24 – Erdenet
25 – Khanui-Bulgan	26 – Tamir-Orhon	27 – Mogod
28 – Darhan	29 – Khadat	30 – Delgerhaan
31 – Arvaiheer	32 – Zavhan	33 – Bayanhongor
34 – Baidrag	35 – Buutsagaan	36 – Erdenedalai
37 – Dundgovi	38–Govi-Ugtaal–Bayanjargalan	39 – Delgereh
40 – Monhhaan	41 – Kherlen	42 – Bayandun
43 – Ulziingol	44 – Arynnuur	45 – Ongon
46 – Saihandulaan	47 – Mandah-Shuteen	48 – Tsagaansuvarga
49 – Kharmagtai	50 – Ikh Shanhai	51 – Alagbayan-Tsohiot
52 – Barlagiingol	53 – Edrengiinnurru	54 – Shartal
55 – Erdene	56 –Bayanondor–Sinejinst

Location Map Rare Metals (Sn, W, Mo, Bi, Be, Ta, Nb, Li, REE) Deposits and Occurrences, Mongolia

Source: National Geological Survey of Mongolia

Gold-Bearing Metallogenic Belts And Ore Districts Of Mongolia

Source: G.Dejidmaa, 1998

Gold bearing districts and occurrences groups:


1 – Dungereh-Tsagaan gol	2 – Sagsain gol	3 – Khurimt
4 – Deed Bulgan	5 – Uyench-Bodonch	6 – Shar khooloi
7 – Ulgii	8 – Tolbo nuur	9 – Achit nuur
10 – Altantsugtsii	11 – Khovd	12 – Burgastai gol
13 – Tsagaan tolgoi	14 – Baatar khairkhan	15 – Tsetserlegiin nuruu
16 – Khyrgas	17 – Shargiin gol	18 – Govi-Altay
19–Khuljiin gol-Bayankhairkhan	20–Urgamal-Zavkhan mandal	21 – Khugiin gol
22 – Teshig	23- Azargiin	24 – Dulaankhaan
25 – Erdenekhairkhan	26 – Unegt	27 – Buutsagaan
28 – Baidrag-Burd gol	29–Galuut-Gurvanbulag	30 – Duvunt
31 – Tuin-Taash gol	32 – Battsengel	33– Uyanga-Taragt
34 – Delgerkhaan	35 – Yruu gol	36 – Boroo-Zuun mod
37 – Zaamar	38–Ugtaaltssaidam–Argaliin nuruu- Suvraa	39 – Balj gol
40 – Yol uul-Bituu khamar	41 – Terelj	42 – Baruun-Urt
43 – Duch gol	44 – Turgen	45 – Narsan khundlun
46 – Onon	47 – Berkh	48 – Kherlen
49 – Erdenedalai	50 – Tsav	51 – Dornod
52 – Bulgan	53 – Choibalsan	54–Zaan shire-Munkhkhaan
55 – Buyant	56 – Altanshiree-Delgerekh	57 – Dundgovi
58 – Nukhnii nuruu	59 – Baitag	60 – Bayangovi
61 – Takhilga uul-Erdene	62 – Eej khairkhan-Senjitiin khyar	63 – Edrengiin nuruu
64 – Ongon uul-Nemegt	65 – Taliin meltes-Khatan suudal	66 – Gurvantes-Noyonv
67 – Mandal-Ovoo	68 – Tsogt-Ovoo	69 – Kharmagtai
70 – Ikh Shakhain	71 – Mandakh-Shuteen	72 – Saikhandulaan
73 – Tsagaansuvarga	74 – Bayan-Ovoo	75 – Nomgon

Regional Mine Development Plan of Mongolia

The sketch map shows that the copper and coal deposits have a relatively decent infrastructure with good prospects. The mineral deposits’ distributional pattern is related to the infrastructural factors (Mongolian Ministry of Mining).

Source: Distribution of Mongolian Mineral Resources, Transportation and Logistics Analysis, Erdenechimeg E. 1, Asralt B., Khurelbaatar G