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Scientists found a hidden clock inside dinosaur eggshells www.sciencedaily.com

A global team of geologists and paleontologists has developed a new technique that makes it possible to accurately determine the age of fossil-bearing rocks by directly analyzing fossilized dinosaur eggshells. This approach offers a reliable alternative to methods that depend on surrounding materials that may not always be present.
The research was led by Dr. Ryan Tucker of Stellenbosch University's Department of Earth Sciences and published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.
Why Fossil Dating Has Been So Difficult
Many fossil sites around the world lack precise age estimates. When scientists do not know exactly when fossils formed, it becomes much harder to understand how ancient species and ecosystems evolved and interacted over time. Traditional dating methods usually rely on minerals like zircon or apatite found near fossils, but these minerals are not consistently available at every site. Efforts to directly date fossil remains such as bones or teeth have often resulted in unreliable or inconsistent ages.
Instead of focusing on surrounding minerals or skeletal remains, Dr. Tucker and his colleagues turned their attention to fossilized dinosaur eggshells. Using advanced uranium-lead (U-Pb) dating combined with detailed elemental mapping, the team measured extremely small amounts of uranium and lead locked inside the calcite structure of the eggshells. These radioactive elements decay at known rates, effectively acting as a built-in clock that reveals when the eggs were buried.
Testing the Method in Utah and Mongolia
The researchers tested their approach on dinosaur eggshells from Utah (USA) and the Gobi Desert (Mongolia). The results showed that the eggshells could be dated with an accuracy of about five percent when compared with ages determined from volcanic ash layers. In Mongolia, the team achieved a major milestone by establishing the first direct age for a famous site containing dinosaur eggs and nests, placing it at roughly 75 million years old.
"Eggshell calcite is remarkably versatile," says Dr. Tucker. "It gives us a new way to date fossil sites where volcanic layers are missing, a challenge that has limited paleontology for decades."
The project brought together scientists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina State University, Colorado School of Mines, the Mongolian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Paleontology, and Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (Brazil). Fieldwork in Mongolia was conducted through the Mongolian Alliance for Dinosaur Exploration (MADEx), with support from the National Geographic Society and the National Science Foundation.
A Powerful Tool for Understanding Dinosaur Evolution
By demonstrating that dinosaur eggshells can reliably record geologic time, the study creates a new connection between biology and Earth science and provides researchers with a valuable tool for dating fossil sites worldwide.
"Direct dating of fossils is a paleontologist's dream," says study co-author Lindsay Zanno, associate research professor at North Carolina State University and head of paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. "Armed with this new technique, we can unravel mysteries about dinosaur evolution that used to be insurmountable."
The article "U-Pb calcite age dating of fossil eggshell as an accurate deep time geochronometer" was published in Communications Earth & Environment.

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Mongolia’s first national refinery projected to begin operations in 2026 www.energiesmedia.com

Cooperation between nations has become a necessity for energy projects to reach their full potential. Mongolia is a nation that is sandwiched between China and Russia, and has, for generations, relied on imports of energy resources to meet demand. Now, the country is developing its first-ever national refinery through some substantial assistance from India. The Mongol Refinery will become a landmark achievement for the nation that even Genghis Khan would be proud of, probably.
India is reporting significant progress in the development of the Mongol refinery
The first-ever national refinery in Mongolia was mostly financed by India’s largest-ever line of credit to an outside nation, $1.7 billion to be exact. Mongolia is a landlocked nation that requires access to either China’s or Russia’s ports to receive the necessary components to complete the billion-dollar refinery in the new year, but expectations are that progress will accelerate following delays due to the COVID pandemic and Mongolia’s harsh weather conditions.
Mongolia’s President, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, recently paid a visit to India to discuss the Mongol refinery with India’s Secretary (East) P Kumaran. In the meeting, Kumaran noted that the progress is on track, and that India expects construction work to be completed by 2026 at the very latest and full-scale operations to kick off in 2028.
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“The refinery is coming up very well. Almost all the civil work is over. Refinery equipment is being manufactured in India and will soon be shipped to Mongolia. We expect that by 2028, the refinery should be in operation. The Mongolian government attaches great importance to this project as it will help them achieve energy independence by refining their own crude oil rather than exporting it.” – Periasamy Kumaran, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs of India
Mongolia is aiming to build its energy security and independence from imports
The Mongol refinery is located in the city of Altanshiree and will become a glowing beacon of energy security for a nation that has mostly relied on imports of refined energy resources. India has noted that it is evaluating the accessibility to Mongolia through either China’s Tianjin port or Russia’s Vladivostok port. The decision will be influenced by economic viability.
Russia seems to be offering a discounted rate to use its Vladivostok port and Trans-Siberian Railway, no doubt due to the fact that Mongolia and India are two of the few remaining countries still willing to do business with Moscow. The Mongol refinery will have the capacity to handle 1,5 million metric tonnes of crude oil per year, or 30,000 barrels a day.
While China expresses its intentions to construct a new refinery that will boost the nation’s petrochemical output capacity, Mongolia is aiming to launch its first-ever refinery over the coming years, if all goes according to plan. After the project was delayed multiple times due to the pandemic and Mongolia’s harsh weather conditions, expectations are for the project to reach its full potential in the new year.
“Currently, most of Mongolia’s crude is exported to China and refined products are imported from Russia. To ensure the refinery’s long-term sustainability, the Mongolian side wants to explore more domestic oil reserves. India has expressed interest in participating in these exploration and prospecting activities.” – Periasamy Kumaran, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs of India
India’s energy ambitions have led the country into a new era of capacity output
India is most certainly hoping to increase its standing in the international energy sector over the coming years. The eye-watering line of credit it provided the Mongol Refinery project exemplifies the nation’s expertise in identifying projects that will not only provide substantial energy output but also strengthen the Indian presence on the global energy stage. That has not stopped India from developing a new petrochemical complex that will boost the nation’s chemical capacity as well.

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Traces of the fastest dinosaur ever discovered in Mongolia by a team of archaeologists www.dailynewshungary.com

A recent palaeontological discovery is fundamentally reshaping our understanding of theropods. The analysis of ancient tracks suggests that one of the fastest dinosaurs may have lived during the Cretaceous period, raising new questions about the capabilities of predatory prehistoric creatures. A 120-million-year-old trackway discovered in Mongolia sheds new light on the locomotion of theropods. According to the fossilised footprints, these may belong to the fastest dinosaur ever identified, capable of running at astonishing speeds – roughly comparable to that of a modern professional cyclist, reports IFLScience. How fast were dinosaurs really? Dinosaurs are often imagined as enormous, sluggish creatures, but a new palaeontological discovery significantly nuances this image. Based on fossilised footprints dating from the Cretaceous period, researchers have identified the tracks of what is believed to be the fastest theropod known to date. The footprints are attributed to a medium-sized predatory dinosaur that may have reached speeds of around 45 kilometres per hour while running. This pace is not only exceptional in the context of dinosaurs but is also remarkable by modern standards, roughly equivalent to the speed of a professional cyclist. Transylvania’s new sensation: Unparalleled dinosaur site unearthed! The fastest dinosaur’s tracks found in Mongolia The footprints were discovered in Mongolia within a Lower Cretaceous sedimentary layer, meaning the animals that left them lived approximately 120–130 million years ago. What makes the site particularly remarkable is that it contains not one but two distinct trackways. One of these is attributed to a large-bodied theropod dinosaur, which researchers associate with the species Chapus lockleyi. This animal appears to have been moving at a calm, walking pace. The other trackway, however, indicates far more dynamic movement: it was made by a medium-sized, as yet unidentified prehistoric animal, classified within the Eubrontidae group, and it may represent the fastest dinosaur that ever lived. How is a dinosaur’s speed calculated? The study of fossilised footprints falls within the field of ichnology, which analyses traces left behind by ancient organisms. To estimate a dinosaur’s speed, researchers first assessed the animal’s size and stride length, then compared these measurements to its estimated hip height. Based on the resulting so-called relative stride length, scientists can distinguish between walking, trotting and running. Walking typically falls below a value of 2, while running begins above 2.9. In the case of the medium-sized theropod examined here, this value was an astonishingly high 5.25, clearly indicating sprinting. Additional details of the footprints further support the conclusion of extraordinary speed. The impressions are particularly pronounced at the toes, while heel marks are almost entirely absent – a pattern that, in modern animals as well, is characteristic of fast, explosive running. Moreover, the trackway is almost perfectly straight, suggesting that the animal was not manoeuvring but moving forward at maximum speed. The Flores man’s disappearance may have finally been explained What does all this reveal about theropods? The discovery aligns well with previous biomechanical models, which suggest that large-bodied theropods tended to move more slowly, while smaller and medium-sized predators were capable of exceptionally fast running. This case provides particularly strong evidence that these theoretical models are supported by real-world data derived from fossilised footprints.

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Mongolia and the Russian Federation Strengthen Cooperation in the Field of Transport www.open.kg

On December 19, the 27th meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Mongolian Commission took place in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, focusing on issues of trade-economic, scientific-technical, and cultural cooperation. During the commission's work, important and relevant issues of mutual interest to both countries were discussed.
The Russian delegation was headed by Alexander Kozlov, the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, who is also the chairman of the Russian part of the commission. On the Mongolian side, the meeting was led by Gankhuyag Khassuur, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia.
Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia Alexey Shilo also participated in the discussions on behalf of the Ministry of Transport.
During the meeting, key areas for bilateral cooperation were identified, including economy, finance, industry, healthcare, energy, education, science, culture, and sports. Special attention was given to transport issues, including the development of the railway in Ulaanbaatar.
Additionally, negotiations were held with the Minister of Roads and Transport of Mongolia, Delgersaikhan Borhuu, during which the parties emphasized the necessity of joint implementation of infrastructure projects in the fields of railway and road transport, as well as civil aviation. The further development of cooperation in the Russia-Mongolia-China format was also discussed.
As a result of the meeting, a Protocol on the 27th meeting of the commission and a Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography of Russia and the Main Directorate of Land Management, Geodesy and Cartography of Mongolia were signed.
The participants of the meeting expressed their commitment to maintaining an active dialogue, strengthening partnerships in priority areas, and jointly preparing for significant events in 2026, including the celebration of the 105th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Mongolia.

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Ulan Bator and G7 countries sign strategic agreement www.asianews.it

The state visit of Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa to Italy in early December concluded the signing of Mongolian partnership projects with the G7 countries, after agreements were reached with the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Canada and the United Kingdom.
The diverse agreements with each of the seven major countries have nevertheless guaranteed a state of ‘strategic partnership’ with the entire group, which adds to a series of contacts with other countries, such as Turkey and Kazakhstan, evolving with those of the G20 and the European Union's ‘19+2’ with the union of African countries.
Mongolia already has a well-established relationship with Australia, and good relations are underway with India and South Korea, in addition to China and Russia, the neighbouring giants with which Mongolia has always been in constant interaction.
Other countries with relations with Ulaanbaatar are Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. With Italy, during the meeting with the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, the desire to strengthen Italian-Mongolian relations and economic cooperation with mutual benefits was confirmed, increasing the volume of trade and investment, including in new sectors such as fashion and cashmere, support for small and medium-sized enterprises, and cooperation in the industrial and agricultural fields.
Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh commented that “the strategic partnership between Mongolians and Italians will be a great advantage for both sides, acting as a catalyst for future development and sustainable growth, promoting harmony and common progress between the two peoples”.
In addition, the 15th anniversary of the Fulbright-Hays programme for the reception of foreign students from Mongolia was celebrated in recent days. The programme commemorates the initiatives launched after the Second World War by Senator James Fulbright of Arkansas in the United States, funded by the US State Department for cultural and academic relations between the citizens of the United States and all friendly countries internationally.
Thanks to this programme, over the last 15 years, 130 specialists from Mongolia have completed higher education in the United States in many fields of study, including healthcare, geology and mining research.
Mongolia needs economic support to sustain its foreign debt, which according to the statistics institute reached .4 billion in the third quarter of 2025, 13% more than the previous year. The debt is due to growing investments, internal corporate loans and the growth of government loans, concentrated in Central Bank loans, which grew by 3.5%, with interventions in many sectors of the economy.
Inflation in Mongolia, again according to statistics, fell significantly in November to 8.2% annually, after a surge in October, managing to contain prices in the construction sector, municipal public services, restaurants and healthcare institutions, although food and transport continue to maintain very high prices, which are growing by 0.6% monthly.
Mongolia's international relations are the path that, in recent years, under the presidency of Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, it has sought to find a way out of economic and social stagnation, which had led to many internal conflicts, including allegations of corruption at various levels of public officials, and not to be excluded from the particularly active development processes in the middle corridors of East and Central Asia, where Ulan Bator is proposing itself as one of the key points not to be overlooked.

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Tracking Russian disinformation in Mongolia www.akademie.dw.com

Although it is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, Mongolia has a rich and complex media landscape.While diverse outlets enable  readers to explore various  sides of an issue, it can also provide fertile ground for foreign disinformation actors. Sandwiched between two world powers, Mongolian information systems face a unique challenge.
Russian and Chinese actors have been steadily involved in the innerworkings of Mongolian political and social life. A new study (available for download below) from DW Akademie partner Nest Center for Journalism Innovation and Development and its subsidiary, the Mongolian Fact Checking Network, explores the avenues in which Russian disinformation in particular has found its way into discourses in Mongolia.
The unique case of Mongolia
Despite its low population density, Mongolia has one of the world’s highest levels of Internet penetration . It is also landlocked, with only two neighbors: Russia and China. As a result, Mongolia’s information landscape is both unique and offers a clear case study ofhow Russian disinformation functions.
Four Russian disinformation tactics
Flooding the zone: A larges number of narratives, regardless of veracity, are broadcast rapidly and repeatedly over multiple channels to sow doubt and confusion.
Firehosing: Similar to flooding the zone, but targets disinformation at specific groups.
Operation overload: Sending fake requests to fact-checkers to distract and diffuse resources.
Operation doppelganger: Using fake websites and logos from trusted news sources to spread disinformation.
According to DW Akademie’s Patrick Benning, the study  exposes Russian strategies that it has used in other parts of the world, yet are heightened due to the unique relationship Mongolia has with the two powers.
"We have not seen this level of coordination when it comes to countries of more minor significance in the region," Benning said. "Russia has the power to undermine Mongolia’s information integrity and it has since at least 2022."
Russian disinformation
When Nest Center began exploring Russian disinformation campaigns, they focused on Facebook, Mongolia’s most used social media platform and the population’s main source of news.  Russian disinformation actors are aware of this and spend much of their resources on the platform.
Senior fact-checker Bilguun Shinebayar helped edit the study and identified the main focus of disinformation activities from their northern neighbor. "Russia is involved in disinformation campaigns for one key reason: to keep Mongolia under its control and to ward off other powers," Shinebayar said in an interview with DW Akademie.
A recent example was the signing of a new investment agreement between Mongolia and France for a uranium mining project. Actors focused on spreading information and disinformation about the deal and the dangers of mining.
While this may seem like an environmental issue, said Shinebayar, it likely had little to do with concern over potential mining-related health issues. Instead, it had everything to do with the deal with France. He believes Russia sees the agreement  as a threat to its sphere of influence, which also has uranium mines, and is also pushing for Mongolia to join the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union.
Complex narratives
However, mineral rights was only one of many topics that researchers discovered when examining Russian disinformation. Other topics ranged from promoting Russia as a country, to the war in Ukraine, to the Israel-Hamas war and even to anti-Chinese rhetoric.
The study states that Russian disinformation is often employed to bolster preexisting ideas, such as pro-Russian sentiments, which are already strong in the country. At other times, the goal is to divert attention away from topics that might reflect poorly on the Russian state.
The paper specifically names four approaches used by Russian disinformation actors: firehose of falsehood (sharing multiple narratives on a variety of issues), operation doppelganger (copying trusted news sources), operation overload (sending fake requests to fact-checking organizations) and flooding the zone (creating multiple narratives to confuse a specific group and obfuscate the truth).
These different concepts, mutually reinforcing, help to erode trust in information systems and confuse the population, especially in times of uncertainty such as natural disasters, crises and elections. They sow divisions and can also breed apathy among the public.
The paper shows a distinct spike in disinformation during significant moments in Mongolian-Russian relations, most notably around Putin’s visit to the country in September 2024.
Disinformation disorder
While much of the disinformation is clear in what Russia would like to accomplish, some topics are still up for debate. Dulamkhorloo (Duuya) Baatar, head of the Nest Center, has seen disinformation take many forms. She has also been the target of disinformation campaigns, with disinformation actors claiming she serves Western interests. Photos of her and Filipino Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa have been used to disparage her and call her a foreign agent.
For Baatar, many uncertainties remain. One is why actors are preoccupied with circulating anti-vaccine disinformation online. This has had a significant and negative impact on attempts to deal with not only COVID-19, but with other diseases as well.
"We don’t know why, but making people anti-vaccine is the goal of disinformation actors,"
 Baatar said. This has affected public health in the country. The government has tried twice – once in 2012 and then again in 2024 – to push for the HPV vaccine, which can stop the development of certain types of cervical cancer. Both times, it was met with what appeared to be concerted disinformation campaigns in the country.
"According to a recent investigation, 4000 deaths over the past decade can be connected to HPV, something that was preventable," Baatar lamented.
She it said it remains unclear whether the goal is to create real vaccine skepticism, or whether it’s just an easy hot-button issue designed to divert public attention. 
Between a rock and a hard place
Russia is not the only country pushing its own agenda. To the south is China, which provides a vast majority of Mongolia’s imports. The country has its own interests and feels comfortable in wielding its influence.
For example, Baatar pointed to the Dalai Lama’s visit to Mongolia in 2016. In response, China cut off all imports. "You couldn’t even get baby formula," she said.
The study states that China’s approach to propaganda is significantly different to Russia’s. China focuses more on pro-China policies, with the goal of increasing the country’s prestige. Chinese actors communicate almost exclusively via television stations and online through official channels.
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(left to right) Russian president Vladimir Putin, Chinese president Xi Jinping and Mongolian president Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh met at an event in Beijing on September 2, 2025
Image: Ding Haitao/Xinhua/IMAGO
"China is focused on fostering a positive image, while Russia is looking to divert and distort," said Shinebayar.
The Mongolian government has taken a "third neighbor" approach, staying friendly and maintaining good relations with both countries. This has left some wondering just how friendly relationships are between Mongolia’s policymakers and its neighboring nations.
Baatar would like to explore this concept further. She wonders about "captures," Mongolians who spread pro-Chinese or pro-Russian propaganda not for money, but out of well-placed disinformation that has convinced them to promote and even believe false narratives. They then can then become mouthpieces for foreign governments.
"We want to look into potential elite captures at the policymaking level," said Baatar.
The Nest Center for Journalism Innovation and Development is a DW Akademie partner. The “Understanding Pro-Russian Disinformation Narratives in Mongolia” study was conducted by the Nest Center and its subsidiary the Mongolian Fact Checking Center and was supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

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‘Government to Support Business Freedom, Guarantee Protection of Private Property’ www.montsame.mn

At its regular session on December 17, 2025, the Cabinet discussed the draft primary law on Economic Freedom, along with associated laws, and decided to submit them to the State Great Khural (Parliament).
To guarantee the constitutional right of citizens and legal entities to engage in business activities and reduce state involvement in economic activities, the draft primary law on Economic Freedom, the draft amendment to the Investment Law, and draft amendments to nine other related laws have been prepared.
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Development, Enkhbayar Jadamba, stated that the draft law, prepared within the framework of the package law to support wealth creators, aims to promote freedom of businesses and legally guarantee the inviolability of private property.

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Working Group Recovers MNT 22 Billion to Protect State Assets www.montsame.mn

Head of the State Property Policy and Regulation Department and the Head of the working group, B. Tsengel presented information on the progress and results of the working group tasked with promptly recovering and recentralizing assets of special-purpose funds, state institutions, and state-owned legal entities that had been placed in insolvent or liquidated banks to prevent losses to the State.
The working group has recovered MNT 22 billion in outstanding debts, re-centralized assets, and prepared proposals for further measures to prevent state losses. In connection with the briefing, measures will be taken to ensure repayment of a non-performing loan extended by the Development Bank of Mongolia LLC to Khutul LLC. In addition, to resolve issues related to the MNT 275.7 billion investment made by Khutul LLC in Cement and Lime LLC, Cement Lime LLC will issue additional ordinary shares to be held by Development Bank of Mongolia LLC.
Furthermore, a 924-square-meter service and office building valued at MNT 2.9 billion, located in the New Yarmag residential complex and seized as repayment for Development Bank loans, as well as a two-story kindergarten building with a total area of 648 square meters, a capacity of 100 children, and 90 percent completion, offered by Pyramid Ord LLC as loan repayment, have been placed under the budget of the Minister of Education and will be used as kindergarten facilities.

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A stolen dinosaur skeleton returns home www.bbc.co.uk

France has returned a 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to Mongolia after discovering it had been taken illegally from the Gobi Desert.
The fossil belonged to a Tarbosaurus bataar, a huge meat-eating dinosaur closely related to the famous Tyrannosaurus rex.
French customs officers seized the skeleton in 2015, and after years of investigation, the country decided it should go back home.
Tarbosaurus bataar lived during the Cretaceous period and disappeared some 65 million years ago, and there have been no specimens of T.bataar discovered outside of Asia.
The handover took place at a special ceremony in Paris. France's Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin gave the fossil - along with about 30 other items, including dinosaur eggs -to Mongolia's culture and sports minister.
De Montchalin said that after a long investigation, "a piece of the Gobi Desert is about to return to its homeland," describing it as a "scientific and cultural treasure".
The fossil had been looted (taken without permission) from Mongolia's Gobi Desert before being transported through South Korea and ending up in France.
When it was discovered, Sophie Hocquerelle from French customs described it as "an exceptional discovery".
She explained: "This is an entire Tarbosaurus, estimated at around 700,000 euros when it was seized, but since then the market has exploded, so we could say it is worth two to three times that amount today."
For Mongolia, the return of the fossil is extremely important.
Mongolia considers all fossils found in the Gobi Desert to be government property, and exporting them without permission is illegal.
The country's government is now trying to reclaim lost relics, hoping to bring home fossils long held in foreign museums and with private collectors.
Mongolia's culture and sports minister, Undram Chinbat, said: "For me and for all the Mongolian people, it's very important to have our dinosaur fossils back," while thanking France for helping protect their natural history.
Once back in Mongolia the fossils will be studied and restored, and they will eventually be displayed in a new museum the country is planning to open.

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Ancient burial sites discovered during geological surveys in Mongolia www.qazinform.com

Geological exploration at the Oyut Deposit in Orkhon and Bulgan aimags, conducted under a government permit granted to the Erdenet Mining Corporation (EMC), has revealed significant archaeological findings alongside mineral resources, Qazinform News Agency cites MONTSAME.
Exploration works, which began in 2023, confirmed reserves of 357 million tonnes of ore and more than 1.1 million tonnes of pure copper. But in 2024, surveys also uncovered 10 ancient burial mounds (khirgisuur) within the exploration field.
In accordance with Mongolia’s cultural heritage law, EMC’s excavation team partnered with the Institute of Nomadic Archaeology at the National University of Mongolia (NUM) to study the sites. Fieldwork concluded in October 2025, with a detailed report finalized.
10 graves were studied, including four from the Bronze Age,  four with undetermined timelines, and two from the Medieval period (8th–13th centuries).
Among the artifacts uncovered were bronze mirrors (toli), felt items, animal bones, and various funerary goods.
Excavation scope reached 1,032 hectares within the Oyut Deposit exploration area.
It is worth reminding, golden jewelry and ancient artifacts were unearthed in Kazakhstan.

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