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Australia says iron ore price expected to reach $150 by late 2021 www.mining.com

 
The iron ore price is expected to reach $150 per tonne by late 2021, before falling to $93 per tonne by the end of 2022, according to a report released by Australia’s department of industry, science, energy & resources.
 
“Falling domestic demand for steel in China due to slower construction activity and the implementation of a number of government policies has resulted in weaker iron ore prices,” the government said in its report.
 
“Key government policies in China are also having a significant impact on steel demand so far in the September 2021 quarter,”
 
Iron ore price and monthly China steel production
A major driver of China’s boom in demand for steel in the first half of 2021 was the considerable levels of fiscal accommodation provided by the government in response to the covid-19 pandemic. This included growth in total infrastructure investment of 30% year-on-year (3-month average) at the end of March.
 
However, according to the report, this stimulative spending now appears to be fading, with total infrastructure investment contracting in June for the first time in over 12 months.
 
Prices of iron ore and other commodities like aluminum rose on Monday.
 
According to Fastmarkets MB, benchmark 62% Fe fines imported into Northern China were changing hands for $117.12 a tonne, up 1.7% from Friday’s closing.
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Mongolia launches nationwide campaign to encourage personal saving www.xinhuanet.com

Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia on Monday launched a national campaign to encourage its citizens to save more money and instill a culture of saving across the country, according to the central bank.
The campaign is being organized on the occasion of the World Savings Day, which is celebrated every year on Oct. 31 across the world, the Bank of Mongolia said in a statement.
During the month-long campaign under the motto "Let's all save," the central bank and other relevant organizations are expected to hold numerous activities such as children's painting competition, online contests, training sessions and meetings to cultivate the habit of saving money and promote financial literacy.
The Asian country started marking the World Savings Day across the country since 2017.
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Mongolia to spend at least 1 pct of GDP on planting trees every year www.xinhuanet.com

Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will spend at least 1 percent of its GDP annually to plant trees, Yangug Sodbaatar, chief of staff of the president's office, said on Monday.
Sodbaatar made the remarks while presenting President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh's decree on planting one billion trees by 2030.
Mongolia aims to plant a billion trees by 2030 to combat climate change and desertification, Khurelsukh recently told the United Nations General Assembly.
"The national campaign to plant a billion trees begins today. In this regard, President Khurelsukh has issued a decree on obliging the government to spend annually at least 1 percent of the GDP on combating climate change and desertification or planting trees," Sodbaatar told a press conference.
The Asian country has a total land area of 1,564,116 square km and only 7.9 percent is now covered by forests.
Around 77 percent of the country's total territory has been affected by desertification and land degradation, according to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism.
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Jade Gas debuted today with a Mongolian coal gas offering to lure ASX investors www.stockhead.com.au

With record gas prices prevalent through much of the northern hemisphere, Jade Gas Holdings (ASX:JGH) – formerly High Grade Metals – couldn’t have picked a better time to return to the ASX with its Mongolian coalbed methane project.
Shares in the company will commence trading today following the successful raising of $7.5m through its initial public offering to fund operations on the TT CBM project in Mongolia’s South Gobi Basin.
The TT CBM project (Jade 60%) is aimed at developing the coal seam gas resources of the Tovan Tolgoi coal field.
Notably, the project area is surrounded by Elixir Energy’s (ASX:EXR) Nomgon IX CBM project where drilling has intersected coals despite not having a defined coal resource.
Elixir also holds a certified best case prospective resource of 14.6 trillion cubic feet of gas.
Jade Gas will operate and manage the TT CBM project under its joint venture with Erdenes Methane (EM), the representative of the Mongolian Government that was awarded the PSA over the area in April 2020.
The company intends to produce gas that will displace the use of imported gas and gas liquids products as well as reducing the use of coal and diesel in the capital of Ulaanbaatar and regional areas.
Executive director Joseph Burke said the TTM CBM project had “enormous potential” in regards to Mongolia’s clean energy transition by reducing air pollution in Ulaanbaatar.
Mongolian coalbed methane
Mongolia has an abundance of coal deposits, making it the subject of significant exploration for coalbed methane (also known as coal seam gas).
Despite this, the landlocked nation is dependent on its neighbours Russia and China for energy supplies, making any CSG development valuable for its energy independence.
The Tovan Tolgoi coal field already hosts a coal resource of about 6 billion tonnes with initial drilling carried out in the second half of 2019, confirming the presence and depths of coal formations within the 20sqkm Borteeg area.
Additionally, RISC Advisory has estimated that the project hosts a gross best case prospective resource of 1Tcf of gas.
Jade Gas plans to improve its understanding of this resource by continuing technical studies and field activities, which will include drilling wells and sampling various coal measures.
As more data is collected, it plans to define a gas resource by establishing a multi-well production pilot to confirm production rates at a commercial level.
Planning for this pilot is expected to start later this year or early 2022 once the data from the 2021 work program is analysed.
The company also has a 66% interest in Baruun Naran Gas, a joint venture operating company formed to explore, develop and seek to produce coal seam gas from a coal mining licence held by joint venture partner Khangad Exploration.
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Coal surges to record as global scramble for energy accelerates www.bloomberg.com

Coal prices soared to their highest on record as China accelerated a global struggle for resources that has brought the dirtiest fossil fuel roaring back.
High-quality thermal coal loaded on ships at Newcastle port in Australia surged to $203.20 a ton, breaking the previous record set in July 2008. That’s the benchmark price for Asia, the world’s largest market for the fuel by far.
The rally comes during a global energy crunch that’s hitting China, the world’s biggest coal producer and consumer, especially hard. And as gas prices spike higher in Europe, there’s been a resurgence in demand for the fossil fuel that the continent’s policy makers have long been trying to phase out.
Still, there isn’t enough coal to go around. A German electricity producer closed one of its plants recently after it ran out of the fuel.
Earlier this week, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng ordered state-owned energy giants to secure fuel supplies for winter at any cost. China consumes and mines half the world’s coal, and it’s also the largest importer. The government told miners to keep digging even if they’ve exceeded their annual quota.
Prices for thermal coal tracked by IHS Markit and Argus have surged since late 2020 as demand rebounded from the depths of the pandemic and with substitute fuels like natural gas becoming more expensive. The emissions-heavy fuel is back in vogue just weeks before nations gather in Scotland for the COP26 summit on climate change.
Supply issues also boosted prices. China has struggled to raise output amid tighter safety controls following fatal accidents, while torrential rains, labor problems and transportation bottlenecks hampered exports from countries such as Indonesia, Australia, Colombia and South Africa, among others.
The Newcastle coal benchmark could average $190 a ton from October to December, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said in a note in September.
The gains come as the world plans to shift away from the emissions-intensive fuel in favor of renewable sources that will help reach net-zero targets. Even China aims to start reducing domestic consumption by 2026, and President Xi Jinping pledged to stop building new coal-fired power plants abroad.
In the short term, demand in key nations is proving resilient. Thermal power generation in China was 14% higher in the year through August than in the previous two years. Demand in 2022 could be marginally higher than this year, potentially rising 1%, said Shirley Zhang, a coal analyst with Wood Mackenzie Ltd.
(By Dan Murtaugh, with assistance from Ann Koh and Stephen Stapczynski)
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Minister of Foreign Affairs B.Battsetseg holds telephone conversation with Russian counterpart www.montsame.mn

On October 1, Minister of Foreign Affairs B.Battsetseg held a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V.Lavrov.
Highlighting their satisfaction in the activities being organized in various fields and sectors such as trade and economy, culture, science, and humanities on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Russia, the two sides exchanged views on mutual high-level visits to be organized in the rest of the year.
Furthermore, the two Ministers underlined the importance of the regular meeting of the Mongolia-Russia Intergovernmental Commission.
During the telephone conversation, they also discussed some of the pressing issues for bilateral cooperation in the sectors of trade, infrastructure, and education. For instance, the two sides talked about urgently resolving the issues that have accumulated in relation to the operations of Ulaanbaatar Railway JSC, consistently supplying fuel to Mongolia, and establishing a joint Mongolian-Russian school in Ulaanbaatar city.
The two countries’ Foreign Ministers agreed to carry out works to organize a regular meeting between the Heads of State of Mongolia, Russia, and China in the near future.
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Elderly people made up 7.9 percent of Mongolia’s population www.news.mn

People aged 60 and older made up 7.9 percent of Mongolia’s total population of around 3.4 million by the end of September, reported National Statistics Office (NSO).
In 2020, population aged 65 years and above for Mongolia was 4.3 percent. Before population aged 65 years and above of Mongolia started to increase to reach a level of 7.9 percent in 2021, it went through a trough reaching a low of 3.7 percent in 2000.
Around 60 percent of the Mongolian elderly are women, while 68.8 percent are living in urban areas, according to data released by the NSO on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons. Meanwhile, 65.7 percent of them are now living with their spouses.
In 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated 1st October as the International Day of Older Persons to raise awareness about the need for health provisions and social care for the elderly.
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Mongolia reported 1,501 new daily cases of coronavirus, 14 deaths www.akipress.com

Mongolia reported 1,501 new daily cases of coronavirus infection, the Ministry of Health said on Oct 4.
751 cases were recorded in Ulaanbaatar, the remaining 749 cases were detected in the regions.
The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection nationwide has increased to 312,376.
14 people died per day raising the nation's death toll to 1,274.
6,239 people have recovered from coronavirus infection in a day.
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The rise of English in Mongolia www.mongoliaweekly.org

An interview with Dr Sender Dovchin, Senior Research Fellow at the School of Education, Curtin University, Australia.
Kheltei bol khultei – if you have language, you have legs.
The collapse of communism in 1990 brought innumerable changes to Mongolia, but one of the most significant has been the increasing popularity of English as a foreign language, particularly in Ulaanbaatar. The growth of Mongolia's hip hop scene and the success of English-language bands like A-Sound in the 2000s were the country's first steps with its new democratic, global legs.
Dr Sender Dovchin is a Senior Research Fellow at Curtin University's School of Education in Perth, Australia, specialising in applied linguistics: how people learn second or foreign languages and how they apply them in day-to-day life. Originally from Mongolia, Dr Dovchin has lived and worked in Australia and Japan, and her past research has examined how Mongolian language and culture accommodates the rise of English.
English is becoming more visible in UB. (Image: Unsplash)English is becoming more visible in UB. (Image: Unsplash)
English is becoming more visible in UB. (Image: Unsplash)
"The Mongolian language is the principal member of the Mongolic language group," Dr Dovchin explains. "That's a language family spoken in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and northeast Asia, but mostly in Mongolia and surrounding areas - Kalmyk or Buryat.
"The language has no living linguistic relatives.
"Previously Mongolian used to be grouped alongside Japonic, Koreanic or Turkic as an Altaic language group, but recently linguists argue that it is on its own."
For most of the past century Russian has been the predominant foreign language in Mongolia, facilitated by political ties to the Soviet Union and the movement of people to and from Russia. Now, however, English has taken over from Russian as the dominant foreign language in Mongolia, particularly in Ulaanbaatar.
"When Mongolia was a Soviet satellite, English was resisted as it was considered the 'capitalist' language," Dr Dovchin says. "At the time, Russian was the most popular foreign language and Mongolian now has a lot of borrowed words and expressions from Russian – even though modern Mongolians often don't realise it.”
"But since 1990, Mongolia has opened itself to the world and has become much closer to the West, meaning English has become the main foreign language in Mongolia. It has almost completely replaced the value of Russian.
"Everybody knows the value of English – they see that with English, you can have access to capital, resources, education and entertainment."
In the 2000s, the Mongolian government under former president Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj tried to accelerate the uptake of English and even floated the idea of making it Mongolia's official second language. The idea was to emulate Singapore, which regards Malay as its national language but in practice uses English.
"English is not just a method of communication; it opens windows to the world," Dr Dovchin says. "It hasn't happened yet, but it might – English language education is becoming more prevalent and English has become the required foreign language in Mongolian primary schools.
"And in non-institutional contexts - in popular music, digital media, the Internet – English has become the main language."
The idea of legalising English as Mongolia's second language still has traction. In a meeting with the US ambassador in February, Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene mentioned Mongolia's 'commitment' to the concept.
"They're still looking to the Singaporean model," Dr Dovchin says. "But it's a big change. To do that, they'd have to listen to language policymakers and educators, they'd have to look at different models around the world."
Another obstacle is the enduring strength of the Mongolian language, partly derived from the linguistic homogeneity of Mongolia itself. While there are eastern, central and western dialects of Mongolian, the Khalkha dialect is dominant - a significantly different situation to Singapore, which has four official languages (English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese) and a host of unofficial languages.
"Singapore is different – it's a multicultural country. Whereas Mongolians only speak Mongolian. It's much more homogenous. So it could be challenging," Dr Dovchin explains.
"The government needs a lot of language experts and policy practitioners to make it happen."
There is also the question of alphabets. Mongolia, of course, predominantly uses the Cyrillic alphabet but is also undergoing a government-sanctioned revival of traditional Mongolian script, spurred on partially by China's suppression of the script south of the border. How would English fit into this picture?
"Keep them all separate," Dr Dovchin says. "This has already been happening in Ulaanbaatar anyway. Traditional script and Cyrillic are mixed with English, even Korean and Japanese in some places."
In addition, mandating English as Mongolia's official second language may isolate the country's rural population, which does not have access to the same language education as the population in Ulaanbaatar.
"In the rural areas of Mongolia, even though English is promoted, there aren't enough English teachers," Dr Dovchin says. "It is a stark contrast to the urban context."
Is there a possibility that the rise of English may come to be seen as a cultural threat to the Mongolian language? Could Mongolia follow the model of France, whose Académie Francaise presides over the 'purity' of the French language?
"English can be perceived as 'unacceptable' in Mongolia if it is mixed with Mongolian," Dr Dovchin answers. "In this case the purity of Mongolian is being polluted and distorted. So there are a lot of purists who argue that it's important for Mongolians to learn English, but not to mix it with Mongolian. Keep them separate.
"But Mongolian is also a flexible and adaptable language. It has survived thousands of years. We have this theory of language re-localisation: it can evolve, and if the language is transferred between generations, then it still exists."
So while the role of English is increasing in Mongolian society, it is also revealing the real strength of Mongolia's language and traditions, embodied in the proverb kheltei bol khultei – a phrase that could only emerge from a culture that is both outward-looking and self-confident.
"Language is the window to understanding the traditions, culture and identity of Mongolia," Dovchin says. "These all combine to define the nation."
BY: Ewen Levick | Editor
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Mongolia's the Hu rock tradition and wooden flutes at ACL Fest www.austin360.com

File this one under noise you didn’t think you needed. The seven-piece Mongolian band the Hu plays its guitars with bows and man buns, with backing “whoa” chants and punishing drums. On Saturday at the Tito's stage, they offer layered, loud rock epics built on classical Mongolian instrumentation.
It’s music built on tradition with an eye on the past: They call it “hunnu rock,” a nod to an ancient Turkish and Mongolian empire.
Here’s where I summarize the band’s Wikipedia bio: The guttural vocals that recall AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” are part of a style known as regional throat singing. The band’s instrumentation includes the Morin khuur (a bowed fiddle) and the Tovshuur (a two-stringed lute).
What’s left is emotive, bass-driven rock.
It’s easy to miss the Tito's tent — at ACL this stage is where soul stars come to flame out with familiar legacy sets. The Tito’s stage can sometimes feel like a place for misfits and leftovers, smothered and covered like some dang Waffle House hash browns.
But at its best, the Tito’s tent offers offbeat, oddball talent like the Hu. Literally: Hard rock with wooden flutes.
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Are you having fun?” asks singer Jaya Galsanjamts. “Come on let’s rock.”
He leads “Hu” chants as the swing-rock grooves evoke fists in the air. An hour earlier, he was posting ecstatic Instagram stories having traversed the globe as a genre ambassador.
Truly, everything about these dudes rocks. By which I mean you’ll want to raise glasses and bark war chants after taking this set in.
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