Groundbreaking ceremony for UHG to Gashuun Suhait Road

June 16 (summarized by Mogi from www.open-government.mn) On the same article above Government Press Office announces the start of a 245 km paved road from Energy Resources UHG mine in TT to the Gashuun Suhait Border Point. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 27.

Present were the Government Representative in Umnugovi Aimag, Umnugovi Governor, governors of Tsogttsetsii (where TT is located), Bayan-Ovoo, Deputy Governor of Khanbogd Soum (county in Umnugovi where OT is located) (the governor of Khanbogd Soum was detained a few weeks ago on charges of granting illegal gold export licenses to Chinese individuals and is still detained as far as I know), contracters and transporters.

7 companies, National Development, ESTO, Erdene Zam, World Eruna, Jiliin Mandal, MonRoad, Nasny Zam (*actual names in English may differ) are contracted to build the paved road within this year.

The article further says the road will be able to carry 100 tonne trucks and is unique in that only Mongolian companies were chosen to construct it.