The National Commission of Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative held yesterday. The commission headed by Premier S.Batbold noticed
in his welcoming speech that increased number of companies who declared report
on transparency. In “In last report 101 companies declared their report while
in 2006 only 25 companies. Also decreased case of law violation. It’s a good
result” said S.Batbold.

The Premier also expressed have to restrict deal with mining license. “Therefore
the government will register under reserce all free land and land with special
local use. Only the parliament has right to decide give a license” said
S.Batbold.

The Premier instructed the G.Altansukh, a new head of Mineral Authority
to do reform in the agency and recruit qualified experts. Also he directed to
prepare additional list of strategic mine’s and deliver to the Cabinet meeting.