The Mineral Resources Authority has announced that it will now issue 120 minerals exploration license application numbers every Monday.

Starting on January 26, the Mineral Resources Authority began to provide numbers for applications for exploration licenses online.

As reported by the Mineral Resources Authority several changes have been made to the online application process based on proposals from enterprises. 

Head of the Mineral Resources Authority, D.Uurintuya reported, “During this period, 536 enterprises bought VPN equipment and 458 of them have received the  authority to enter the system.  

"As of today, we have assigned 90 application submission numbers and received 71 applications and have reviewed them. Thirteen entities have not submitted their applications on time and six enterprises entered wrong coordinates, thus, their applications haven’t been registered.  

"So, after the review process, it has been decided that it is possible to issue exploration licenses for 47 applied areas. 

"Moreover, based on proposals made by enterprises in compliance with appropriate organizations, it has been decided to issue 120 application numbers each week instead of 30."