The three-day Mineral Exploration Roundup – 2010 conference beginning today comes at an important time for Mongolia with the country’s mining industry set to take off. The conference will examine the geology and exploration of ore deposits in Mongolia and their genesis, geotectonics and metallogeny. It will also focus on the energy mineral resources of Mongolia, including uranium and coal.

There will be plenty of opportunity for discussion about the changing nature of the country’s exploration and mining potential. The event is organized by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia, Mongolian Society of Economic Geologists, The Geological Society of Mongolia, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, and the National University of Mongolia.

Last year’s Roundup was attended by more than 700 national and foreign geologists working throughout Mongolia.