Mongolia Minerals Law Amendments 2026

Read the translation of the massive May 2026 amendments to Mongolia's Minerals Law. Learn about key shifts in critical minerals, royalties, and licensing.

Politics

PM Uchral Has the Numbers. The Opposition Has the Narrative.

Mongolian PM Uchral’s First 50 Days

Why the Ousting of Ulaanbaatar's Mayor Is Really a Power Play by PM Uchral

Sangajavyn Bayartsogt: The Controversial Strategist Behind Mongolia’s Opposition Power Play

Ulaanbaatar’s Political War Is Costing the City Its Future

The Hidden Arithmetic Behind Mongolia’s 2027 Presidential Election

Economy and Mining

Ulaanbaatar’s Budget Explosion: The Capital Outgrowing Its Guardrails

Mongolia Prime Minister Uchral Unveils His “Fair” Pension Reforms

Mongolia Links Copper Royalty Cuts to Oyu Tolgoi Talks

Liberation Without a Theory

Why The 2026 Mongolia Minerals Law Is A Mixed Bag For Investors

Cheap Russian Wheat Is Coming. Mongolia's Farmers Are Not Ready for It.

Global Affairs

Why Mongolia Must Play Its Critcal Mineral Card to Survive

Mongolia’s Kazakhstan Gambit Faces a Hard Border Reality

Mongolia Blocks Oversight Push as China Coal Deal Ignites Backlash

Iran War Tests Mongolia’s Fiscal and Political Discipline

Global Energy Shock from the Iran War Revives Power of Siberia 2 through Mongolia

Mongolia Courts Washington on Critical Minerals but Power Shortages and State Control Can Cloud the Outlook

Mongolia’s Kazakhstan Gambit Faces a Hard Border Reality

Explore Mongolia and Kazakhstan's strategic partnership, connectivity challenges, and efforts to boost trade beyond the shadow of neighbors.

May 4

Freezing the Tuul Expressway Buys Time, Not Solutions

The government's pause on the Tuul Expressway project highlights a struggle between Ulaanbaatar's traffic needs and good governance.

Apr 29

Mongolia Blocks Oversight Push as China Coal Deal Ignites Backlash

Mongolia blocks oversight push as a $20B China coal deal ignites sovereignty fears and a political storm in Ulaanbaatar.

Apr 28

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