Mongolia enjoys a new mining wealth but at what cost?

Next month, Oyu Tolgoi, the largest mine in the country and one of the three biggest copper-gold mines in the world, will open, pumping billions of dollars a year into the economy. Vancouver-based Turquoise Hill Resources is one of its owners.

Yet, Oyu Tolgoi only tells part of the story of mining in Mongolia.

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