Altain Khuder

Investigation launched into Mongolian iron ore mine financed by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for impacts on local communities

September 3, 2015

Updated September 10, 2015*

Amsterdam/Ulaanbaatar/Prague - Last week, the independent accountability mechanism of the EBRD announced it will investigate *the Bank's compliance with its environmental and social standards at a mine it finances and is operated by Altain Khuder in the Gobi-Altai region of Mongolia. The investigation comes in response to a complaint filed to the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) in December 2014 from herders affected by the project.

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Other harmful projects, Development

Tags: Altain Khuder, complaint, displacement, herders, iron ore, Central Asia

Guest post: Mongolian herders file complaint with EBRD about Mongolian iron ore company

Herders from the Gobi Altai mountains in western Mongolia have filed a complaint with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The complaint addresses the company Altain Khuder, which at its Tayan Nuur iron ore mine has allegedly caused significant environmental pollution and the displacement of herders in the Mongolian Gobi Altai mountains.

Tags: Altain Khuder Gobi Altai mining SOMO Tayan Nuur Central Asia

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Social & economic impacts, Development, Mining

Dust, displacement, intimidation - Mongolian herders are under pressure by iron ore mine

Herders in the Mongolian Gobi Altai mountains are facing pollution and displacement by an iron ore mine. The mining company Altain Khuder responds to criticism with intimidation. The financier, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is not doing enough to protect herders’ rights.

Tags: Altain Khuder displacement dust Gobi Altai herders iron ore local communities mining nomads OT Watch pollution Tayan Nuur Central Asia