Discovery of Oyu Tolgoi. A case study of mineral and geological exploration / Открытие месторождения Оюу-Толгой. Тематическое исследование по разведке полезных ископаемых и геологии

The discovery of Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia, one of the largest copperegold deposits in the world, became one of the most remarkable events in the mining industry of Mongolia during the 21st century.
The authors of the book took a direct part in the events that consequently led to the discovery of Oyu Tolgoi, which is now rightly included in the global list of unique mineral deposits. In the following pages, the authors convey their discovery story interestingly and honestly.

We are proud that both Mongolian geologists and their overseas counterparts successfully managed to combine their knowledge and experience, determination and persistence, capital and persuasiveness, which altogether consequently lead them to their final discovery goal.
Readers will get a glimpse of how Mongolian geologists worked together with their foreign colleagues. Undoubtedly, the path toward the discovery of Oyu Tolgoi, with its geological complexity, required implementation of new technologies, some of which were applied for exploration in Mongolia for the first time. For example, advanced remote sensing and geophysical methods, well covered in the book, and also technologies of efficient deep drilling to depths of 1,300 to 1,500 m and developing mine tunnels for extended distances to 2,600 m used on later stages of exploration and development of Oyu Tolgoi. <...>