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Yearly Archives: 2026
Mining and Magnetism: The Repulsion Effect
By Marissa J. Smith Last month I attended Julian’s talk at Humboldt University of Berlin, “The Mongolian State and the Magnetism of Natural Resources.” In the talk, Julian posed the question of how the presence of “natural resources” influence the … Continue reading
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What Does the Rusal-Rio Case Actually Mean For Mongolia?
By Marissa J. Smith Coinciding with the December 2025 Oyu Tolgoi hearings, a Russian court decided for Rusal against Rio Tinto in the case of a $1.32 billion lawsuit around a joint alumina refinery in Queensland that Rio took sole … Continue reading
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Mongolia Focus in Review 2025
By Julian Dierkes It was a big year for the blog because we moved from the original home at the Univ of British Columbia to our own domain as I moved from UBC to the University of Mannheim. This move … Continue reading