Coal Smuggling Trains The Mongolian Public’s Eye On Systemic Corruption – Analysis

By Gantulga Munkherdene and Ariell Ahearn*

Mongolia has substantial coal deposits across the country. Coal is an important source of government revenue alongside mineral exports from mega mines such as Oyu Tolgoi and the Erdenet copper mine. But in September 2022, a coal scandal began to unfold in Mongolia’s capital city of...