In this issue

From the Editor in Chief - Choosing fees over dividends
Mining Journal Awards-2014
MMJ Awards bring cheer to miners
Commodity Market - Coal and iron ore miners cannot survive without Government support
Policy - Forum discusses challenges of coal-chemical plants
“Mega projects will have to use rainwater and excess flow in outgoing rivers”
Mongolian Mining News - Coal haulers place demands at meeting with Erdenes Mongol, ministries
OT Q4 output at higher end of target
Erdenet Mining overperforms in 2014, plans to do even better in 2015
Parts of speech
Neighbours - Miners, power firms agree to cut 2015 contract coal price in CHINA
Galaxy revises sales terms for CHINA plant
Arcelor Mittal sells Siberian coal mines to RUSSIAN company
GAZPROM cuts gas purchases from Central Asia
RUSSIA bans import of mining machinery for State needs
Mining World Mining - All 9 commodities may see price fall: World Bank
Codelco to cut 2015 costs by $1bn
Queensland exports record coal tonnes
Australian CSG industry to see massive revenue growth
9 Escondida mines needed over next decade to meet demand: Rio Tinto Global gold output rises, but demand remains muted
War for talent in mining to continue
Study shows how mining boosts world’s poorest regions
Top 10 global mining trends for the year
In mining, no risk means no reward
Global debate on China’s alleged intentions to mine Antarctica
Business and Life - The iniquities of inequality

The Mongolian Mining Journal Magazine Description:

The Mongolian Mining Journal (MMJ), now eight years old, was the first bilingual journal to provide information on the Mongolian mining industry. At present, the MMJ is regularly mentioned at investors" conferences as the first source of Mongolian mining and economic news.

The journal also brings to readers information on mining events and conferences from all over the world. Apart from news and interviews with policy makers and those in the news, every issue of the MMJ carries pieces giving the background to political and economic developments and analyzing their likely impact on the mining sector. The MMJ always seeks the views of professional experts, lawyers, academics, foreign observers and research companies so that all reports are accurate and give divergent views.

Issues of the MMJ reach international readers, individual and corporate, through Dow Jones" Factiva channel. MMJ publications and broadcasting programs can be accessed at www.en.mongolianminingjournal.com.

The Mongolian Mining Journal is committed to independent journalism and does not seek favours from any company, politician or foreign investor. Our first issue came out at a time of hardship for the Mongolian economy. Now the country’s development trajectory is irreversible, and so is that of our growth.