PEOPLE BACK EXTRACTION OF OIL SHALE

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Results of a public opinion survey on minerals have been released. The Mining Ministry conducted it to learn about Mongolians’ understanding of and attitudes toward the mineral industry. Most people have no knowledge about the State policy on Mineral sector for 2014-2015 that was approved by the State Great Khural (parliament) a week ago. However, 56% of 609 people involved believe that the mineral industry is important for the Mongolian economy. Most of them also backed an extraction of oil shale and establishment of an oil plant in Mongolia.