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Your package tour to the Gobi Desert will include the flight to the Gobi from Ulan Bator.

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My outfitter, the New Jersey-based Nomadic Expeditions—whose partner company owns the Three Camel Lodge—had equipped our Toyota SUV not only with a private sleeping tent, but also with a toilet tent, a solar-powered shower tent and a nurturing chef from Ulan Bator.

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"If a government takes more than 50 percent, projects will shut down -- mining is bringing tremendous growth to Mongolia but that could be killed very quickly," said Bernard Guarnera, president of mining consultants Behre Dolbear, speaking in Ulan Bator earlier this month.

Rio Tinto says will talk to Mongolia on copper mine deal Reuters 2011

When I arrived on the hour-long flight from Ulan Bator, Mongolia's capital, I found myself in the throes of the area's heaviest rainstorm in a decade.

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Mongolia plans a triple listing of Erdenes-Tavan Tolgoi, the company that controls a large coking-coal deposit—in Ulan Bator, Hong Kong and London.

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McRae said the project had already brought huge benefits to the Mongolian economy, helping to transform the capital Ulan Bator and driving construction and growth across the country.

Rio Tinto says will talk to Mongolia on copper mine deal Reuters 2011

McRae said the project had already brought huge benefits to the Mongolian economy, helping to transform the capital Ulan Bator and driving construction and growth across the country.

Rio Tinto says will talk to Mongolia on copper mine deal Reuters 2011

The multibillion-dollar initial public offering of a government-owned stake in Erdenes-Tavan Tolgoi Co. may take place in Ulan Bator, Hong Kong and London if Mongolia can overcome technical and logistical hurdles remaining, the people said.

Mongolia Seeks Coking-Coal IPO in Three Cities Alison Tudor 2011

"If a government takes more than 50 percent, projects will shut down -- mining is bringing tremendous growth to Mongolia but that could be killed very quickly," said Bernard Guarnera, president of mining consultants Behre Dolbear, speaking in Ulan Bator earlier this month.

Rio Tinto says will talk to Mongolia on copper mine deal Reuters 2011

WHERE TO STAY - Ulan Bator is not known for luxury hotels, but the Narantuul ($108 per night and a considerable step down from luxury) is clean, comfortable and on the main street in the very heart of the city ( narantuulhotel.com ).

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