Cogegobi LLC, the subsidiary of the Areva Group of France conducting exploration work in Ulaanbadrakh and Zuunbayan soums of Dornogobi aimag, plans to start exploring uranium on an experimental basis this year. Cogegobi has been given the go-ahead to conduct a feasibility study. Exploration work will start as and when the company receives a mining exploration licence.
Local residents have claimed that the company’s activities have led to illnesses and death to their animals.