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In much less than three decades, the population of Ulaanbaatar has almost tripled, rising the city’s demand for water. To protect against imminent water shortages, the $350M MCC-Mongolia Water Compact supports Mongolia’s efforts to expand Ulaanbaatar’s water supply. Right now, Badrakh Energy, the joint venture amongst Orano and MonAtom, the Mongolian public firm is holding 3 mining licenses for Dulaan Uul/Umnut and Zuuvch Ovoo deposits in the Dornogobi province. The enterprise has been prosperous with its exploration activities and in 2015, Orano’s subsidiary in Mongolia obtained 3 mining licenses. Currently, in cooperation with its partner – Mon-Atom, Mongolian national business,...