trip to terelj

another first trip - to terelj this time. this was taken during a conference for secure livelihoods volunteers.

sl vols conference at terelj

we had a two-day conference in terelj, only for secure livelihoods volunteers. it was also the first time for most of us to meet the new manager.

the new manager

each volunteer did a 10-minute placement report. this one was on textile design.

vols on the....hehe!

a walk / ride before dinner

sunset at terelj

view from our window

hor hok for dinner
it was mutton stew cooked with heated stones, potatoes and carrots.

hor hok a la carte

a snow-filled morning

new filipino vols souvenir pic

lunch on the second day

volunteers go sledging for an afternoon break

the sledging hill




my first time...too scared to tumble

the mining site

not having an experience in the mining industry, i was really keen on visiting the mining site to see how they do things down (it was an open pit mining) there.

the company has been operating for the last 30 years and is expected to last until the next 30 to 50 years or so. it utilizes a lot of water and and is responsible for bringing up water to the city and therefore becoming as the water utility provider. as a result, erdenet has a small man-made lake whose water however is being recycled by the mining company for its own use.

with CPA colleague and the thermal engineer

the processing plant from a distance

one of the transporter trucks

the open pit

the rocks which contain silver, molybdenum, some gold and other minerals

one of the giant grinders / millers

part of the flotation process

erdenet trip

my first trip to erdenet. i conducted an international accounting standards training for accountants. travelled 380 km for about 4 to 5 hours. our car was speeding from 80 to 120 kph. spring has officially started but it was still all snow and ice everywhere.

erdenet

erdenet is a city built around the copper mining industy. it is considered the city next to darkhan and ulaanbaatar. the downtown part is small and clean and the roads go up and down a bit.

a mini version of the UB zaisan tolgoi

downtown park

a view from another side

a mural of lenin on a school building

the outskirts

the nearby hills