The Ongi River ( Mongolian : Онги гол , Chinese : 翁金河, 翁金高勒 ) flows from the southeastern slopes of the Khangai Mountains in Övörkhangai Province for 435 kilometres or 270 miles through the endorheic Ongi River Basin in Mongolia and through the aimag capital Arvaikheer . In some particularly wet years, it used to empty into Ulaan Lake in north central Ömnögovi Province , in most years it dries up earlier.
4-663: In recent years it has been additionally threatened by 37 mining operations within the basin, but successful pressure by Tsetsgeegiin Mönkhbayar and the Ongi River Basin Movement helped convince 35 of the operations to cease explorations and harmful activities in the region. The water and groundwater in this area may be contaminated with mercury and cyanide from the mining industry . 47°00′N 99°00′E / 47.000°N 99.000°E / 47.000; 99.000 This article related to
8-615: A river in Mongolia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tsetsgeegiin M%C3%B6nkhbayar Tsetsgeegiin Mönkhbayar ( Mongolian : Цэцгээгийн Мөнхбаяр ) is a Mongolian herdsman and environmental activist. Mönkhbayar was elected to chair the local citizens' council in the Ongi River region 1996, after actively participating in meetings for some time. In 2001 he co-founded
12-655: The Ongi River Movement , which eventually led to establishment of the Mongolian Nature Protection Coalition uniting 11 Mongolian river movements. After 1990, more than 30 companies were licensed to mine for gold on the Ongi River and its tributaries. Illegal mining practises and weak law enforcement resulted in contamination and depletion of the river. With the Ongi River Movement, Mönkhbayar convinced
16-499: The Mongolian Government and Parliament to pass and enforce more restrictive laws in 2006. Erel Mining Company was shut down, and the other mining businesses were forced to use more sustainable methods. This has led to a significant improvement of the quality and amount of water in the river. He was arrested on 2013 and condemned to 21 years in prison. Later he was sentenced to 7 years in prison for attempting to enter
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