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The '''Asgat mine''' is one of the largest [[silver]] mines in [[Mongolia]] and in the world.<ref name="Kiruna">{{cite web|url=http://www.docstoc.com/docs/26576831/MINERAL-DEPOSIT-MODELS-FOR-NORTHEAST-ASIA |title=Mineral deposits of Northern Asia |year=2012 |publisher=docstoc.com |accessdate=2013-07-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923093210/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/26576831/MINERAL-DEPOSIT-MODELS-FOR-NORTHEAST-ASIA |archivedate=2013-09-23 }}</ref>
Asgat Mine sits on the Yustid Ore Cluster <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-26156.html|title=Asgat Ag-Sb deposit, Asgat-Ozernoe zone, Yustid ore cluster, Nogoonnuur District, Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia|accessdate=26 March 2023}}</ref> in [[Nogoonnuur]] District, [[Bayan-Ölgii Province]]<ref name="Kiruna"/> The mine has estimated reserves of 2,247 tons [[silver]].<ref name="Kiruna"/> In addition, the mine is estimated to contain 4,229 tons of [[Arsenic]], 2,092 tons of [[Zinc]], and 8.9 tons of [[cadmium]] among other deposits.<ref name="pressreader.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/mongolia/the-ub-post/20201118/281526523593885|title="When will Asgat silver mine be commercialized?"|via=PressReader|accessdate=26 March 2023}}</ref>
The mine is not currently in operation. Part of the mine required for access sits across the border in [[Russia]], the location lacks road, rail, water, and power infrastructure.<ref name="pressreader.com"/>
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