Garamjav Dondog was born in Zuunharaa, Selenge province of Mongolia in August, 1945. In 1967, he graduated from the National University of Mongolia as a mapping engineer and geologist. Garamjav has been working as a senior geologist with Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia Inc. since 2000. Prior to that, Garamjav was a senior geologist and advisor for BHP Minerals from 1997-1999. And prior to that, he worked for Erdenet-Magma JVC for two years. As a professional geologist, he has spent more than 35 years in the mineral exploration industry, particularly focussing on copper. Garamjav studied metallogenic belts and formations of copper deposits throughout Mongolia. From 1968 to 1972, he conducted explorations in Erdenet's copper--molybdenum deposit, Mongolia's largest copper deposit. In 1983, he first visited the South Oyu Tolgoi copper mineralization. |