Those other assets include stakes in a gold project in Kazakhstan and a coal mine in Mongolia.

WSJ: A Battle for Mongolia's Copper Lode

Under its agreement with Rio, Mongolia has a 34% stake in the mine and the project is already a major jobs provider, with 13, 000 workers of whom 87% are Mongolians.

BBC: Dividing up Mongolia's mining riches from Oyu Tolgoi

This three-year project aims to improve the capacities to combat the illicit trafficking of cultural property in Mongolia through the enhancement of operational capacity-building actions and awareness-raising activities.

UNESCO: CULTURE