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Tavan Tolgoi coal mine in Ömnögovi Province. Mongolia hosts 0.2% of the world's known coal reserves at an estimated 162 billion tonnes in 2011 with 17 operating coal mines. Mongolia exported 73% of the 25 million tons of coal produced in 2010, making it the country's largest export (which had previously been copper).
This list of mines in Mongolia is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
The largest consumer and importer of coal is China. China mines almost half the world's coal, followed by India with about a tenth. Australia accounts for about a third of world coal exports, followed by Indonesia and Russia. [5] Coal is largely held in the Earth in areas that it needs to be mined from, and is generally present in coal seams.
The West Tsankhi section of the Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit has been in operation since 1967, as a small coal mine. It supplied coal to the Mongolian domestic market, but in August 2011, started exporting coal to China [15] In 2009 in order to maximize the mine's production, the Mongolian government put the mine up for international companies and ...
This is a list of countries by coal production ranking countries with coal production larger than 5 ... Mongolia: 64.7 29.7 25.3 35.1 ... World 8,694.9 8,360.4 ...
LONDON/ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (RIO.L) (RIO.AX) and Mongolia have signed a deal for the supply of power to the miner's giant copper mine extension at Oyu Tolgoi by mid-2023, with both ...
The Oyu Tolgoi mining project is the largest financial undertaking in Mongolia's history and is expected upon completion to produce 450,000 tonnes (500,000 short tons) of copper annually. Financing for the project has come in part from the Rio Tinto Group and an investment agreement between Ivanhoe Mines and the government of Mongolia.
Pages in category "Coal mines in Mongolia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.