Nuurst Khotgor Coal Mine
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Nuurst Khotgor Coal Mine (Хотгор шанага) is an operating coal mine in Bökhmörön, Uvs, Mongolia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Nuurst Khotgor Coal Mine | Bökhmörön, Uvs, Mongolia | 49.8497362, 90.8978878 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | 16.1 | 60* | 570* |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76[1] | – | 143.3[2] | – | Bituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Korea Coal Corp [51%]; Khotgor Shanaga [49%] | Korea Coal Corp [100%] | South Korea, Mongolia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.
Background
The Nuurst Khotgor or Khotgor Shanaga Coal Mine is an operating surface coal mine in Uvs Province, Mongolia. The Nuurst Khotgor coal mine is a surface coal mine. It is owned by Korea Coal Corporation (51%), which bought its share in 2010, and Khotgor Shanaga LLC (49%). It produces 1 million tons per year.[3][4]
In 2017–18, the mine was at the center of a corruption scandal involving Finance Minister Chimed Khurelbaatar.[5]
In 2023, Korea Coal Corporation is preparing to sell its Khotgor Shanaga coal mine in Mongolia.[6]
Details
- Operator: Korea Coal Corporation, Khotgor Shanaga LLC
- Owners: Korea Coal Corporation (51%), Khotgor Shanaga LLC (49%)
- Location: Bökhmörön District, Uvs Province, Mongolia
- GPS Coordinates: 49.8497362, 90.8978878 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 1 million tonnes per year
- Total Resource: 143.3 million tonnes[7]
- Total Reserves: 76 million tonnes[8]
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Type: Surface
- Mine Size: 16.1 km2[8]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240121012014/https://www.kocoal.or.kr/eng/manage.php?f_id=sub2_2. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240121014733/https://www.globalmethane.org/documents/toolsres_coal_overview_ch22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Nuurst Khotgor coal mine, Wikipedia, accessed Apr. 2021.
- ↑ “Хотгор шанага”-д 52 тэрбум төгрөг төлсөн солонгосчууд “амаа барьж” байна, Ord.mn, 7 Nov. 2017.
- ↑ АТГ: “Хотгор шанага” уурхайтай холбоотой баримтыг цуглуулсан ч Ч.Хүрэлбаатарыг буруутгах олигтой баримт олж чадаагүй, MASS.mn, 12 June, 2018.
- ↑ Korea Coal Corp. to sell Mongolian mine amid energy resource boom, The Korea Economic Daily, accessed October 2023
- ↑ Global Methane Project, [https://www.globalmethane.org/documents/toolsres_coal_overview_ch22.pdf "Mongolia", p. 192, Accessed June 2021
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Overseas, Korea Coal website, Accessed July 2022.
