Ovoot Tolgoi Coal Mine

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Ovoot Tolgoi Coal Mine (Овоот Толгой, Нарийн Сухайтын нүүрсний уурхай) is an operating coal mine in Gurvan tes, Umnugobi Aimag, Mongolia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ovoot Tolgoi Coal Mine	Gurvan tes, Umnugobi Aimag, Mongolia	43.002222, 101.260556 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2008	2037 (planned)

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
9	6.07	2021	Surface	Open Pit	93	60*	360

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
114	–	402	–	Bituminous	Met	Tavan Tolgoi power station (Rio Tinto)

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
SouthGobi Sands LLC	SouthGobi Resources Ltd [100.0%]	Mongolia, Canada

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	6	4	5	1	1	0	4

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 Ovoot Tolgoi mine (Овоот Толгой), also known as the Nariin Sukhait mining complex (Нарийн Сухайт), is a metallurgical coal mine in South Gobi (Ömnögovi) Province, Mongolia. Mine owner South Gobi Resources commenced mining at Ovoot Tolgoi's Sunset Pit in April 2008 and commenced coal sales in September 2008. In August 2011, the Company commenced mining and sales at Ovoot Tolgoi's Sunrise Pit. The Ovoot Tolgoi Mine is covered by a single 9,308 hectare mining license and a corresponding permit to mine until 2037. According to the company's pre-feasibility report, the mine is designed to have an annual capacity of 8 million tonnes per annum, comprising 5.2 Mtpa from Sunset Field and 2.8 Mtpa from Sunrise Field.

According to South Gobi Resources, measured and indicated resources for the Ovoot Tolgoi Coal Deposit were estimated in 2016 at 302 million tonnes (Mt), including measured resources of 202 Mt and Indicated Resources of 100 Mt. An estimated 114 of the 302 Mt have been designated as reserves.

• Operator: South Gobi Sands LLC
• Owner: South Gobi Resources
• Location: Gurvan tes district, South Gobi (Ömnögovi) Province, Mongolia
• GPS Coordinates: 43.002222, 101.260556 (exact)
• Mine Status: Operating
• Production: 1.36 mtpa (2020) 6.07 million tonnes (2021)
• Total Resource:
• Total Reserves: 114 Mt
• Coal Type: Metallurgical
• Mine Size: 9,308 hectares
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2008
• Source of Financing:

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