Ukhaa Khudag Coal Mine
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Ukhaa Khudag Coal Mine (Ухаа худаг уурхай) is an operating coal mine in South Gobi, Mongolia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ukhaa Khudag Coal Mine | South Gobi, Mongolia | 43.666785, 105.518056 (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[1] | – | 2009[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 5.3[2] | 2022[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 29.6[2] | 60* | 1989[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365[2] | 2023-01-01 00:00:00[2] | 570[2] | Tavan Tolgoi | Bituminous | Met | GS Terminal[2] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mongolian Mining Corp | Mongolian Mining Corp [100%] | Mongolia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 8[3] | 9[3] | 9[3] | 6[2] | 3[2] | 5[2] | 12[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 Ukhaa Khudag mine is a coal mine in South Gobi, Mongolia. The Ukhaa Khudag mine is operated by Thiess, which has a relationship contract with Energy Resources LLC to provide mining operations.[5] On its website, Energy Resources LLC states that in August 2006 it was "granted with mining license MV-11952 for the Ukhaa Khudag coking coal deposit covering area of 2,960 hectares and mining at Ukhaa Khudag commenced in April, 2009."[6] The Ukhaa Khudag mine has been reported to comprise approximately 5 per cent of the Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit.[7]
On its website the company states that the Ukhaa Khudag deposit holds 680 Mt of JORC-compliant measured, indicated and inferred resources as of 31 December 2016, and 313 Mt of ROM coal reserves as of 1 January 2020, respectively.[8]
Leighton Asia, which previously operated the mine for Energy Resources, stated that the mine "will ramp up production rates from current levels to 10 million tonnes per year by June 2011."[9] The 15 million tonnes per annum coal processing plant was built by the Australian mineral processing plant construction company, Sedgman.[10]
In 2010, Energy Resources LLC became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC).[11]
- Operator: Thiess
- Owner: Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC)
- Location: South Gobi (Ömnögovi) Province, Mongolia
- GPS Coordinates: 43.597948, 105.222627 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 5.3 million tonnes (2022)[12]
- Total Resource: 570 million tonnes (as 31 December 2022) [12]
- Total Reserves: 365 million tonnes (as at 1 January 2023)[12]
- Coal Type: Metallurgical
- Mine Size: 29.6 km2[12]
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start year: 2009
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240718173304/https://www.austrade.gov.au/en/news-and-analysis/publications-and-reports/mongolian-mining-projects-report-2023. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 (PDF) https://www.mmc.mn/public/storage/announcements/April2023/5t5dezNP6oXNuNssnPag.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://www.mmc.mn/public/storage/uploads/5ea03cbf-7624-411e-ad3c-0c6aa2dee2c3-e101%20NEW.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.mmc.mn/public/storage/reports/April2024/NoUEmy7wwyd4MdLXZbqm.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Thiess celebrates 15 years mining in Mongolia", World Coal, May 3, 2022.
- ↑ Energy Resources LLC, "About Us: Company Overview", Energy Resources LLC website, accessed March 2011.
- ↑ Michael Sainsbury, "Mongolia heats up the market for coal exports", The Australian, September 09, 2010.
- ↑ Ukhaa Khudag mine, Company Website, accessed May 2021
- ↑ Leighton Asia, "Ukhaakhudag (UHG) Coal Mine", Leighton Asia website, accessed March 2011.
- ↑ "Ukhaa Khudag mine", Sedgman website, accessed March 2011.
- ↑ "Mongolian Mining Corporation (00975)". Hkexness.hk. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Annual Report 2022, Mongolian Mining Corporation website, Oct 2023.
