Nuurst Khotgor coal mine
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| Location | |
|---|---|
  Nuurst Khotgor Coal Mine | |
| Location | Bökhmörön |
| Aimag | Uvs |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Coordinates | 49°51′12″N 90°53′23″E / 49.85333°N 90.88972°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coking coal |
| History | |
| Opened | 1963 |
The Nuurst Khotgor Coal Mine (Mongolian: Нүүрст хотгор, Coal bowl) is an open-pit coal mine in Bökhmörön sum (district) of Uvs Province, Mongolia.
The mine has coal reserves amounting to 109 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 1 million tonnes of coal.[1]
Originally the mine was state property, but has been privatized in 2001. In 2010 Korea Coal Corporation acquired 51% of the business.[2]
History
[edit]The mine began its extraction activities in 1963.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nuurst Khotgor Coal Mine, Mongolia" (PDF). resources.newsresources.info. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
- ^ "Нүүрст хотгорын уурхай". uvsnutag.mn. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ "Mongolia, Summary of Coal Industry" (PDF). Global Methane Initiative. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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