Tavan Tolgoi
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Tavan Tolgoi (Mongolian: Таван толгой, also Tavantolgoi, Tavantolgoy, "Five Hill") is one of the world's largest untapped coking and thermal coal deposits, located in the Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia.[1] It has a total estimated resource of 6.4 billion tonnes, one quarter of which is high quality coking coal. It is divided into six sections: Tsankhi, Ukhaa Khudag, Bor tolgoi, Borteeg, and Southwest and Eastern coalfields.[2] The Tsankhi section is the largest part, and is divided into East and West Tsankhi - these have had the most focus recently.
Location | |
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Location | Tsogttsetsii sum |
Aimag | Ömnögovi |
Country | Mongolia |
Coordinates | 43°37′30″N 105°28′27″E |
Production | |
Products | Coking coal |
Owner | |
Company | Erdenes MGL |
All of Tavan Tolgoi is owned by Erdenes MGL (a government owned company) except for Ukhaa Khudag section which is mined by the Mongolian Mining Corporation.[3] Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC (Erdenes TT), a subsidiary of Erdenes MGL, is managing the development of East Tsankhi, and the company is due to float on the Hong Kong, London and Ulaanbaatar stock markets in late 2012.[4] Mining of West Tsankhi is planned to be contracted to a consortium of international mining companies – a decision is due in late 2012.[5]
Tavan Tolgoi is situated in the southern Gobi Desert. Tavan Tolgoi is 15 km SW from Tsogttsetsii sum center, 98 km E from Ömnögovi Province center Dalandzadgad. It is 150 km from Oyu Tolgoi and about 240 km north of the Chinese border.