Ulaan Ovoo coal mine
  Location within Mongolia | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Products | brown coal |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Company | Prophecy Coal Company |
The Ulaan Ovoo Coal Mine (Mongolian: Улаан Овоо, red mound) is a coal mine located in the Tüshig District of Selenge aimag in northern Mongolia. It is located on the northern shore of the Zelter River a short distance west of the sum center.[1]
The mine has coal reserves amounting to 208.8 million tonnes of brown coal.[2]
History
Geologists from the Soviet Union explored the area for coal mining potential in the 1970s. In 2006, the mine was slowly purchased by Canadian company Prophecy Coal Company and it was fully acquired in 2010.[3]
Business
The coal extracted from the mine is used to power up Darkhan and Erdenet Thermal Power Plants.[3]
References
- ↑ "Russian army map "100k--m48-066--(1970)"". Maps for the world. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ↑ "Ulaan Ovoo Coal Mine, Mongolia". prophecycoal.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- 1 2 N., Ariuntuya (27 September 2012). "Strategy on strategic mineral missing". Mongolian Mining Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2025.