July 19, 2013

Mongolia grants 1-year contract to mine Tavan Tolgoi west block | Reuters

Mongolia grants 1-year contract to mine Tavan Tolgoi west block | Reuters: "Mongolia has lined up three local firms to mine the West Tsankhi block of the giant Tavan Tolgoi coal mine for a year, an executive at the state-owned mining company said on Friday, as the country aims to boost coal output.

Mongolia is racing to start producing coal from the long-delayed project as it is under pressure to plug a budget gap and help pay down debt to Aluminium Corp of China (Chalco) amid a sharp downturn in coal prices."

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