COAL EXPORTS DOUBLED

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Mongolia exports an average of 1,304 trucks of coal per day.  On September 23-29, a total of 363 containers of coal crossed the border, according to the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry.

During the reference period, Mongolia exported 1,014,100 tons of coal, increased by 214.5 percent or doubled from the same period of the previous year. Since the beginning of the year, 18,807,200 tons of coal has been exported, increased by 6,448,500 tons or 52 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Thus, the performance of coal export has exceeded the plan.

Since the beginning of the year, 1,091,200 tons of copper concentrate has been exported, showing a 7 percent increase from the same period of the previous year.

As for iron ore and concentrates, a total of 3,154,100 tons were exported from the beginning of the year, which decreased by 47 percent from the same period of the previous year.

As of September 29, the Bank of Mongolia has purchased 14.81 tons of gold since the beginning of the year.

Source: https://montsame.mn/en/read/305214