COAL EXPORTS INCREASED BY 61.5 PERCENT

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Between October 14-20, the mining industry exported 1,047.1 thousand tons of coal through 8,228 vehicles and 1,250 containers, which is 1.6 times more than the same period of the previous year.

As reported by the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry, 21,588.1 thousand tons of coal have been exported since the beginning of the year, showing a 61.5 percent increase from the same period of the previous year.

During the above period, the mining industry exported 1,161.7 thousand tons of copper concentrate by 328 cars and 78 containers, an increase of 5 percent compared to last year. As for iron ore and concentrate, 3,656.6 thousand tons were exported from the beginning of the year, a decrease of 42 percent compared to the same period last year.   

As of October 20, the Central Bank’s total purchase of gold this year has reached 16.31 tons.

The export performance of mineral products averaged 81.3 percent. In particular, coal was 119.9 percent, copper concentrate 95.8 percent, iron 72.3 percent, gold 81.6 percent, oil 45.5 percent, zinc 115.7 percent, and fluoride 38.7 percent.