Улаанбаатар
Tomortei-Khandgait railroad carries first iron ore load
EconomyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ An official opening of and the first shipping by a 33.4km railroad, connecting Tomortei deposit and Khandgait station, took place on April 3. The decision was made on this February 1 about transferring the railroad to the Mongolian Railways state-owned company.
In frames of the implementation of a project on Mining and Metallurgy Complex in Darkhan-Selenge region, QSC LLC have completed the railroad construction as part of infrastructure development, on a concession agreement with the government. The rail station has three loading terminals, equipped with latest technologies, alarms and communication devices.
The Mongolian Railways shipped the first load of iron ore at the opening. One million tons of iron ore is planned to be shipped from Tomortei deposit this year, with an intention to increase the annual shipping to 8-10 million tons.
In the project implementation, QSC LLC has taken part as the main investor, Mongolian Railway Corporation LLC, Peak Development LLC, Khutul Ceramsit LLC, Maximal LLC and Ulaanbaatar Railway Society have participated as executors.
