Улаанбаатар
Coal exports doubled
Economy
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.
