Cabinet releases export data for miners operating in TT

June 16 (www.open-government.mn) Government Press Office website releases the following info regarding coal mining in TT and Nariin Suhait.

1.Export datas for 5 companies: Tavan Tolgoi JSC and Energy Resources, operating on TT of Tsogttsetsii Soum, and Mongolyn Alt (MAK), Chinhua-MAK-Nariin Suhait, and Southgobi Sands (of Southgobi Resources), operating in Nariin Suhait Coal Deposit of Gurvantes Soum (both soums are located in Umnugovi Aimag).

In 2009 exports:

Tavan Tolgoi JSC ("Little TT") - 2,6 mln tones

Energy Resources LLC (ER) - 1.4 mln

Mongolyn Alt LLC (MAK) - 1.6 mln

Chinhua-MAK Nariin Suhait 0.73 mln

SouthGobi Sands LLC (SGS) - 1.327 mln

In total 7657 thousand tonnes.

In 2010, they plan to export:

2.6, 3.8, 3, 1.1, 2.5 mln tonnes respectively.

In total 13 mln tonnes.

As of May 2010, they have exported:

0.6, 0.8, 1.4, 0.33, 0.7 mln tonnes of coal respectively

The article further says that Erdenes MGL SOE and QGX is working to export a million tonnes each this year.

2. Currently coal from UHG and TT JSC is transported by 9 contractors, 225 kms to "Tsagaan Had" coal offloading point, 20 kms from the Gashuun Suhait border point. 1000 trucks with 80 ton capacity is transporting 300 tru%ckloads a day, the article says.

Coal from MAK, Chinhua-MAK-Nariin Suhait and SGS is transported 56 kms to Shivee Huren Border Point by 500 trucks

3. 56 km paved road from Nariin Suhait to Shivee Huren to be completed in August this year. Construction began in 2007 and 50% complete.

4. Border point capacity

Gashuun Suhait Border Point operates from 08:00-22:00, and closed on Sunday. 300 transport vehicles cross the point daily.

Traffic in connection with OT is estimated to increase by 50-150 trucks. Further, border traffic is suspended from 12:00-14:30 in connection with China's customs schedule. Traffic is increasing significantly to a point where trucks often stay overnight at the border.

Government is currently working to open the border 24/7 and has decided to allocate the necessary funds in this year's budget.

5. Coal is offloaded and loaded 3 times before crossing the border. Government is working to decrease this number.

6. Local authorities

Tsogtsetsii soum's decision to auction off 11 points in Erdenes MGL's TT land to transporters was deemed illegal and the auction was postponed the Government Representative.

SGS has requested the government to review whether Gurvantes soum's decision to auction off land in SGS's licensed area to SGS itself is illegal. Land permits are required from soum or aimag authorities even on mining licensed areas. SGS wants to use its own licensed land to build coal stockpile, facilities to improve working conditions, and coal processing plant.

7. Government represantive's work

8. Short-term tasks to be carried out

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