Ulaanbaatar
Coal exports increased by 61.5 percent
Economy
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.
