Country report Mongolia

Abstract

The extremely low coal prices of the last years had huge impact on Mongolia´s coal industry. New processing plants have not been implemented. However, several projects are in initial planning phase and are planned to be realized within the next years. The coal characteristics of the deposits are differing a lot – this paper will give an overview about statistic figures such as reserves, production, product quality, the mining method of the various deposits and also a brief description of the special requirements for the planned coal processing projects against the background of the specific climatic conditions in Mongolia. Mongolia´s huge coal reserves and its dependence to fuel import are leading to intensive research and studies for coal gasification/liquefaction processes. Upgrading of raw coal and production of clean coal concentrate as a basis for higher efficiency of CTL plants is a significant issue.