Tavan Tolgoi, Ömnögovi
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Tavan Tolgoi is an open pit coal mine in the Tsogttsetsii sum
(district) of Ömnögovi Province
in southern Mongolia
. Tavan Tolgoi urban type settlement population is 313 (12.31.2009).
. Tavan Tolgoi is 15 km SW from Tsogttsetsii sum
center, 98 km E from Ömnögovi Province
center Dalandzadgad.
, ArcelorMittal, Peabody Energy
, Vale S.A., Xstrata
among others. In early July three companies were preliminary selected that are Peabody Energy
, Chinese and Russian consortiums. Later the Mongolian national security committee rejected the proposal.
Tsogttsetsii, Ömnögovi
Tsogttsetsii is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. The Tavan Tolgoi coal mine is 15 km SW from sum centre....
(district) of Ömnögovi Province
Ömnögovi Province
Ömnögovi is an aimag of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad....
in southern Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
. Tavan Tolgoi urban type settlement population is 313 (12.31.2009).
Geography
Tavan Tolgoi is situated at South Gobi desertGobi Desert
The Gobi is a large desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the...
. Tavan Tolgoi is 15 km SW from Tsogttsetsii sum
Tsogttsetsii, Ömnögovi
Tsogttsetsii is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. The Tavan Tolgoi coal mine is 15 km SW from sum centre....
center, 98 km E from Ömnögovi Province
Ömnögovi Province
Ömnögovi is an aimag of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad....
center Dalandzadgad.
History
Tavan Tolgoi has been in operation since 1967. In 2011, in order to maximize the mine's production, the Mongolian government put the mine up for international companies and consortiums. Six companies were shortlisted and the winners would be likely announced in June or July 2011. The bidders are KoresKores
KORES is a traditional family-owned producer of stationary products that was established in 1887 by Wilhelm Koreska and whose products are now sold all over the world in more than 70 countries and 25 languages...
, ArcelorMittal, Peabody Energy
Peabody Energy
Peabody Energy Corporation , previously Peabody Coal Company, is the largest private-sector coal company in the world. The company is headquartered in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri....
, Vale S.A., Xstrata
Xstrata
Xstrata plc is a global mining company headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is a major producer of coal , copper, nickel, primary vanadium and zinc and the world's largest producer of ferrochrome...
among others. In early July three companies were preliminary selected that are Peabody Energy
Peabody Energy
Peabody Energy Corporation , previously Peabody Coal Company, is the largest private-sector coal company in the world. The company is headquartered in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri....
, Chinese and Russian consortiums. Later the Mongolian national security committee rejected the proposal.