Aduunchuluun Coal Mine
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Aduunchuluun Coal Mine (Адуун чулуун) is an operating coal mine in Choibalsan, Bayantümen, Dornod, Mongolia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Aduunchuluun Coal Mine | Choibalsan, Bayantümen, Dornod, Mongolia | 48.1271633, 114.5378023 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | 1955[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6[2] | 0.45[2] | 2025[2] | Surface[3] | Open Pit[3] | 0.74[4] | 50* | 249.524537* |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424[2] | 2024[2] | – | – | Anthracite | Thermal[3] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Aduunchuluun Coal Mining Company [100.0%] | Mongolyn Alt Corporation [MAK] | Mongolia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | 0.55[5] | 0.32[5] | – | – | – | – | – | 0.45[2] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Aduunchuluun Coal Mine (or Aduun Chuluun) is an operating surface coal mine near the city of Choibalsan, in Bayantümen District, Dornod Province, Mongolia.[6]The Aduunchuluun coal mine is operated by Aduunchuluun Coal Mining Company. The Mongolia-based Mongolyn Alt Corporation (MAK Corporation) owns the mine.[7]
The mine started working in the field of underground mining in 1955 and is currently operating as an open pit mine. The company supplies coal to domestic consumers and enterprises of the Eastern Province and the state-owned "Eastern Region Energy System".[8]
The mine has a capacity of 600,000 tons per year.[9][7] It was privatized in 1999.[10]
In 2018 it was reported the mine was on the verge of stopping coal mining due to overlapped license. Since it began operating (presumably - since the privatization in 1999, Aduunchuluun company has been conducting surface and underground mining, made overburden removals on 28.4 million cubic meter area and extracted 14.9 million tons of coal.[11]
However, in 2023 the mine was still operating and provided normal supply of coal.[8] In the first half of 2023, Aduunchuluun JSC reported sales revenue of MNT 3.4 billion (approximately US$1 million), a 45.9% increase compared to the same period of the previous year, partly attributable to a product price increase of over 35% that took effect on 1 July 2022.[12] However, the company's net loss in the same period grew 1.6 times year-on-year.[13]
For 2025, the Aduunchuluun coal mine planned to produce about 450,000 tonnes of coal.[14]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20260630063119/https://iltodezed.wordpress.com/%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%87%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BD-%D1%85%D0%BA/. Archived from the original on 30 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://eic.mn/envmng/upload/2025/tamngdocument/17/20250212_1149.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.bloombergtv.mn/news/g1r1i4.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://eic.mn/envmng/upload/2024/tamngdocument/17/20240416_4045.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://www.mse.mn/issuers/activityreport/461_20200317082129report.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Aduunchuluun Joint Stock Company, EMIS website, accessed March 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Aduunchuluun coal mine, Wikipedia, accessed Apr. 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ""Адуун чулуун" ХК 2023 оны эхний хоёр улиралд 3.4 тэрбум төгрөгийн борлуулалтын орлоготой ажиллажээ". www.bloombergtv.mn. August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ КОМПАНИЙН ТУХАЙ, Aduunchuluun Coal Mining Company website, accessed Apr. 2021.
- ↑ Адуунчулууны ордыг тєр мэдэлдээ авах уу?, ORD.mn, 14 Apr. 2014.
- ↑ "Aduunchuluun on the verge of stopping coal mine due to overlapped license". www.montsame.mn. 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Адуун чулуун» ХК 2023 оны эхний хоёр улиралд 3.4 тэрбум төгрөгийн борлуулалтын орлоготой ажиллажээ". bloombergtv.mn. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "I-VI сард «Адуунчулуун» ХК-ийн цэвэр алдагдал өмнөх оны мөн үеэс 1.6 дахин өсөв". bloombergtv.mn. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ [PDF_OR_SOURCE_LINK "Environmental management plan for the Aduunchuluun coal deposit, 2025"]. 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
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