Khuut Coal Mine
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Khuut Coal Mine (Хөөт) is an operating coal mine in Matad, Dornod, Mongolia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Khuut Coal Mine | Matad, Dornod, Mongolia | 46.9565721, 114.8309159 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | 2009 | – |
| Shelved | Announced | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.53[1] | 2025[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | 130[2] |
| 5 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294 | – | – | – | Lignite | Thermal | – |
| 33[3] | – | 225[4] | – | Lignite[5] | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Buman-Olz [100.0%] | Buman-Olz | Mongolia |
| Buman-Olz [100.0%] | Buman-Olz | Mongolia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.12[6] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.53[1] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
The Khuut Coal Mine (Хөөт) is a surface coal mine, owned and operated by Buman-Olz LLC, in Dornod Province, Mongolia. The Khuut coal mine is a surface lignite coal mine owned and operated by the Mongolian-owned private company, Buman-Olz LLC. It produced 120,000 tons in 2017.[7][8]
According to the 2025 environmental management plan, the Khuut coal mine planned to produce 538 thousand tonnes of coal in 2025, with 249 thousand tonnes expected to be sold to cement and lime plants, an aerated concrete plant, other contracted companies, and local consumers.[9]
Proposed Expansion
As of 2018, Buman-Olz LLC has plans to increase the mine's production to 7–10 million tons per year.[7] However, as of July 2022, without any project updates in the last 3-5 years, this expansion is presumably shelved.
The company has also found lithium and rare-earth minerals at the mine site.[10]
Details
- Operator: Buman-Olz LLC
- Owner: Buman-Olz LLC
- Location: 35km west of Matad, Matad District, Dornod Province, Mongolia
- GPS Coordinates: 46.9565721, 114.8309159 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.12 MT/year (2017)
- Total Resource:
- Total Reserves: 225 MT[11]
- Coal Type: Lignite
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 2009
- Workforce: 130
- Source of Financing:
Project Expansion
- Status: Shelved
- Capacity: 7-10 million tonnes per annum[11]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://eic.mn/envmng/upload/2025/tamngdocument/17/20250213_1659.pdf.
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- ↑ 20230817_8958.pdf (eic.mn)
- ↑ https://montsame.mn/en/read/134992.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://eic.mn/envmng/upload/2023/tamngdocument/17/20230307_6142.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://eagle.mn/r/44094.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Хөөтийн уурхайгаас жилд 7-10 сая тонн нүүрс олборлоно, Eagle News, 8 May 2018.
- ↑ Khuut coal mine, Wikipedia, accessed Apr. 2021.
- ↑ "Хөөтийн нүүрсний уурхайн байгаль орчны менежментийн төлөвлөгөө 2025" (PDF). Environmental Information Center (EIC) Mongolia. Retrieved Mar 6, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Хөөтийн уурхайгаас ховор элемент илэрчээ, Montsame Mongolian News Agency, 10 May 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Minister works at Khuut mine and Tsairt Mineral LLC", Montsame Mongolian News Agency, 9 May 2018.
