Nuurstei Coal Mine
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Nuurstei Coal Mine is a shelved coal mine in Murun, Khuvsgul, Mongolia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Nuurstei Coal Mine | Murun, Khuvsgul, Mongolia | 49.671437, 100.118621 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelved | Exploration | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | Surface | – | – | 60* | * |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 13 | – | Bituminous | Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Aspire Mining [90.00%]; other [10.00%] | Aspire Mining [90%]; Others [10%] | Australia |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Nuurstei coking coal project is a proposed open cut coking coal project owned and operated by the small Australian firm, Aspire Mining,in Khuvsgul, Mongolia.[1] According to project sponsor Aspire Mining, the mine is currently being evaluated as a near term development, producing a washed hard coking coal. In 2018, a drilling program reexamined the modest resource base. As of October 2020, the company has continued to promote the project.[2]
The proposed site is 160 km east of Aspire's Ovoot coking coal project.[1]
Although there have been few public updates on this project in recent years, the project does appear in Aspire Mining's 2021 Annual Report, and therefore appears to still be proposed. However, the company admits, "No substantive work was conducted on this project during the year."[3] The project is presumed shelved, until further announcements.
- Operator: Aspire Mining
- Owners: Aspire Mining (90%), Others Unknown (10%)[2]
- Location: Murun, Khuvsgul, Mongolia[2]
- GPS coordinates: 49.671437, 100.118621 (approximate)
- Mine status: Shelved[2]
- Annual Capacity: 1 mtpa[4]
- Mineable reserves: 4.7 Mt[1]
- Coal type: Bituminous (Metallurgical)
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface[1]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nuurstei Coal, Aspire Mining, Company Website, accessed January 4, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Aspire Mining committed to transforming Mongolian coking coal project, Mining and Quarry World, October 23rd, 2020
- ↑ Annual Report 2021, Aspire Mining Limited, accessed July 2022.
- ↑ IEA, Coal Information 2020, Mining Projects, accessed January 4, 2021
