Tevshiin Govi Coal Mine

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Tevshiin Govi Coal Mine (Тэвшийн говийн) is a shelved coal mine in Saintsagaan, Dundgovi, Mongolia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tevshiin Govi Coal Mine	Saintsagaan, Dundgovi, Mongolia	45.9937413, 106.1277321 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	–	–	–
Shelved	Announced	New	–	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	0.05	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50.0*	–
2.5	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50.0*	–

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
420.0	–	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–
420.0	–	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Mogul Energy	Mogul Energy International Inc [100.0%]	Mongolia
Mogul Energy	Mogul Energy International Inc [100.0%]	Mongolia

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
–	0.05*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.

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Background

The Tevshiin Govi (or Tevshiin Gobi) Coal Mine is an operating surface coal mine in Dundgovi Province, Mongolia. The Tevshiin Govi coal mine is a surface lignite coal mine. It is operated by Mogul Energy LLC. As of 2021, it was producing only about 50,000 tons per year.

As of October 2023, there have been no further updates, and the project appeared to be mothballed.

As of March 2026, no further developments had been reported on the mine or its expansion plans.

Proposed expansion

The mine's owner, Mogul Energy LLC, had plans to expand the mine to 3 million MTPA, and to build a mine-mouth coal power plant, Tevshiin Gobi power station, which would be powered by coal from the mine. As of 2021, the plant project appeared to be helved, thereby shelving the proposed mine expansion. As of June 2023, with no further developments, the project appeared to cancelled.

Owner

The project's owner, Mogul Energy LLC, is a Mongolian company that is apparently backed by two funds managed by an affiliate of New York-based Firebird Management LLC.

Details

• Owner: Mogul Energy LLC
• Parent Company:
• Location: 24km southwest of Delgertsogt, in Saintsagaan District, Dundgovi Province, Mongolia
• GPS Coordinates: 45.9937413, 106.1277321 (exact)
• Production Capacity: 0.05 MT/year
• Proposed Capacity: 3 MT/year
• Total Reserves: 420 MT
• Recoverable Reserves:
• Coal type: Lignite
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year:
• Workforce:
• Source of Financing:

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