Mongolian Mining Corp. to launch coal processing plant in Q2 2011

Mongolian Mining Corporation, Mongolia's largest producer and exporter of high-quality coking coal, has announced that in the second quarter of the current year it plans to commission the first module of its new coal handling and preparation plant, with a processing capacity of five million mt per year.
 
Meanwhile, the second and third phases of the plant, each with annual capacities of five million mt, are expected to become operational in the second half of 2011 and at the end of 2012, respectively.
 
Mongolian Mining Corporation started the construction of its own coal handling and preparation plant to ensure a consistent supply of high-quality, washed coking coal products and to enhance its profitability and competitive edge.
 
Mongolian Mining Corporation is principally engaged in the open-pit mining of coking coal at the Ukhaa Khudag coking coal deposit, which is located within the Tavan Tolgoi coal formation in South Gobi, Mongolia.