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Tulgatain Nuruu Project
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ProjectMiningExplorationOverview
- Industry
- Mining
- Company
- ADAMAS MINING
- Stage
- Exploration
- Location
- Eastern part of the Tugalgatain mountain range, approximately 270 km east of Ulaanbaatar;
- Coverage
- Company Submitted
Project Description
Large-scale thermal coal project in eastern Mongolia with multiple thick coal seams, defined ~299 Mt resources, and established regional mining infrastructure.
About the Company
ADAMAS MINING was established in 2001 in Mongolia and has successfully undertaken exploration and the development of mineral deposits throughout the country. Over the last 20 years, the company has achieved notable successes with its team, conducting detailed exploration of minerals across over 200 projects, including coal, rare earths, gold, silver, polymetallics, and uranium.
Key Metrics
- Deposit Type
- Sedimentary thermal coal deposit
- Average Grade
- Average calorific value: Qₐd ~4,623 kcal/kg; Qdaf ~6,536 kcal/kg; average ash ~22–24%; average sulfur content ~1.0%
- Deposit Location
- Eastern part of the Tugalgatain mountain range, approximately 270 km east of Ulaanbaatar; 70 km west of Ondorkhan (Khentii Province capital) and 40 km east of Jargaltkhaan soum; nearest power line ~18 km away
Exploration & Technical Work
- Work Completed
- Systematic exploration (2007–2011) including mapping, drilling, hydrogeological drilling, sampling, coal quality analysis, topographic surveying, and geophysical surveys
- Drill Results
- ~4,388 m of drilling; ~225 m hydrogeological drilling; 3 coal seams identified; 19 drillhole intersections in Seam 1