{"id":2841386,"version":0,"headline":"Mongolia coal output surges 54pc on year in Jan-May","dateModified":"2026-06-18T16:10:24Z","datePublished":"2026-06-18T16:10:06Z","articleBody":"

Coal production in Mongolia jumped by 54.1pc on the year to 46.45mn t during the first five months of 2026, data from the country's statistic bureau show.

Mongolia produced 12.28mn t of coal in May, up by 52.6pc on the year. The central Asian country plans to produce about 90mn t of coal in 2026 as it seeks to increase exports, virtually all of which go to China.

Demand from China is likely to remain strong for the second half of the year as the country clamps down on coal mine safety standards after a gas explosion at a coking coal mine in the major mining province of Shanxi. These measures could slow domestic thermal coal production and increase seaborne coal demand, market participants said.

At its current pace, Mongolia will need to produce just 6.2mn t/month over the rest of this year to meet its annual coal production target, roughly half of its May production.

Separately, the Mongolian government announced early in June that it would allow mining projects to start this year in the Borteeg coal deposit, in the southern region of Mongolia and close to the main export corridor to China.

The deposit has total reserves of 424mn t, around 95pc of which is coking coal and the remainder thermal, according to Mongolia's industry and mineral resources ministry. State-run coal mining firm Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi will lead operations at the project.

By Shreyashi Sanyal

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Coal production in Mongolia jumped by 54.1pc on the year to 46.45mn t during the first five months of 2026, data from the country's statistic bureau show.

Mongolia produced 12.28mn t of coal in May, up by 52.6pc on the year. The central Asian country plans to produce about 90mn t of coal in 2026 as it seeks to increase exports, virtually all of which go to China.

Demand from China is likely to remain strong for the second half of the year as the country clamps down on coal mine safety standards after a gas explosion at a coking coal mine in the major mining province of Shanxi. These measures could slow domestic thermal coal production and increase seaborne coal demand, market participants said.

At its current pace, Mongolia will need to produce just 6.2mn t/month over the rest of this year to meet its annual coal production target, roughly half of its May production.

Separately, the Mongolian government announced early in June that it would allow mining projects to start this year in the Borteeg coal deposit, in the southern region of Mongolia and close to the main export corridor to China.

The deposit has total reserves of 424mn t, around 95pc of which is coking coal and the remainder thermal, according to Mongolia's industry and mineral resources ministry. State-run coal mining firm Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi will lead operations at the project.

By Shreyashi Sanyal

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