The Övdög Khudag Coal Mine (, ''knee well'', sometimes Ovdog Hudag) is a

coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other Chemical element, elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal i ...

mine being developed in Bayanjargalan and Öndörshil Districts of

Dundgovi Province Dundgovi or Dundgobi (, ''Middle Gobi'') is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the south of the country, approximately south of Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Mandalgovi. Dundgovi is the second least populated Province. ...

Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...

. The deposit has coal reserves amounting to projected 89 million tonnes of

Lignite Lignite (derived from Latin ''lignum'' meaning 'wood'), often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35% and is considered the lowest ...

. Together with the "Ikh ulaan uul" (, ''big red lake'') deposit nearby it comprises the "Black Hills" development.

Business

The mine is owned by TaliinShigtgee LLC.

References

Bayanjargalan, Dundgovi Coal mines in Mongolia Öndörshil {{Mine-stub