SouthGobi purchases trucks to speed up Ovoot Tolgoi mining

Wednesday, 16 April 2008 06:24

Canadian-based SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. has purchased a second fleet of coal mining equipment for the Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in southern Mongolia.

Purchased from Monnis International, SouthGobbi has selected a larger Liebherr 996 34-cubic-metre shovel, four 240-ton Terex haul trucks and various auxiliary equipment. Delivery and commissioning of the equipment is scheduled for the second quarter 2009.

On March 31 SouthGobi was issued a mining permit for Ovoot Tolgoi, allowing for open-pit mining to proceed. The Ovoot Tolgoi mine is located 45 kilometers north of the Mongolian border with China. A Chinese steel mill already has built a railway line to the Ceke border point, where a major, automated railcar loading facility opened last year.

The Mongolian Government is formally transforming the Ceke border point into a full-time border crossing that will allow daily distribution of Ovoot Tolgoi coal to customers in China.

In March 2008, SouthGobi began stripping and developing the first coal-mining production benches for the planned open-pit mine. Coal deliveries are expected to start in the third quarter 2008 to customers in China.

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