Flourite

From Mongol Studies Online Reference

In the 1990’s, flourite/fluorspar exports increased by a factor of 1.67, from 88.18 million kilograms per year to 148.87 million.

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The chief producer of fluorite in Mongolia is Mongolrostsvetmet, a Russian-Mongolian joint venture and Mongolia's second largest mining company. ^[2] Mongolrostsvetmet alone mines 544.31 million kilograms of fluorite ore and 163.29 million kilograms of fluorite concentrate per year. Of the concentrate, acid grade accounts for 90.72 to 108.86 million kilograms, and metallurgical grade for 45.36 to 72.57 million kilograms. ^[3]

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1. ↑ 1999 Montolian Statistical Yearbook. National Statistical Office of Mongolia.
2. ↑ "Economy and Trade as of end 2006". Embassy of Mongolia, Washington D.C. Accessed July 2008.
3. ↑ Annual Average Production. Mongolian-Russian JV "Mongolrostsvetmet". 2006. Accessed July 2008.