Tin
From Mongol Studies Online Reference
Tin is another of valuable metals that Mongolia is rich with. Tin and Copper were the primary reasons that China began to tap Mongolia as a source to fuel its growing economy. Chinese investment in gold, tin, and copper proved mutually beneficial to Mongolia and China and, due to high international prices, brought Mongolia increased revenue starting in 2003. [1] Mongolian tin is located mostly in Nomgon in Omnogovi aimag and at Yeguudzer in Suhbaatar aimag. [2] Tin is was not mined by state-owned corporations as of 1997. The mineral is usually mined along with tungsten, though neither are mined as extensively as coal, gold, or copper. Chief Mongolian tin mines include Bain-Mod (Modot), the Khujkhan, and the Kharmaitin Mines. Four other large tungsten-tin mines were closed by 1997.
Estimated Mongolian Tin Production (1000 kilograms)
1993 - 150
1994 – 136.1
1995 - 150
1996 – 136.1
1997 – 45.3
[edit] References
- ↑ Update Mongolia. Economic Research Department. Country Risk Researcher. December 2006.
- ↑ Natural Resources. Mongolia. Robert L. Worden and Andrea Matles Savada, editors. Mongolia: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989. Accessed July 2008.
- ↑ “The Mineral Industry of Mongolia”. Wu, John C. Country Studies, US. Published 1997. Accessed July 2008.
