Nariin Sukhait mining complex

{{Short description|Mine in Gurvan tes, Ömnögovi, Mongolia}}

{{Update|date=March 2014}}

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| place = Gurvan tes sum

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| state/province = Ömnögovi

| country = Mongolia

| owner = Mongolyn Alt Corporation (MAK)

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The Nariin Sukhait or Ovoot Tolgoi mining complex ({{langx|mn|Нарийн Сухайт / Овоот Толгой}}) is located in the Gurvan tes District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia. The site is 25 km SE from sum center and 56 km north of Shivee Khüren - Ceke crossing point on the Mongolian-Chinese border.

Three companies operate at Nariin Sukhait Mine as independent coal producers, namely, Mongolyn Alt Corporation LLC,{{cite web|url=http://www.mak.mn |title=Mongolyn Alt Corporation (MAK) web site |publisher=Mak.mn |date= |accessdate=2014-03-06}} Mongolia; and Mongolian-Chinese JV "Qinhua-MAK-Nariin Sukhait" LLC; as well as SouthGobi Resources Ltd., through its local subsidiary SouthGobi Sands LLC.{{cite web|url=http://www.southgobi.com |title=SouthGobi Resources Ltd. web site |publisher=Southgobi.com |date=2014-02-28 |accessdate=2014-03-06}}

Nariin Sukhait is reported to hold about 380 million mt of resources of high-rank, low-ash, low-sulphur metallurgical and steam coal,{{cite web|url=http://www.secinfo.com/d12Fqz.zz.htm |title=SecInfo web site |publisher=Secinfo.com |date=2005-01-12 |accessdate=2014-03-06}} of which 220 million mt of resources belong to the licenses of Mongolyn Alt Corporation LLC and 160 million mt of coal{{cite web|url=http://www.sedar.com |title=Welcome to the SEDAR Web Site / Bienvenue au Site Web SEDAR |publisher=Sedar.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-06}} is delineated under the licenses of SouthGobi Sands LLC.

In 2008 the mine produced and sold about 1.9 million mt of coal in total (2005 - 1.7 million mt)[http://www.pmis.gov.mn/umnugobi/aboutus.php?webmenuid=101] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107065458/http://www.pmis.gov.mn/umnugobi/aboutus.php?webmenuid=101|date=November 7, 2007}} of which Mongolian-Chinese JV "Qinhua-MAK-Nariin Sukhait" LLC exported 1.2 million mt; Mongolyn Alt Corporation LLC marketed 0.635 million mt; and SouthGobi Sands LLC. sold 0.113 million mt.

In accordance with the Special Permit for the construction of railway from the Nariin Sukhait mine to the Mongolian-Chinese border granted to Mongolyn Alt Corporation LLC, the construction of the 47.8-km railway from the mine to the presently existing railhead at Ceke is scheduled to start up in early 2010.

Nariin Sukhait is a strategic coal deposit plays a key role in Mongolia’s mineral wealth redistribution efforts.{{Cite web |last=Adiya |first=Amar |date=2025-02-19 |title=Will Mongolia's Bold Plan to Reallocate Mineral Wealth Transform Lives for All? |url=https://www.mongoliaweekly.org/post/will-mongolia-s-bold-plan-to-reallocate-mineral-wealth-transform-lives-for-all |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Mongolia Weekly |language=en}}