Ulaan Ovoo coal mine
{{Short description|Coal mine in Selenge, Mongolia}}
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| place = Tüshig District
| subdivision_type = Aimag
| state/province = Selenge
| country = Mongolia
| owner = Prophecy Coal Company
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The Ulaan Ovoo Coal Mine ({{langx|mn|Улаан Овоо}}, red mound) is a coal mine located in the Tüshig District of Selenge aimag in northern Mongolia. It is located on the northern shore of the Zelter River a short distance west of the sum center.{{Cite web
|url=http://loadmap.net/en/m4129
|title=Russian army map "100k--m48-066--(1970)"
|publisher=Maps for the world
|accessdate=2015-01-05
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The mine has coal reserves amounting to 208.8 million tonnes of brown coal.{{cite web
|url=http://www.prophecycoal.com/projects/project_ulaan_ovoo/
|title=Ulaan Ovoo Coal Mine, Mongolia
|year=2012
|publisher=prophecycoal.com
|accessdate=2013-07-07
}}
History
Geologists from the Soviet Union explored the area for coal mining potential in the 1970s. In 2006, the mine was slowly purchased by Canadian company Prophecy Coal Company and it fully aquired in 2010.{{cite web|last=N.|first=Ariuntuya|date=27 September 2012|url=https://www.mongolianminingjournal.com/a/34867|title=Strategy on strategic mineral missing|website=Mongolian Mining Journal|access-date=24 March 2025}}
Business
The coal extracted from the mine is used to power up Darkhan and Erdenet Thermal Power Plants.