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Leighton to Increase Coal Production in Mongolia |
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 10:29 |
Sydney-based contracting and project development group Leighton Holdings has secured A$700 million contract adjustment to increase production at the Ukhaa Khudag coal mine in southern Mongolia. According to Business Review Australia, Energy Resources LLC has requested Leighton Asia to expand the production capacity at its UHG coal mine in the South Gobi region of Mongolia. The contract adjustment will ramp up production rates from current levels to 15 million metric tons (mt) per year by January 2013. Leighton Asia was awarded the mining contract for the UHG mine in February 2009. Coal production began in April 2009 with total production of 1.8 million mt at the end of 2009. Earlier in July, Leighton Holdings won A$629 million worth of projects in India.
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