At its regular meeting held on June 3, 2026, the Cabinet of Mongolia reviewed the results of the international tender conducted to bring the currently unexploited Borteeg section of the Tavantolgoi coal deposit into commercial use. The findings were presented to the Cabinet by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia and Minister of Economy and Development, J. Enkhbayar.
The Government of Mongolia has announced that China's Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (NFC) has been selected as the investor and strategic partner for the project to establish a copper concentrate smelting and processing plant based on Erdenet Mining Corporation.
To mark the commencement of the construction phase of the Zuuvch-Ovoo Project, an official opening ceremony was held on June 3, 2026, in Ulaanbadrakh soum of Dornogobi Province, Mongolia.
