Mongolian copper concentrate exports 13% down in January

AKIPRESS.COM - Copper concentrate export reached 101.6 thousand tons in January 2020, showing a decrease of 13 percent compared to the same period of last year, according to the Customs General Administration.
In monetary terms, export declined by 27 percent, reaching $ 114 million, Montsame reported.
Although the State Emergency Commission made a decision to halt coal export until March 2, it notified that copper concentrate would be shipped by Oyu Tolgoi LLC through Gashuunsukhait border checkpoint. However, the volume of export is going down due to the precautionary measures of the Government of Mongolia, Oyu Tolgoi LLC reports.
In January, export of iron ore concentrate upped by 34 percent, reaching 815 thousand tons or USD 55.5 million. While export of zinc went up a bit in January and reached 12.7 thousand tons or USD 17.9 million.