I had already said it before, Mongolia has a lot of potential because mining was banned there for centuries. Not just for coal.
It is great to see an article showing that it is happening already. Even if there are issues currently with lack of rail transport capacity, the mere fact Mongolia is so close to Manchuria means building the required lines wouldn't be particularly hard.
Mongolia is stable. It isn't Afghanistan. So these kinds of infrastructure projects are doable.
Given that Mongolia is landlocked and would be exporting raw minerals the only viable markets for them to do bulk sales would be Russia and China. Of the two China is the one which has its industries the closest and would benefit the most from the minerals.
Another possibility is North Korea. They have mines with anthracite coal, which is the highest quality coal there is. Also close to Manchuria.
It is great to see an article showing that it is happening already. Even if there are issues currently with lack of rail transport capacity, the mere fact Mongolia is so close to Manchuria means building the required lines wouldn't be particularly hard.
Mongolia is stable. It isn't Afghanistan. So these kinds of infrastructure projects are doable.
Given that Mongolia is landlocked and would be exporting raw minerals the only viable markets for them to do bulk sales would be Russia and China. Of the two China is the one which has its industries the closest and would benefit the most from the minerals.
Another possibility is North Korea. They have mines with anthracite coal, which is the highest quality coal there is. Also close to Manchuria.