Mongolian coal exports increase in 10 months

(MENAFN) Mongolia's coal exports have totaled 31.3 million tons in the first ten months of the year, up 10 percent year on year.

According to the National Statistics Office, the coal exports are worth USD2.4 billion.

Coal, which has been one of the country's main exports, accounted for 41 percent of Mongolia's total exports in the period.

The landlocked country exported 33.3 million tons of coal last yeart and has set a goal to increase its coal exports to 40 million tons in the coming years.