Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.MONGOLIAN MINING CORPORATION(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)(Stock Code: 975)HONG KONG, Oct 16 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors (the “
Board”) of Mongolian Mining Corporation (the “
Company”, together with its subsidiaries, collectively the “
Group”) wishes to announce the unaudited operational update for the quarter ended 30 September 2026. The comparative figures for the quarter ended 30 September 2025 and the quarter ended 30 June 2026 are also disclosed in this announcement (if and as applicable).
Coking (metallurgical) coal operationsCoking coal prices in China rebounded strongly during the quarter ended 30 September 2026, driven primarily by constrained supply from domestic producers. Market price movements for washed mid-volatile hard coking coal (“
MV HCC”) sold by the Group through auctions on the Mongolian Stock Exchange (“
MSE”) commodity exchange platform under delivery-at-place Ganqimaodu (“
DAP GM”) terms during the period from 1 January to 30 September 2026 are shown in Chart 1 below (publicly available source:
https://www.mse.mn/trade).
Chart 1. MSE auction prices for MV HCC from 1 January to 30 September 2026:https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8956cdeb-3faf-4ff2-a1a7-a2cf9d9fbc62Note: Each dot represents individual batch of 12,800 tonnes of MV HCC successfully auctioned via MSE commodity exchange trading platform, with prices shown in RMB per tonne under DAP GM terms, exclusive of the applicable 3% import duty and 13% VAT in the PRC.During the quarter ended 30 September 2026, the number of coal-loaded trucks crossing the border to GM decreased to an average of 897 trucks per operating day, 34% and 29% lower than the averages of 1,366 and 1,270 trucks per operating day for the quarters ended 30 June 2026 and 31 March 2026, respectively. Nevertheless, the year-to-date average of 1,177 trucks per operating day as at 30 September 2026 was 15% higher than the average of 1,023 trucks per operating day for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The main operational data for the Group’s coking (metallurgical) coal operations, comprising combined output delivered from the Ukhaa Khudag (“
UHG”) mine and the Baruun Naran (“
BN”) mine for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, are summarised in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Main operational data for coking coal operations for the quarter ended 30 September 2026:| | | The quarter ended 30 September | The quarter ended 30 June | Quarter-on- quarter (“QoQ”) change | The quarter ended 30 September | Year-on- year (“YoY”) change |
| Item | Unit | 2026 | 2026 | (%) | 2025 | (%) |
| ROM coal mined | kt | 4,791.2 | 4,424.4 | +8 | % | 3,604.3 | +33 | % |
| ROM coking coal processed | kt | 4,253.2 | 4,509.8 | -6 | % | 3,753.8 | +13 | % |
| Washed coking coal produced | kt | 2,503.1 | 2,814.1 | -11 | % | 2,103.0 | +19 | % |
| Washed coking coal sold | kt | 1,996.9 | 2,688.1 | -26 | % | 2,303.2 | -13 | % |
| Gold and metals operations | | | | | | |
The main operational data for the Group’s gold and metals operations, comprising output delivered from the Bayan Khundii (“
BKH”) mine for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, are summarised in Table 2 below.
A weighted average gold price per ounce (“
oz”) for each quarter was calculated by using actual transaction prices denominated in MNT (local currency) and the applicable MNT/USD exchange rates.
Table 2. Main operational data for gold and metals operation for the quarter ended 30 September 2026:
| | The quarter ended 30 September | The quarter ended 30 June | QoQ change | The quarter ended 30 September | YoY change (%) |
| Item | Unit | 2026 | 2026 | (%) | 2025 | (Note) |
| Ore mined | kt | 414.9 | 247.2 | +68 | % | 132.9 | +212 | % |
| Ore processed | kt | 164.5 | 153.1 | +7 | % | 20.3 | +710 | % |
| Gold sold | oz | 11,853 | 11,709 | +1 | % | 342 | +3,366 | % |
| Gold price | USD/oz | 4,315 | 4,493 | -4 | % | 3,805 | +13 | % |
Note: Commercial gold production at the BKH mine commenced from 14 September 2025.