The Tamir gol mine ( mn, Тамир гол, ''
Tamir River
The Tamir () is a river flowing through the valleys of the Khangai Mountains in the Arkhangai aimag of central Mongolia.
For most of its length, the Tamir is divided into two branches, the Northern Tamir (, ) and the Southern Tamir (, ).
The Nor ...
'') is an
iron
Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...
mine located in the
Tüvshrüülekh sum of
Arkhangai aimag in central
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
.
The reserves of the mine are estimated at up to of iron, at an ore concentration between 42% and 49%.
References
Iron mines in Mongolia
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