Leighton Asia has secured a mining contract at Ukhaa Khudag Coal Mine for Energy Resources LLC, and is Leighton's first project in Mongolia. The open cut mine sits adjacent to the world renowned Tavan Tolgoi deposit in the South Gobi region of Mongolia, some 200 kilometres from the China border and 540 kilometres from Ulaanbaatar.

• pit de-watering
• drill and blast
• overburden removal
• load and haul of coal
• loading of ROM coal into the client's transport
• planning and engineering services.

The project is a significant entry for Leighton Asia into contract mining in Mongolia. The minerals and resources sector is a major contributor to the Mongolian economy and its world scale copper and coal resources remain largely undeveloped.