Nalaikh Coal Mine
Small-scale artisanal mining at the site, 2009 | |
Nalaikh Coal Mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nalaikh |
| City | Ulaanbaatar |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Coordinates | 47°45′19.2″N 107°17′36.2″E / 47.755333°N 107.293389°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Brown coal |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1912 |
| Opened | 25 December 1922 |
| Active | 1922–1990 |
| Closed | 30 December 1995 |
The Nalaikh Coal Mine (Mongolian: Налайхын уурхай, lit. 'Nalaikh mine') was a coal mine in Nalaikh, around 30 kilometres away from Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Founded in 1922, it was the first operating mine in the country.