Industrial Minerals


Mongolian fluorspar exports increased 29% in 2010

16 November 2011

by Jessica Roberts

Fluorspar ’11: Mongolia exports top 400,000 tonnes; new projects under development

Keywords: fluorspar, acidspar, fluorochemicals, Mongolia

Fluorspar exports from Mongolia climbed almost 29% to 404,900 tonnes last year, primarily from a jump in exports of 95% CaF2 acid-grade material, which grew 89.6% to 139,400 tonnes.

 

Exports of acidspar material (95% and 97% combined) reached 187,000 tonnes, followed by 80-92% lumps (101,000 tonnes), 75% lumps (92,400 tonnes), and 35-70% lumps (24,600 tonnes).

 

Dorjbal Tundev, commercial director of Mongolian-Russian joint...