Mongolia annuls IPO order for giant Tavan Tolgoi coal mine

Mongolia has scrapped an executive order calling for its giant Tavan Tolgoi coal project near its southern border with China to be funded through an international initial public offering, the country’s cabinet said.

The massive project with estimated reserves of more than seven-billion tonnes of coal has long sought to raise money to fund transportation infrastructure that will allow it to deliver coking coal to markets in China and beyond.