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Erdenes Tavantolgoy controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2022

    Coal theft scandal

    Allegations that officials had stolen or diverted approximately $12.9 billion worth of coal exported to China triggered mass protests in Mongolia. Parliament formed a working group and held a public hearing, while several businesspeople and politicians were arrested. Former Erdenes Tavantolgoy chief executive Battulgyn Gankhuyag was among those arrested, and the company was placed under a special state regime.