Doshin Coal Project
The Doshin Coal Project is
located in the mid-west part of the Sayshand
Province of Mongolia known as the
The Doshin project area is
situated around 3 km southeast of the nearest town,
A detailed exploration drilling
programme was conducted within the northern part of the
Doshin project area. A total of 31 shallow boreholes
(1,880 m drilled) were drilled by the previous owner of
the concession and a further five shallow boreholes (260
m drilled) were completed from the current exploration
programme undertaken by Polo
The coal seams in the Doshin
project area are shallow dipping (less than 5 degrees)
and subcrop near the surface. The area consists of three
main seams, with thickness ranging from 1 to 12.6 m. The
upper two seams appear to be lenticular and therefore
are not consistent across the deposit. The third seam is
consistent throughout the project area but also varies
in thickness.
Based on the regional geology
interpretation, the coal bearing formation of Doshin
extends throughout and beyond the Doshin licence. The
seams predominantly comprise of dull coal and are
considered suitable for the thermal market.
Based on the drilling data within
the Doshin project area acquired by Polo
- 40% to 65% of the
total seam interval contains coal. Therefore, total
potential coal production is approximately 50% of total
resource estimate; and
- the shallowest coal
occurs at around 40 m depth from the surface, and
therefore is considered suitable for open cut
extraction.
The nature of the coal appears to
be a high ash, low to medium energy coal. Polo