L.Davaatsedev: Stopping coal export until coal prices rise is bad policy - UB Post | Below is an interview with the Director of the administrative board of the Mongolian Coal Association, L.Davaatsedev, about Mongolian coal export. Mongolia is expected to export over 30 million tons of coal this year. However, coal export companies have been operating at a deficit and have closed temporarily because of coal's low market price. What's the current state of coal export? -Mongolia exported 20 million tons of coal in 2011.