China’s planners said coal is still needed as backup to balance out the intermittent electricity provided by wind and solar.
Nombasa Tsengwa submitted her resignation in a Feb. 5 following a probe into allegations over her conduct.
Mongolia was China’s fourth-largest supplier of foreign coal last year, and provided 60% of coking coal imports for the nation’s massive steel mills.
Pierre Gratton, president and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada, addresses immediate concerns and strategies for market diversification.