[5] MMC was incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability on May 18, 2010 in anticipation of the Global Offering in Hong Kong.

Prior to the incorporation, the business was operated by Energy Resources LLC, a limited liability corporation organized under Mongolian law on April 22, 2005,[6] currently an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MMC.

[4] MMC was listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 13, 2010.

[7] MMC is engaged in open-pit mining at the Ukhaa Khudag (UHG) deposit located within the Tavan Tolgoi coal formation in Southern Gobi via Energy Resources LLC, and operates the Baruun Naran mine via its wholly owned subsidiary, Khangad Exploration LLC.

Kerry Group Limited, a conglomerate in Hong Kong, also owns a substantial interest in MMC.