dˈʊɹɹɪŋ dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, tʃaɪnˈælkoʊ sˈaɪnd ɐ lˈɔŋtˈɜːm ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wɪð mɔŋɡˈoʊliən mˈaɪnɚ tˈævæn tˈɑːlɡɔɪ tʊ ɪmpˈoːɹt mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈɪftiːn mˈɪliən tˈʌnz ʌv kˈoʊkɪŋ kˈoʊl ˈænjuːəli tə mˈiːt ɪŋkɹˈiːst dəmˈɛstɪk dᵻmˈænd.
During July 2011, Chinalco signed a long-term agreement with Mongolian miner Tavan Tolgoi to import more than 15 million tons of coking coal annually to meet increased domestic demand.