ABOUT US
Founded in 2001, the MERA group is a 100% nationally invested engineering company specialized in providing inclusive, professional services of drilling and of blasting systems to mineral extraction and construction businesses that are operational in mining and infrastructure industry - the cornerstone of Mongolian Economy, as well one of the largest suppliers and the sole producer of wide range of explosive products and blasting materials in the country.
We provide services of blast hole drilling, charging, stemming and of blasting systems to big mining enterprises operational at the mines of Tavantolgoi in Tsogttsetsii soum and Nariinsukhait in Gurvantes soum of South Gobi aimag which are strategically important inmining regions of Mongolia, based on our plants for manufacturing water-in-oil emulsion & emulsion explosives along with storage facilities settled therein.
Taking over imported goods, we also produce inclusively a wide range of explosives such as packaged ANFO, boosters, non-electric detonators in Nalaikh branch ,a neighbourhood to UB and various packaged emulsions at the plant in Tavantolgoi, and deliver the product to customers with transport under the terms of quicker, comfortable, optional and flexible ways of service. Likewise, we offer our customers imported explosives and blasting materials while being responsible for the storage and transportation.
The companywith a diverse workforce of around 330 employees is currently operating the projects and we aim at creating a great prosperity through ensuring that safety is the first priority for our business, making a healthy living & safe working environment to all of our employees, implementing a social andenvironment-friendly policies on promoting the sustainable development, adopting a high standard of business ethics, building a culture with a great sense of responsibility into the company and industry, delivering to our clients the most reliable, high quality performances and productive services, and supporting a continuous improvement on thevalues & benefits to our customers and participants.
MERA is an industry leading in the adoption of the international standards of quality management system ISO 9001, the environmental management system 14001, the occupational health, safety management system ISO 45001 and adheres to the guidlines of corporate social responsibility system ISO 26000.
COMPANY PHILOSOPHY
SAFETY
Our top priority is to always ensure and protect health and safety of ourselves and that of others first, by managing risks at every step of ours and being responsible using safe, reliable and community- and environment-friendly solutions, standards, methods and technologies.
INTEGRITY
We always do the right thing, conduct our business in fair, ethical, open and transparent way by complying with laws and regulations, preventing from any illegal interests and political negative influences, and pur-suing internationally accepted principles and standards.
TEAMWORK
We achieve more successful results towards our common purpose for wellness and good interests of our organization and the stakeholders by always making better and optimal decisions and overcoming challenges together with our teamwork and joint efforts pillared by the diligence, knowledge, information, experience, and skills of every member of ours.
RESPECT
We always respect human rights and equality, ensure engagement of our stakeholders, embrace diversity of views and opinions, and treat other people and our job, as well as our society and the surrounding environment with sincere care and respect.
TRUSTWORTHINESS
We are committed to be a trusted sustainable partner of all our customers by being responsive to all their enquiries and requests in positive, proactive and timely manner, and by deliv-ering best solutions and quality products and services that meet their needs and expectations.
CREATIVITY
We continuously improve our operations based on best practices and enhance our productivity by every day doing our work with creative, innovative, hard-working and diligent approach and manner, encouraging new ideas and initiatives, mak-ing every actions to be quality and effective and constantly simplifying and standardizing them.
WHAT WE DO
Explosive plant
Blast hole drilling service
Blast hole charging amd stemming services
Transportation of explosive materials
Storage of explosive materials
AWARDS
- Certification for “Top Entity of the Year”, awarded by the National Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Mongolia in 2018
- Certification for “One of the Top-150 Entities of the Year”, awarded by the Government and National Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Mongolia in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2018
- Certification for “Top Mining Subcontractor Company”, awarded by the Ministry of Mining & Heavy Industry in 2017
- Certification for “Top Mining Company’’, awarded by the Media Entrepreneurs Association of Mongolia in 2015
- Certification for “One of the Top-100 Entities”, awarded by the Government and National Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Mongolia in 2010, 2014 and 2015
- Certification for “First place company in the Top-5 Mining Entities”, awarded at a national business festival of the event ‘GRAND EXPO’ in 2014
- Certification for “Best Innovation & Know How Entrepreneur Company”, awarded by the National Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Mongolia in 2011
- Certification for “Reliable Tax Payer”, awarded by the Taxation Office of Mongolia in 2009 and 2010
- Certification for “Top Safe Operation Company”, awarded by the National Mining Entrepreneurs Association of Mongolia in 2009
- Certification for “Reliable Tax Payer”, awarded by the National Taxation Agency of Mongolia in 2007 and 2008
- Certification for “Leading Entrepreneur in Manufacturing Import-Substitute Products”, awarded by the National Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Mongolia in 2007
- Certification for “Top National Investment Entrepreneur”, awarded by the National Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Mongolia in 2006
- Certification for “Top Tax Payer of Dirstrict”, awarded by the governor of Khan Uul district in 2002 and 2005
- Certification for “Top Tax Payer of UB city”, awarded by the governor of UB city in 2004
- Achievement letters by the National Taxation Office, awarded in 2001, 2003 and 2004
HISTORY OF MERA LLC
Since 2001, MERA LLC has launched explosive materials production and detonator assembly plants in the country according to international standards which were a big progress to the development of the mining industry – a cornerstone of the national economy, whilst providing a specialist ground support services to big mining. Throughoutthis period, we were committed to a sustainable operation, fair competition business and transparent activities with our performances.
2001
- The company was founded to operate as manufacturer / provider of explosive materials and blasting systems to the mining
- Joined the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2002
- Commenced trading of CAT brand auto spare-parts and materials
- Awarded as one of the “Top 100 Entrepreneurs” by the Government,National chamber of commerce and the industry of Mongolia
- Undertaken a geology exploration at ‘Zooluukhar’ valley project, in Khongor soum of Darkhan uul aimag
2004
- Awarded as a “Reliable tax payer” by the Taxation agency of Mongolia
- Executed of a re-exporting business of mining equipments from Russia to China
- Pioneered in executinga blasting operation at Erdenet mine using the Nonel system materialsin Mongolia
2005
- Recommendations of MERA Group experts were incorporated into the law of Mongolia on “Controlling the circulation of explosive substance and blasting equipment” which is currently effective
- The company has executed its first blasting at an iron ore mine in Tuvshruulekh soum of Arkhangai province, for Beren Group. Arranged the regional transportion of explosives itself
2006
- Launched an explosives plant-T11 and storage facility using the U.S technology according to the national standards in Nalaikh, UB first time in the country
- Awarded as the top “Nationally invested entrepreneur”
2007
- Executed the automatization of blasthole loading and provided a service of blasthole loading with special-purpose, the US produced machinery of ‘Sterling’ at Baganuur JSC mine
- Commenced the production of Ayanga-X, a reinforced commercial explosive material
- Organized a joint blasting workshop
- Organized a joint blasting workshop
2008
- Provided services of explosive materials production and of blasting systems for SGS LLC – inclusively the first time
- Provided services of drilling operator along with blasting for the frist time
- Supplied blasting equipments and accessories for Oyu Tolgoi LLC
2009
- Commenced the production of water resistant ANFO explosives
- Started working as an authorized representative of Japan’s Furukawa Rock Drill LLC
- Started drilling and blasting operation at Tumurtolgoi, an iron ore mine in Darkhan uul province
- Started blasting service and explosives supply for Ukhaa Khudag coal mine of Energy Resourse LLC
2010
- Started drilling and blasting operation at Khushuut coal mine in Khovd province
- Commenced using the air bags to create air spaces in blast holes for the first time
- Introduced international quality management standard of ISO 9001:2008 for operations
2011
- Awarded as one of the “Top-20 companies” on the achievement for holding corporate social responsibility, by the Government and Chamber of commerce and industry, Mongolia
- As an expansion to the blasting service operation, the company has executed a blasting using electric detonators for the first time in Mongolia
- Ecological Technology LLC was founded to operate catering and camping services
- Started blasthole drilling operation at Erdenes tavantolgoi JSC’s coal mine using an Atlas Copco DM45 machine
- Launched a plant of emulsion explosives production-T12 and storage facility at Ukhaa khudag coal mine in South Gobi province
- Introduced the Orica’s Shot plus software to blasting services
2012
- Conducted risk assessment study for Mongolian civil aviation sector and a coal mine, in collaboration with European experts
- Organized a coal coking export the first time for the organization
- Commenced a camping service with capacity of 250 persons based at the T12 plant of MERA LLC
- Conducted drilling and blasting operation at Baruun Naran coking coal mine of Tavantolgoi region in South Gobi province
- Conducted drilling and blasting operation at Zuun-Tsanhi coaking coal mine of Erdenes tavantolgoi JRC
2013
- Launched a rock crushing and sorting factory
- Introduced the KPI evaluation system to the organization
- Supplied explosives and blasting equipment for local community ownership Tavantolgoi mine
2014
- Selected as a subcontractor for Monnis LLC’s Khushuut mining project in Darvi soum of Khovd Province, and started drilling and blasting operations
- An explosive booster truck (20th) and Atlas Copco’s DM-45 drilling rigs machine were added to the fleet of transportion
2015
- Started drilling operation at Shivee-Ovoo JSC mine under an agreement for service
- Constructed an explosives warehouse at Khushuut mine in Khovd province
- Executed the largest volume of blasting operation in Mongolia, moving 1.265.441m of overburden using 447.6 tons of explosives at Ukhaa Khudag mine, Tavantolgoi deposit
- Succesfully implemented the OHSAS 18001:2012 standard of Occupational Health and Safety Management and the MNS ISO 14001:2005 standard for environmental management at operation
2016
- Conducted blasting operations for Oyu Tolgoi LLC’s road construction and daily use water supply pipe line projects
- Entered into a long term service agreement with Mongolian Energy Corporation to conduct drilling and blasting operations at Khushuut coal mine in Darvi soum of Khovd province
2017
- MERA Group Extraction and MERA companies were selected to provide mining operations at the strategically important Baruun Tsankhi mine of the Tavantolgoi deposit and commenced operations
- MERA LLC has successfully executed its 1000th blasting operation at the Ukhaa Khudag coal mine of the Tavan Tolgoi deposit
- MERA Group has participated in the international Coal Mongolia 2017 conference and exhibition as a Platinum Sponsor
- Started the processes of introducing ISO31000, an international risk management standard
- MERA LLC was awarded the "Best Subcontractor of the Year" on the 95th Anniversary of the Mining Sector Development in Mongolia in evaluating its work in 2017
- Mongolian first booster plant T14 started operation in 2017
2018
- Nonel detonator assembly plant T15 that meets Europian standard was established for the first time in Mongolia
- Packaged emulsion explosive plant T13 was started into operation
- Expanded the fleet of equipments with Atlas Copco’s DM-45 drilling rigs
- Bulk emulsion explosive plant T16 was started operation into in Gurvan Tes branch
- Successfully completed pilot charge with emulsion explosives produced by MERA LLC at Oyu Tolgoi mine
- Expanded recharging capacity by ordering 3 emulsion explosive charger truck manufactured by Howo LLC, that uses Orica company from Howo company
2019
- Expanded the fleet of equipment with Atlas Copco’s DM-65 drilling rigs
- MERA LLC started to supply Booster products, Bulk explosives and Packaged emulsion explosives to Oyu Tolgoi LLC
2020
- OdooERP business management system was introduced to MERA LLC.
- Increased the capacity of T13 packaged emulsion explosives plant by 40%.
- Increased the capacity of the T14 factory of boosters and reduced the drying time of explosives by 15-18%.
- The capacity of T16 plant was increased from 22,000 tons to 36,000 tons.
- A theoretical and practical conference was organized on the topic "BLASTING TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY WORK - 2020".
2021
- MERA LLC was selected as the best 2020 mining and quarrying company by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security for the "HIGH-SAFE WORKPLACE PRIORITY ORGANIZATION" competition with more than 60 companies.
- 510 trees were planted in the natural park called Bus Nuur, and 100 saplings were handed over to the 3rd Khoroo citizens.
2022
- MERA Engineering LLC assembled and put into operation the first blast hole locking machine in Mongolia.
- Selected as the "Best Supporting Contractor Organization" in the mining industry.
- Selected as the enterprise with the best participation in the "Great Miners' Sports Festival".
- Won 3rd place in the "Great Festival of Miners' Art".
- The T18 factory and warehouse complex with the capacity to produce up to 10,000 tons of emulsion explosives and 40,000 tons of simple composition explosives per year has been put into operation.
- Joined the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
2023
- The park was updated by the LC 70 series and two FlexiROC D65 drilling machines.
- Became a member of the American Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Mining Association.
- In cooperation with the GreenSpot project team planted trees in the homes of 23 employees and presented 100 Siberian pines to Bagahangai district as part of social responsibility work.
- On March 14, 2023, MERA LLC received the right to hold the Quality Management System certificate for 3 years.
CEO’S GREETING
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We're passionate about dreaming big and turning those dreams into reality. Through shared passion and collaboration, we're committed to building exceptional products and services that contribute to a better future. We value sustainable development and making a positive impact on the environment.
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