MEC Appoints Dennis Carl Price as Chief Operating Officer

Mongolia Energy Corporation Limited (HKSE: 276) ("MEC" or the "Group") is pleased to announce that Mr. Dennis Carl Price ("Mr. Price") has joined the Group as Chief Operating Officer - Mongolia, effective May 14, 2010.
In his capacity as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Price will join hands with MEC's management team to further develop the Group's mining operations in Mongolia.

Bringing with him a wealth of experience and professional knowledge, Mr. Price will further strengthen MEC's management team by adding to it ample expertise in the technical and operational aspects of the mining business.

Prior to joining MEC, Mr. Price was the President of Price Management Consulting LLC, and has been providing consulting services for corporations in the mining industry around the world. Mr. Price has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry worldwide, including Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Columbia, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Turkey and the United States. Mr. Price was also formerly the General Director of the largest open-pit mine in Kazakhstan, and has extensive operating and
engineering experience in exploration and mining of coal, gold and various other minerals.

Mr. James Schaeffer Jr., Chief Executive Officer of MEC, said, "We are very pleased to have Mr. Price joining our team. We look forward to working closely with him on our current and future projects, with an aim of improving MEC's competitive position in the industry as well as maximizing returns to our shareholders."

About MEC

MEC is an energy and resources developer, it acquires energy and resources concessions and its business model is to acquire concessions and to have a strong in-house team, including industry veterans in the geological, mining and legal areas to lead exploration, development and compliance aspects. MEC is a Hong Kong listed company with a market capitalization of US$2.14 billion based on the closing price of HK$2.73 per share on June 2, 2010. Please visit www.mongolia-energy.com.

Source: MEC

Contact: MEC Mr. Gordon Poon Director of Corporate Development and Investor Relations Tel: (852) 2138-8000 Fax: (852) 2138-8111 Email: ir@mongolia-energy.com Website: www.mongolia-energy.com Strategic Financial Relations Limited Veron Ng Tel: (852) 2864 4831 / 9731 2721 Email: veron.ng@sprg.com.hk Cindy Lung Tel: (852) 2864 4867 / 9282 4640 Email: cindy.lung@sprg.com.hk Ming Chan Tel: (852) 2864 4892 / 9380 8766 Email: ming.chan@sprg.com.hk Katrina Leung Tel: (852) 2864 4857 / 6771 4711 Email: katrina.leung@sprg.com.hk

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