The growing attention of the state to Siberia and Russian Far East makes determines the need to work out directions for the development of the ferrous metallurgy of Asian Russia. Since the Republic of Tuva has significant reserves of “W” and “GJ” rare grades coking coals, it is necessary to study the possibility of the republic's participation in such development. The purpose of the research is to identify prospective directions for coking coal mining in the Republic of Tuva in relation to possible directions for the ferrous metallurgy development in Asian Russia.