Oyu Tolgoi

 Ivanhoe Mines Founder and Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland meets with Mongolia’s Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry, Ganbaatar Jambal, during his recent trip to Ulaanbaatar
UNDERGROUND

Ivanhoe Electric's Friedland granted Mongolia's Order of the Polar Star

Mongolia's Order of the Polar Star is the country's highest civilian award to a foreign citizen

16 October 2023

Oyu Tolgoi is expected to produce approximately 500,000 tonnes of copper per year. Photo: Rio Tinto
UNDERGROUND MINING

Rio Tinto reaches production milestone in Mongolia

Rio Tinto's interest in Oyu Tolgoi increased to 66% in December 2022 when it acquired Turquoise Hill

13 March 2023

 Brad Clarke, second from left, accepting the award
FLEETS

Sandvik's AutoMine wins Mongolia supplier award

Oyu Tolgoi installed and commissioned Sandvik's AutoMine Lite earlier this year

07 November 2022

Oyu Tolgoi operations suffer COVID-19 impacts
SURFACE MINING

Oyu Tolgoi operations suffer COVID-19 impacts

Mill throughput was also impacted by reduced personnel numbers

16 July 2021

 Underground construction was stopped for two weeks in March due to two COVID-19 cases at Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia
UNDERGROUND

Gold output up 457% as difficulties continue at Oyu Tolgoi

Oyu Tolgoi had declared force majeure in March

20 April 2021

 Oyu Tolgoi is located near Khanbogd in the South Gobi region, Mongolia
SURFACE

Oyu Tolgoi earns Copper Mark

Mongolia mine meets 30-plus factors for responsible production award.

15 October 2020

Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi mine is a combined open pit and underground mining project approximately 235 kilometres east of Mongolia's Ömnögovi province capital Dalanzadgad
COVID-19

Oyu Tolgoi hits COVID-19 hurdles

Rio still on track to complete mine design in H1 2020

17 March 2020

Rio Tinto is obliged to secure domestically sourced power for the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia by June 30, 2023
POWER

Feasibility study submitted for Oyu Tolgoi coal power plant

Rio Tinto is obliged to secure domestically sourced power for the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia

18 February 2020

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