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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Oyu Tolgoi held its sixth annual Supplier Recognition ’Gobi Gem‘ Awards at the National Opera and Ballet House on Thursday, with government officials, local dignitaries, trade associations, and the supplier community taking part in the celebration of the finest of Mongolia’s industry. The awards looked back over achievements in eight main categories…

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Oyu Tolgoi LLC COO, Mr. Ivan Vella, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative, Ms. Naomi Kitahara, today signed a joint agreement to support youth development in Khanbogd soum, South Gobi. The two organisations have agreed to establishment a Youth Development Centre, commonly known as a YDC, in Khanbogd. This YDC…

Umnugobi, Oyu Tolgoi – Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament, Z. Enkhbold, visited Oyu Tolgoi on Friday 6 March. Speaker Enkhbold took a tour of the site’s operations, including the open pit, infrastructure, and the concentrator plant, which recently shipped its one millionth tonne of concentrate. Speaking from the mine site, Speaker Enkhbold said: “I’ve seen…

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Oyu Tolgoi today announced that it had shipped its one millionth tonne of copper concentrate. Oyu Tolgoi has reached the million tonne milestone after the first shipment of concentrate was delivered in July 2013. Speaking on this achievement, Andrew Woodley – President and CEO, Oyu Tolgoi LLC, said: “This is a major…

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Oyu Tolgoi was last week named as the Best Responsible Mine at the fifth annual Mongolian Mining Journal Awards. The award recognises how Oyu Tolgoi made the transition from construction to full capacity operations in a responsible way – placing safety above all else, maximising long-term benefit for all stakeholders, and protecting…

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Oyu Tolgoi today announced its production report for the fourth quarter of 2014. Oyu Tolgoi produced 50,300 tonnes of copper and 278,000 ounces of gold in concentrates for the quarter. Higher ore grades during the quarter led to increased metal production over previous quarters. This was, however, partially offset by reduced processing…

The soum with the largest camel population in Mongolia held its 11th annual Camel Festival last Saturday. The festival in Khanbogd soum, Umnogovi began with a camel parade to the quiet melodies of the camel-head fiddle. Other events included camel races, competitions to select the best camels in a number of categories, a quiz about…

Lkhamaa Yondon is a proud woman. She has worked for the last three years at Oyu Tolgoi’s training department with the noble task of organising more than 200 Oyu Tolgoi scholarships for young Mongolians to study at domestic and international universities. The students, their parents, siblings and relatives, are deeply grateful to Oyu Tolgoi for…