Category: News

Umnugobi, Mongolia – The summer rains were not so plentiful in some areas of Khanbogd soum in the South Gobi. So herders living near the Oyu Tolgoi mine site requested permission to graze their livestock inside the fenced area of the mine. Oyu Tolgoi accepted their request and allowed herders to graze their animals everyday…

– The mine offers this opportunity for students on Oyu Tolgoi scholarships – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – To study without having to worry about school tuition fees, housing cost and living costs is a dream. Oyu Tolgoi has been providing this opportunity to Mongolian students through its national scholarship programme for a number of years now.…

– The vocational school in Nalaikh district is being built using new technology – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Oyu Tolgoi is making a long-term, large investment in the vocational education sector of Mongolia. Under the framework of a total US$ 126 million investment in the Mongolian vocational educational sector, Oyu Tolgoi is building a Technological School…

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – The Oyu Tolgoi Board of Directors have today approved the appointment of Craig Kinnell as the new Oyu Tolgoi President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr Kinnell, currently the Chief Marketing Officer for Rio Tinto Copper, will commence his new position on 1 October 2013. Over the past three years, Mr Kinnell, has…

Two Oyu Tolgoi teams, a total of six cyclists, successfully participated in the ‘Mongolia Bike Challenge 2013’, in early September. They competed with 108 cyclists from 23 countries around the world. We interviewed Munkhchuluun Tsogtoo, graphic designer in the Communications and Media Relations department of Oyu Tolgoi and member of the Oyu Tolgoi team. How was…

– Oyu Tolgoi CEO delivers final public speech – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Cameron McRae, CEO and President of Oyu Tolgoi LLC today delivered his last public speech before leaving the company next month. Speaking at Discover Mongolia, where Oyu Tolgoi is a Gold Sponsor, McRae reflected on his three years at Oyu Tolgoi and spoke…

Discover Mongolia – 2013 Cameron McRae’s Speech, President and CEO of Oyu Tolgoi OT is proud that this is the ninth time that we have sponsored Discover Mongolia. This is the last time that I will publicly represent Oyu Tolgoi and Rio Tinto in a major forum like this.  And it’s also probably the last…

Oyu Tolgoi LLC has been running its national scholarship programme since 2010. We interviewed Yo.Lkhamaa, training specialist from the Oyu Tolgoi Human Resources department, about the programme. Tell us about the Oyu Tolgoi national scholarship programme? When was this programme introduced? Oyu Tolgoi signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education, Culture and…

Let me introduce you to a lady who is contributing to the sacred cause of preserving mother nature in its pristine form. This lady is E.Altantsetseg, a tree nursery specialist who works in the Environmental department at Oyu Tolgoi. She works at the tree nursery in Khanbogd soum center located about 45km from the Oyu…

– Aerial wildlife survey methods have many advantages such as avoiding scaring off wild animals and avoiding double counting – We interviewed S.Dorjderem, Principal Advisor Biodiversity for the Environmental department at Oyu Tolgoi LLC. Your department has conducted an aerial survey of wildlife in the Gobi. What is the significance of this aerial survey? What…