Category: Press Release
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Oyu Tolgoi releases performance ‘Scorecard’
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Oyu Tolgoi LLC today released its performance ‘Scorecard’ for the first quarter of 2015. The scorecard is intended to provide a regular, high-level update on key parameters around the operation – including direct impact measures like local employment ratios, supplier spend and taxes paid; environmental factors like water use; and, broader impacts…
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Oyu Tolgoi Youth Development Programme students awarded certificates at Ulaanbaatar event
Graduates of the Oyu Tolgoi Youth Development Programme on Monday received their certificates after completing three months of training in leadership and capacity development. Batsukh Galsan – Chairman of the Oyu Tolgoi Board of Directors presented the certificates, saying: “Knowledge is endless. Keep working hard. You are the future of Oyu Tolgoi and Mongolia.” L.…
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Oyu Tolgoi celebrates major milestone of one million tonnes of copper concentrate shipped with official site ceremony
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – The Government of Mongolia and Rio Tinto today formally celebrated the major milestone of Oyu Tolgoi LLC shipping one million tonnes of copper concentrate. An official ceremony of celebration was held at the mine site in the South Gobi desert, attended by the Minister of Mining, R Jigjid, the Chief Executive of…
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Oyu Tolgoi celebrates Mongolia’s best at ‘Gobi Gem’ awards
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…
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Oyu Tolgoi – UN Population Fund sign agreement on youth development
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…
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Speaker of Parliament Z.Enkhbold visits Oyu Tolgoi
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…
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Oyu Tolgoi reaches one million tonne shipment milestone
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…
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Oyu Tolgoi wins “Best Responsible Mine” award
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…