Category: Press Release

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…

A scientific conference looking at the historical and cultural heritage of the Gobi was held on 26 November, Wednesday in Ulaanbaatar. The conference, organised by the Academy of Sciences and the Umnugovi aimag Governor’s office, was sponsored by Oyu Tolgoi. The conference was attended by prominent academics, the management of the Academy of Science, and…

On 3 December, 2014, there was a fire in one of the ball mill cyclone packs at the Oyu Tolgoi concentrator. There were no injuries. The concentrator was shutdown to ensure the safety of Oyu Tolgoi’s employees and to allow appropriate inspections by relevant authorities. The inspections were completed on 4 December and the operations…

A ceremony to award Oyu Tolgoi scholarships to promising Mongolian students for the academic year 2014-2015 took place today at the Blue Sky Tower. As in previous years, the qualification process for Oyu Tolgoi’s international and national scholarships began in September. This year 38 students qualified and received their certificates. Seventeen of the recipients study…

Oyu Tolgoi LLC, through its parent company Turquoise Hill Resources, announced today financial results for the third quarter, ending 30 September, 2014. Oyu Tolgoi LLC Chief Financial Officer Steve Duggan said, “The third quarter’s results show once again the steady progress we are making in safely optimizing production and ramping up sales from the open-pit…

On the 31st October, Oyu Tolgoi Procurement team organised fire safety training at three Ulaanbaatar high schools. Students from grades nine to twelve learned about sources of fire, different types of fire and how to extinguish them, as well as types of fire extinguishers. As a result of the training, students learned to use the…

Kern Von Hagen, Manager in Oyu Tolgoi’s Talent Pipeline Department, was awarded with the highest award of the Mongolian Senior Teachers’ Association – Order of “Teacher’s Merit,” and Talent Pipeline department superintendent D.Orgilmaa was awarded with the honorary title “Honorary education sector service worker” on 14 October, 2014. They were awarded these honours in recognition…

Work to dig wells and repair watering points conducted in three soums Local authorities and herder cooperatives in Khanbogd, Manlai, and Bayan-Ovoo are working with Oyu Tolgoi to dig, repair, and upgrade wells in underutilised pasture areas. This programme is in its fourth year, and improvements to the local water supply have opened up new…