– Oyu Tolgoi LLC been recognising and celebrating the success of its best Mongolian suppliers –
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Oyu Tolgoi LLC today recognised and celebrated the success of its best Mongolian suppliers. The fifth Gobi Gem – Supplier Recognition Awards ceremony took place at the National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Ulaanbaatar with nine companies named as Oyu Tolgoi’s best suppliers.
Last year, Oyu Tolgoi commenced shipments of copper concentrate, establishing a new brand of Mongolian mining product and becoming a leading national operating business. This success is rightly shared with Oyu Tolgoi’s suppliers, some of whom have been working on the project us for nine years.
In 2013, Oyu Tolgoi LLC spent US$538.1 million on procurement in Mongolia which constitutes almost 76 per cent of total procurement. We are proud that our national suppliers have created a total of 35,000 jobs. Last year, we worked with a total of 949 national suppliers.
During the supplier recognition ceremony, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oyu Tolgoi LLC G.Batsukh said: “All of you have every right to feel proud since in addition to supplying goods and services you have learned and introduced to Mongolia the very best of international standards of quality, safety and labour relations. This is one example of the real benefits of working with Oyu Tolgoi and the benefits of living in Mongolia, learning in Mongolia and creating value in Mongolia.”
Mr.Tumen-Ayush, CEO of Khasu Megawatt, the winner of the Grand Prix award said: “Our company started as an energy company and our operations tended to be seasonal in nature. After we started working with Oyu Tolgoi, we switched to permanent operations. Our hard-working staff have been meeting international standards of performance which in my view helped form a long-term relationship with Oyu Tolgoi. Also, through Oyu Tolgoi, we worked with a sewing company, Gobi Uran Shaglaa LLC from Umnugovi aimag to order work uniforms for our employees at the mine site. In future, we plan to use them for uniforms for our employees working in other industries as well. I think it is right for Mongolian companies to support each other.”
The Gobi Gem awards celebrate the success of suppliers in the following nine categories.
- Best supplier for safety performance – Bambai LLC,
- Best new supplier– Khangurd LLC,
- Best supplier (Khanbogd) – Uguumuur Gaviluud,
- Best new supplier (Umnugobi) – Buyant Galba LLC,
- Best supplier (Umnugobi) – Goviin Anir LLC,
- Best supplier for employee development performance – Major Drilling LLC,
- Best supplier for social responsibility performance – Mekhlopat LLC,
- Best supplier for supply chain improvement – SLS Bearings LLC.
- The Grand Prix award was won by Khasu Megawatt LLC.
Kh.Munkhbat, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and community relations manager of Major Drilling LLC said: “Our company complies with Oyu Tolgoi’s six life saving rules as well as following our own 10 safety rules based on the specifics of our operations. We are working to put these rules into a manual in order to make it a daily routine in our work. We use environmentally friendly substances and tools in our drilling. Young workers from Major Drilling also performed a world record drilling attempt at the Oyu Tolgoi mine”.
Oyu Tolgoi’s procurement principles of openness, transparency and cost efficiency are contributing to the growth and competitiveness of national and Umnugovi suppliers. We also continue to fulfill our commitment to strengthen South Gobi businesses. For example, in 2010 we procured only US$0.5 million worth of goods and services from South Gobi suppliers which in 2013 this figure rose to US$9.1 million, and in 2014 we are planning to increase this even further to US$32 million. We all should feel proud that Oyu Tolgoi LLC managed to create an independent and internationally competitive national supplier network which can contribute in a reliable, sustainable and efficient manner to Mongolia’s economic growth. Our sincere congratulations go to winners of Oyu Tolgoi LLC supplier recognition awards.
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About Oyu Tolgoi LLC (http://ot.mn/en)
Oyu Tolgoi LLC, Mongolia's largest copper and gold mining company, is a strategic partnership between the Government of Mongolia, Turquoise Hill Resources and Rio Tinto. Located in the Umnugobi, Oyu Tolgoi has commissioned Concentrator plant in December, 2012 and commenced shipments of copper concentrate in July of 2013. As the biggest single investment in Mongolian history, Oyu Tolgoi already is a major driver of the country’s economy.
Oyu Tolgoi is managed by Rio Tinto, which is investing global expertise and cutting-edge technology to help develop Mongolia’s mining industry and ensure Oyu Tolgoi is one of the world’s most advanced mines. Oyu Tolgoi is developing a nationwide vocational training programme, regional infrastructure, and is committed to ensuring more than 90 per cent Mongolian national employment and a strong Mongolian supplier base. These programmes will help drive economic growth for generations to come.
Oyu Tolgoi’s core commitment is to a safe work place and setting a new standard in environmental care.
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