A new investment will help a diversified conglomerate in Mongolia sustain jobs, enhance operations, and continue expansion in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting more than 10,000 …
Rio eyes production from Mongolia copper project in 2022
Rio Tinto expects to achieve first production from the expansion of its giant copper mine in the Gobi Desert by October 2022 but only if it can reach agreement on several outstanding issues with the …
China’s lunar sampler lands in Mongolia with Moon dust onboard
China’s landmark lunar sampling mission has drawn to a close, with the Chang’e-5 lander touching down in Mongolia with the first rocks and dust collected from the Moon in decades. Described as one of …
Mongolia laments Rio Tinto’s ‘diminished’ Oyu Tolgoi project
Rio Tinto’s relationship with the Mongolian government continues to deteriorate, with the government expressing “great concern” at cost and schedule blow outs …
China’s Chang’e 5 successfully enters Earth’s surface, lands in Mongolia with moon rocks in tow
An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples. While scientists …
Rio Tinto confirms $6.75 billion cost for Mongolia mine, production to start late 2022
Global miner Rio Tinto said on Wednesday the underground expansion at its Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia would cost $6.75 billion, as it remained at odds with its majority-owned Turquoise Hill …
Rio Tinto details major delay and costs for Mongolia copper project
Rio Tinto has confirmed delays and a major cost blowout at its flagship copper project in Mongolia, saying the underground expansion … support undertaking in respect of the $US4.4bn project finance …
Mongolia loses battle to stay COVID-free
Children were in school, public gatherings such as conferences, concerts and sports events were allowed — it was as if the virus didn’t exist. Mongolians had stopped wearing masks as summer came, and …
Mongolia submitted increased national climate pledge under Paris Agreement
On December 15, 2020, the President of Mongolia, H.E. Battulga Khaltmaa reaffirmed Mongolia’s national climate pledge to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) during his …
China ready to discuss resuming personnel, cargo flows with Mongolia: FM
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that China is ready to discuss expeditious resumption of normal personnel and cargo flows at border crossings with Mongolia while …