Rio Tinto attacked over worker rights and taxes in Mongolia
…Oyu Tolgoi mine Is Rio Tinto’s dispute with the Mongolian government over the expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine the signal that the nation’s commodity boom is…
Rio Tinto: tensions over Oyu Tolgoi as government seeks more control and company lays off workers
Rio Tinto cuts about 2,000 jobs at Oyu Tolgoi — report Mining giant Rio Tinto is said to have laid off about 2,000 workers at its $6.6 billion Oyu Tolgoi…
Mongolian herders submit complaint to European public bank
…facility for the same project, see PSD http://www.ebrd.com/english/pages/project/psd/2011/41547.shtml; Background: on EBRD and mining in the South Gobi, see: http://bankwatch.org/publications/spirited-away-mongolias-mining-boom-and-people-development-left-behind on Oyu Tolgoi see: http://bankwatch.org/publications/ngos-suggest-key-recommendations-oyu-tolgoi-copper-and-gold-mine-project-mongolia Photos and maps available. (Contact: research@londonminingnetwork.org)…
Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi copper mine raises water worries in Mongolia’s Gobi desert
…three times the size of France. But it is also raising concerns about water supply in Mongolia’s most arid region. See http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/21/rio-tintos-oyu-tolgoi-copper-mine-raises-water-worries-in-mongolias-gobi-desert/. For more information about Oyu Tolgoi, see https://londonminingnetwork.org/?s=oyu+tolgoi….
Rio Tinto delays Oyu Tolgoi export start-up
Rio Tinto is delaying an event to mark first exports from the $6.2 billion Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, as it awaits final clearance from the government, sources familiar with…