Is Rio Tinto managing herders in “Oyu Tolgoi City” in the South Gobi region of Mongolia?
Rio Tinto bought in to the Oyu Tolgoi [or Turquoise Hill] copper-gold and coal project at the time when the first herders were moved out of their traditional pastures, with…
Mongolia Keeping Rio Tinto Deal Puts Focus on Tavan Tolgoi Coal
…share of Rio Tinto Group’s Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine, focusing instead on attracting overseas investors to the country’s biggest coal field, the foreign minister said. See http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-04/mongolia-keeping-rio-tinto-deal-puts-focus-on-tavan-tolgoi-coal.html. …
Mongolian Nomadic Herders Worry About Impact of Rio Tinto's Gold Mine
…enough water for the 30 to 60-year project. See http://yubanet.com/world/Mongolian-Nomadic-Herders-Worry-About-Impact-of-Rio-Tinto-s-Gold-Mine.php#.UGMBV42PUjw Oyu Tolgoi ready to lift the curtain, but someone has to turn on the lights Rio Tinto’s flagship $5.2 billion…
Bankwatch, Rio Tinto and the EBRD
…and sustainable development (in the debatable belief that these three are mutually compatible) in the former Communist countries. The EBRD is considering major funding for Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi mine,…