Mongolian activist who challenges Rio Tinto

Activist Q&A: Meet Sukhgerel Dugersuren Bank Information Center highlights the work of Sukhgerel Dugersuren, Executive Director of the Mongolian NGO Oyu Tolgoi Watch, which is challenging Rio Tinto’s massive copper-gold…

Massive Mongolian mine raises environmental fears

Buried in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia’s economic future rests on a massive mining project called Turquoise Hill. Known locally as Oyu Tolgoi, the copper and gold mine, co-owned by Vancouver-based…

Protesters target Rio Tinto AGM

…Jurmed, from Mongolia, challenging the company over water use and violation of Indigenous and worker rights at its Oyu Tolgoi mine; women from Michigan objecting to water and air pollution…

Rio Tinto and the 2012 Olympic Medals

…rights. Oyu Tolgoi Mine, Mongolia Oyu Tolgoi is a rich copper and gold deposit in the Gobi Desert in Southern Mongolia. One of the key concerns is that the mine…