Tag: Copper mines
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Rio Tinto: Copper mine production begins at Oyu Tolgoi
The Government of Mongolia and Rio Tinto today announced commencement of underground production from the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in the Gobi Desert. Ore is currently being processed from Panel Zero in Hugo North Lift 1 and production will ramp up over the coming years. The mine is anticipated to generate an average of 500,000…