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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18
Rio Tinto Resumes Oyu Tolgoi Copper Exports After 1-Day Mongolia Road Blockade
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18

Rio Tinto Resumes Oyu Tolgoi Copper Exports After 1-Day Mongolia Road Blockade

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18

Summary

  • Rio Tinto restarted copper concentrate exports from Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi mine after protesters ended a road blockade that had halted truck shipments to the Chinese border.
  • The protest began Wednesday morning local time on a key haul route, briefly disrupting exports from one of the world’s largest copper mines.
  • The reason for the action was not immediately clear, but Oyu Tolgoi remains politically sensitive in Mongolia, where the government has pushed for a larger share of mining revenue.

Insights

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