Mongolia tells Rio Tinto to delay Oyu Tolgoi copper exports

Rio Tinto said its plan to start exporting copper from the US$6.2 billion (HK$48.1 billion) Oyu Tolgoi copper mine on Friday has been delayed at the request of the Mongolian government, ahead of a presidential election on June 26.

Journalists had been invited last week to attend a ceremony at the copper and gold mine on June 14 to mark the first exports. That was postponed to June 21, but the event was again cancelled at the last minute.

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