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Rio threatens to halt work at Oyu Tolgoi over Mongolia's demands for bigger stake

Frik Els | January 30, 2013 | 5:17 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Top Companies Asia Copper Gold Silver 

Bloomberg reports Rio Tinto (RIO:LSE)  is considering halting work at its $10 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in Mongolia over profit-sharing and ownership demands from the government. The threat, which could suspend mining and processing at the newly constructed...

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