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Oyu Tolgoi, Rio Tinto
Ömnögovi, Mongolia43.00°N 106.86°E
computed criticality10/100
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One of the largest copper-gold deposits on Earth, exporting almost entirely to China
2024Fault line
A giant copper and gold deposit in the Gobi Desert, landlocked and about a hundred kilometres from the Chinese border. With no other practical outlet, its output goes almost entirely to China, a single customer in effect.
Actors
Rio Tinto
Erdenes Mongol
Sources
Rio Tinto 2024