A world-class copper discovery. Billions in investment. Years of political battles. Our Oyu Tolgoi timeline follows Mongolia’s and Rio Tinto’s (ASX: RIO) flagship mining project from its discovery in the early 2000s to last week’s blockade of the mine’s main road, capturing the deals, disputes and power struggles that have shaped one of the world’s most important copper assets.
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