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Rio Tinto, Mongolia resolve issues over $6.925B Oyu Tolgoi copper project; underground operations to start

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) and the Government of Mongolia have reached an agreement that will move the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) copper mine project ( earlier post ) forward, resetting the relationship between the partners and increasing the value the project delivers for Mongolia.

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Rio Tinto begins underground production at Oyu Tolgoi; 4th largest copper mine in world by 2030

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MARCH 14, 2023

Oyu Tolgoi is expected to become the fourth-largest copper mine in the world by 2030, operating in the first quartile of the copper equivalent cost curve. A partnership between Rio Tinto and Mongolia, the Oyu Tolgoi open pit and concentrator have been succesfully operating for more than a decade.

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Topsoe to provide technology for first commercial size dynamic green ammonia plant in China

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JANUARY 20, 2023

The clean power from wind turbines will be connected directly to the electrolysis unit making it more cost-effective than if involving a hydrogen storage. The company is headquartered in Beijing with plants in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China.

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Rio Tinto offers $2.7B cash to buy Turquoise Hill stake in Oyu Tolgoi copper mine

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MARCH 15, 2022

The proposal follows the comprehensive agreement reached in January between Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill and the Government of Mongolia to move the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) project forward ( earlier post ), reset the relationship between the partners and approve commencement of underground operations. billion in cash. Rio Tinto currently owns 50.8%

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Rio Tinto confirms $6.75B development capital for Oyu Tolgoi underground; production by Oct 2022

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Rio Tinto unveiled a pathway for the ongoing development of the underground project at Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia, one of the largest known copper and gold deposits in the world ( earlier post ). In 2019, Rio Tinto projected that cost overruns would take the capital requirement to between $6.5 billion and $7.2 billion and $7.2

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Benchmark: battery supply chain hit by Chinese energy cuts

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

Hunan and Inner Mongolia are among the most affected areas of the battery supply chain, with the former a production hub for cathodes and the latter a hub for synthetic graphite anode processing.

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Rio Tinto and First Quantum Minerals partner to progress the La Granja copper project in Peru

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MARCH 31, 2023

Under the proposed transaction, First Quantum will acquire a 55% stake in the project for $105 million, and commit to further invest up to $546 million into the joint venture to sole fund capital and operational costs to take the project through a feasibility study and toward development.

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MEG expanding heavy-duty electric truck efforts; succsessful testing of mine vehicle

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

In addition to the environmental considerations, heavy-duty electric trucks offer additional benefits such as reduced cost of ownership, as well as labor cost savings and increased safety by providing autonomous piloting in closed working environments.

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Chinas Yitai Group CTL Plant Produces Diesel and Naptha in Trail Run

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MARCH 26, 2009

China’s Yitai Group’s 160,000 tonne/year coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has produced qualified diesel oil and naphtha in its trial run. Zhang Shuangwang, chairman of Inner Mongolia Yitai Group, said that the company plans to put this facility into full operation this year.

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Fluid thermal processing of Mongolian oil sands

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JULY 17, 2011

Israel’s Brack Capital Energy (BCE) is exploring for oil sands reserves in the Xing’an region of Inner Mongolia. A solvent extraction process can increase the bitumen recovery yields of oil-wet oil sand but, requires a large amount of organic solvent, resulting in high treatment costs and potential environmental pollution. Zhang et al.

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$1.1B Huineng SNG plant goes on-stream transforming coal into natural gas in China

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Haldor Topsoe A/S announced that Huineng, a large-scale SNG (Substitute Natural Gas) plant, went successfully on-stream near the city of Ordos, located in Inner Mongolia in the northern part of China. Clausen, CEO of Haldor Topsoe A/S. In the methanation process carbon oxides react with hydrogen to form methane—i.e.

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Synthesis Energy Systems Demonstrates Stable and Efficient Gasification at Hai Hua on Lignite Coal

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Synthesis Energy Systems’ (SES) 95%-owned Hai Hua joint venture project in Shandong Province, China, has completed a successful commercial-scale gasification demonstration, converting lignite coal from the Inner Mongolia region of China to syngas. Earlier post.).

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8 development banks commit to provide more than $175B to scale up support for sustainable transport

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JUNE 21, 2012

ADB is already supporting green transportation solutions across Asia, including low-cost electric vehicles in the Philippines, urban metrorail systems in Viet Nam, bus rapid transit systems in Mongolia and Bangladesh, and inland waterway transport in the People’s Republic of China. Sustainable transport solutions are available.

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Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

These environmental costs have been largely neglected in the drive to meet the nation’s growing energy needs, the researchers say, and might lock China on an irreversible and unsustainable path for decades to come.

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Next Fuel, Inc. signs definitive agreement to field test coal-to-gas technology in China; Chinese partner makes strategic investment

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MAY 20, 2011

The company claims that the CTG technology can rejuvenate, resume, and enhance gas production at an attractively low cost. Next Fuel, Inc., The two companies also agreed to negotiate a strategic arrangement for the entire China market, if field tests are positive.

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Shell Postpones Coal-to-Liquids Venture With Shenhua

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APRIL 15, 2009

The plant would have annual output of 3 million tons, and was estimated to cost $5-6 billion. In 2008, Shenhua completed construction of a 1-million-ton direct liquefaction CTL project in Ordos in Inner Mongolia. Shenhua has also signed an agreement with Sasol from South Africa to study a coal-to-liquids project in Ningxia.

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GE and Shenhua open coal gasification joint venture in China

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MAY 11, 2012

At 14%, China holds the most coal reserves in the region, the majority of these reserves are concentrated in the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shandong, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia. China contributed 68% towards the region’s total coal production in 2011.

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First Solar Signs MoU for 2GW Solar Power Plant in China

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

First Solar signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese government to build a 2 gigawatt solar power plant in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. First Solar CEO Mike Ahearn.

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Rio Tinto, Mongolia resolve issues over $6.925B Oyu Tolgoi copper project; underground operations to start

Rio Tinto begins underground production at Oyu Tolgoi; 4th largest copper mine in world by 2030

Topsoe to provide technology for first commercial size dynamic green ammonia plant in China

Rio Tinto offers $2.7B cash to buy Turquoise Hill stake in Oyu Tolgoi copper mine

Rio Tinto confirms $6.75B development capital for Oyu Tolgoi underground; production by Oct 2022

Benchmark: battery supply chain hit by Chinese energy cuts

Rio Tinto and First Quantum Minerals partner to progress the La Granja copper project in Peru

MEG expanding heavy-duty electric truck efforts; succsessful testing of mine vehicle

Chinas Yitai Group CTL Plant Produces Diesel and Naptha in Trail Run

Fluid thermal processing of Mongolian oil sands

$1.1B Huineng SNG plant goes on-stream transforming coal into natural gas in China

Synthesis Energy Systems Demonstrates Stable and Efficient Gasification at Hai Hua on Lignite Coal

8 development banks commit to provide more than $175B to scale up support for sustainable transport

Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

Next Fuel, Inc. signs definitive agreement to field test coal-to-gas technology in China; Chinese partner makes strategic investment

Shell Postpones Coal-to-Liquids Venture With Shenhua

GE and Shenhua open coal gasification joint venture in China

First Solar Signs MoU for 2GW Solar Power Plant in China

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