On 6th August, the “Oyu-Tolgoi” copper and gold mega-project, presented its 2015 Q2 Performance Update. In “Oyu Tolgoi” sold 189,900 tons of concentrate and generated USD 421.3 million. This result shows a fall of 1.2% on 2015 Q1; the slight offset can be explained by the fall in gold prices on the world market. The volume of concentrate produced in Q2 is 64.6% than in 2015 Q1, this being the result of an increase in concentrator throughput and higher head rates.

Generally, the 2015-Q2 are very positive showing a 64.6% increase in copper concentrate and a 176.7% rise in gold output.