The Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mining complex, released the latest edition of its scorecard on 8 August, providing its performance for the second quarter of 2019.

-Copper production reached 39156 tonnes; a decrease of 0.6 percent on the same period of 2018.

-Gold production rose to 71825 ounces; an increase of 43.7 percent on the second quarter in 2018.

– Oyu Tolgoi paid a total of USD 107 million in taxes.

-The company cooperated with a total of 689 enterprises; 484 were local companies.

-Currently, the development of the underground mine is 60 percent complete.

Oyu Tolgoi named its open mine after a state-honoured Mongolian geologist D.Garamjav.