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Envidity launches $1B UCG-GTL project in Mongolia

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announced the commitment of funds to launch a US$1-billion underground coal gasification gas-to-liquids (UCG-GTL) project in Mongolia. Prime Minister Batbold asked me in March 2010 during a meeting in Ulaanbaatar to help bring this kind of project to Mongolia. This is a key strategic project for Mongolia.

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First China-developed hydrogen fuel cell locomotive starts trial runs

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The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive—from core power to main components—has started trial runs on a 627 km railway line for coal transport in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Source: Xinhua. and the Hydrogen Energy Co., and the Hydrogen Energy Co.,

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

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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 to trial battery swap technology for electric trucks in giant Mongolia mine

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Rio Tinto to partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck technology at a giant copper mine in Mongolia. The post Rio Tinto to trial battery swap technology for electric trucks in giant Mongolia mine appeared first on The Driven.

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BYD brings Atto 3 to Mongolia and Nepal

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BYD currently has an 87 percent market share of NEVs in Mongolia and a 58 percent market share of pure electric vehicles in it. The post BYD brings Atto 3 to Mongolia and Nepal appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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

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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

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

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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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