April 18, 2013

Mongolia Says Rio Mine Audit Seeks Answers on $2 Billion Overrun - Businessweek

Mongolia Says Rio Mine Audit Seeks Answers on $2 Billion Overrun - Businessweek: "Mongolia said it’s undertaking an audit of Rio Tinto Group (RIO)’s Oyu Tolgoi operation as it seeks to understand the reasons for an alleged $2 billion cost overrun at the mine where output is due to start in June.

“We are checking procurement documents and expenditures,” Finance Minister Chultem Ulaan told reporters yesterday in the capital Ulaanbaatar. “No one understands why the project has gone $2 billion over budget, so we are checking this.”"

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