Oyu Tolgoi in numbers

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Oyu Tolgoi quick facts and numbers

  • 7.8 trillion MNT (US$ 6.2 billion) – Estimated investment to develop the 1st stage of Oyu Tolgoi project.
  • 1.058 trillion MNT (US$ 803 million) – Taxes and payments to the Government of Mongolia from January 2010 through November 2012.
  • 1.4 trillion MNT (US$ 1.1 billion) – Product and services purchased from Mongolian supplier companies in 2010-2012.
  • 35 % – Expected GDP growth when Oyu Tolgoi is fully operational in 2020.
  • 11,151 – Number of Mongolians employed at Oyu Tolgoi project scale as of 31 January, 2013.
  • 87.57 % – Percent of Mongolian employees at Oyu Tolgoi LLC as of 31 January, 2013.
  • 90 per cent – Committed percent of Mongolian employees to work at Oyu Tolgoi during the operation.
  • No less than 70 % – Percent of Mongolian engineers during operation.
  • 168 billion MNT (US$ 126 million) – Investment by Oyu Tolgoi in education and training in Mongolia.
  • 3,300 – Trainees across 21 aimags with Oyu Tolgoi financial support.