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Filled with copper concentrate, these two-tonne bags are waiting to be loaded onto the trucks at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine. Eighteen of these bags will be loaded onto each truck. A total of 2,800 tonnes of high-value copper concentrate leaves this mine every day, destined for China and other countries. As copper is used all over the world, Mongolians like to say there’s a little bit of Mongolia in every country. (Photo: Ülle baum)
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The Genghis Khan Eguestrian statue, a major Mongolian tourist attraction, is located on the bank of the Tuul River at Tsonjin Boldog, east of the capital of Ulaanbaatar. This equestrian statue was built in 2007 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of a major battle by Genghis Kan, founder of Mongol Empire. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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The Oyu Tolgoi open pit mine operates 28 of these giant Komatsu trucks, which have a load capacity of up to 300 tonnes. When the mine was first established, Oyu Tolgoi was just a small hill known to locals on the empty steppe. The mine has changed the face of southern Mongolia. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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Workers eat at the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine, jointly owned by Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., Rio Tinto Group and state-owned Edrenes Oyu Tolgoi in Khanbogd, the South Gobi Desert. At the end of the first quarter of 2019, the mine, the largest private employer in Mongolia, had a total workforce of 16,600 of which 92.6 per cent were Mongolians. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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Filled with copper concentrate, these two-tonne bags are waiting to be loaded onto the trucks at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine. Eighteen of these bags will be loaded onto each truck. A total of 2,800 tonnes of high-value copper concentrate leaves this mine every day, destined for China and other countries. As copper is used all over the world, Mongolians like to say there’s a little bit of Mongolia in every country. (Photo: Ülle baum)
