Oyu Tolgoi Project Finance
On April 9, 2021, Turquoise Hill Resources and Rio Tinto announced that they have entered into a binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) to provide an updated funding plan (the “Funding Plan”) for the completion of the Oyu Tolgoi LLC (OT) underground project in Mongolia. The Funding Plan is designed to address the estimated remaining funding requirement of approximately US$2.3 billion1 and replaces the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding that Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill previously entered into on September 9, 2020.
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Turquoise Hill Resources and Rio Tinto Reach Binding Agreement on Funding Plan for Oyu Tolgoi
Link to Heads of Agreement
Heads of Agreement Between Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. and Rio Tinto International Holdings Ltd.
On September 9, 2020, Turquoise Hill and Rio Tinto signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning the funding of Oyu Tolgoi that reflects the parties’ understanding to pursue a re-profiling of existing project debt in line with current cash flow projections, including by deferring scheduled principal repayments and extending tenors (Re-profiling).
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Turquoise Hill announces an update on funding discussions with Rio Tinto
Turquoise Hill - Rio Tinto Oyu Tolgoi memorandum of understanding September 9, 2020
On December 14, 2015, Turquoise Hill announced the signing of a $4.4 billion project finance facility, one of the largest in the mining industry, for underground development at Oyu Tolgoi.
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Agreements
Turquoise Hill-Rio Tinto-Oyu Tolgoi LLC Financing Support Agreement