By Rory Gallivan

 

LONDON-- Rio Tinto PLC (RIO.LN) Friday announced a next stage of development at the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia, paving the way for production to start in 2020.

The London-listed mining giant and its partners, the Mongolian government and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd (TRQ), have approved the next stage of development on the mine, which will start in mid-2016, Rio said.

The development involves $5.3 billion of investment by the partners, Rio Tinto said.

 

-Write to Rory Gallivan at rory.gallivan@wsj.com; Twitter: @RoryGallivan

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 06, 2016 03:08 ET (07:08 GMT)

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