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Rio Tinto’s Copper Executive is Oyu Tolgoi’s New CEO

Published 09/12/2013, 10:00 AM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

Rio Tinto’s Craig Kinnell is apparently the one dealing with the Mongolian government now.

Via Reuters: “Kinnell takes over at a tricky time as Rio Tinto is trying to resolve disputes with the Mongolian government over terms for $4.2 billion in project financing to fund an expansion at Oyu Tolgoi, which is crucial to Rio’s and Mongolia’s growth.”

On MetalMiner’s daily price index, the cash price of Japanese copper saw the biggest upwards shift for the day, rising 0.4 % on Wednesday, September 11.

Weakening prices followed two days of improvement as the price of US copper producer grade 110 dropped 0.3 %. After improving for two days, the price of US copper producer grade 122 declined 0.3 %. And, following a couple days of improvement, the price of US copper producer grade 102 weakened by 0.2 %.

Chinese copper prices were flat for the day. The price of Chinese copper bar showed little movement yesterday. The Chinese copper cash price remained essentially flat. Chinese copper wire held its value on Wednesday. The price of Chinese bright copper scrap remained steady.

The primary copper cash price declined 0.3 % on the LME to $7,171 per metric ton, after two days of improvement. Following two days of rising prices, the 3-month price of copper dropped 0.3 % on the LME to $7,205 per metric ton.

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