Global engineering group Jacobs Engineering has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the $5.3-billion Oyu Tolgoi underground mine development, in Mongolia, paving the way for construction to get under way.
Copper and gold mining company Oyu Tolgoi – a partnership between the government of Mongolia, Turquoise Hill and Rio Tinto – reported on Wednesday that Jacobs would be responsible for the materials handling systems of the underground mine, as well as associated surface and underground infrastructure.
