Source: Outotec                     Date: 08 September, 2011

Outotec will collaborate with the Mongolian government to help the nation process its mineral mining and metallurgical processing. The deal was discussed during Finnish President Tarja Halonenn's visit last week.

The company will support the Ministry of Minerals and Mining as a technical advisor on the project.

"We are glad to be advising Mongolia in developing the utilization of its enormous mineral resources. Outotec's expertise of sustainable technologies covers the whole processing chain from minerals to metals", says Outotec's Chief Executive Officer Pertti Korhonen.

The partnership will focus on analyzing the mine-to-metal refinement process, developing sustainability in different mining and metallurgical processes, analyzing the environmental impacts of mines and mineral processing, developing legislation for sustainable mining practices, organizing staff, and developing university-level education and research in this sector.