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The State Great Khural established the Temporary Oversight Committee under Article 28.1 of the Law on the State Great Hural, Article 32.1 of the Law on Parliamentary Oversight, and Article 9.1.12 of the Law on Minerals. The resolution was submitted by 89 MPs and adopted on 2 July 2025. The Committee's mandate covers three areas:
1. State ownership interest determination — reviewing the basis for Mongolia's ownership percentage via Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi LLC (currently 34% of OTLLC, which holds 80% of the OT JV, for an effective ~27.2% state economic interest). 2. JV License area valuation — assessing the established reserves and valuation of the Shivee Tolgoi and Javkhlant mining licenses held by Entrée LLC, which host the Hugo North Extension, Heruga, Hugo South, and Javhlant deposits within the broader OT Strategic Group. 3. Documentary review — examination of the 2009 Investment Agreement, the 2015 Dubai Underground Mine Development Agreement, and the shareholders' agreement architecture.
The Committee held three-day public hearings in early December 2025 with approximately 300 witnesses summoned, including former Prime Ministers Ts. Elbegdorj, S. Bayar, M. Enkhbold, Ch. Saikhanbileg, J. Erdenebat, U. Khurelsukh, and L. Oyun-Erdene, as well as Rio Tinto CEO Stephen Scott (who testified on 8 December regarding JV License matters; subsequent hearings on 10-12 December addressed the shareholders' agreement). The Committee reported its findings and submitted a draft resolution to Parliament on 19 December 2025; the draft was returned to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics for further consideration, with government negotiations with the JV participants expected to commence.
Instrument distinction: This is the first parliamentary-investigative-tier filing in the Mongolia OT cluster. Existing Mongolia filings are executive/cabinet/legislative-policy tier (SOE architecture, royalty calculation, critical-minerals strategy). Resolution 62/2025 is a parliamentary oversight instrument targeting the state-ownership percentage of a specific strategic deposit — structurally distinct even from the companion 2024 Resolution 62 (minerals inspection across the sector broadly) and Government Resolution No. 170 of 9 April 2025 (establishing physical boundaries of the OT Strategic Deposit).
projecting OT among the world's top-5 copper mines. Any renegotiation of state-ownership architecture or reopening of the 2009 Investment Agreement introduces capital-allocation uncertainty for the final ramp phases.
within the Temporary Committee's scope. JV License renewal terms may be conditioned on state-ownership renegotiation outcomes — a material risk for Entrée's joint venture interest in the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits.
Escondida, Chuquicamata, Collahuasi, and Grasberg. Ownership-related production risk at OT affects the decarbonisation copper demand/supply balance.
vote and formal government mandate expected Q1-Q2 2026.
Agreement or reaffirm the existing 34% state ownership?
it incorporate inferred/indicated resource upgrades from recent underground drilling)?
revision?
December 19 draft resolution adopt a specific ownership-percentage target?