Chinese smelters, facing high inventories of sulphuric acid and logistical problems with the coronavirus outbreak, have been forced to cut production.

Mongolia has been exerting pressure on Rio Tinto to revise the Oyu Tolgoi agreement terms to make it more beneficial to the country and its citizens.

The virus outbreak is preventing face-to-face meetings with potential Chinese buyers.

The company is focusing efforts on its palladium-dominant Läntinen Koillismaa project.