Australia’s Governor-General has visited Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia amid simmering tensions between the mining giant and the Asian country’s government.

Sam Mostyn was at Oyu Tolgoi this weekend as a key part of her trip to Mongolia — the first by an Australian Governor-General in more than 30 years.

The Governor-General was greeted by Rio’s new chief Simon Trott and chair Dominic Barton before venturing into the bowels of the massive underground copper mine.

“Earlier in my visit, the President of Mongolia and I spoke at great length about the strength of partnership between Australia and Mongolia. We agreed that Oyu Tolgoi is one of the greatest examples of that partnership,” Ms Mostyn said.

“The result of long-term and substantial investment by Rio Tinto, and bene

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