Hatu is the name of a gold deposit and associated gold mines in the West Junggar region[1][2] in Tuoli County[3] within the Xinjiang province of China.
[4] It is the largest gold deposit in West Junggar and occurs in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt.
[7] By 2016, Dynasty was in a legal dispute with the state mining company.
[6] Dynasty Gold were accused of permitting the use of Uyghur forced labour at the mine.
Sheri Meyerhoffer the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise announced an investigation of the company in July 2023, mentioning that "DYG's assertion that it terminated its mineral exploration activities in Xinjiang in 2008 does not seem to be supported by its press releases dated January 25, 2021 and April 13, 2022".