Nov 26 (Reuters) - Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.TO said on Thursday hedge fund Odey Asset Management's letter to its majority owner Rio Tinto RIO.L RIO.AX contained a number of false assumptions and misinformation about the company and its funding plan.
"Odey has a clear financial motive to depress Turquoise Hill's share price," Turquoise Hill said. had said it did not believe the $4.4 billion project finance package related to the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia is accurately described as "project" finance. did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.