Ivanhoe Mines' key asset is the Oyu Tolgoi Project, the world's largest copper-gold development project, 80 km north of the China border. Ivanhoe released its independent Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in Mongolia in September, 2005. The IDP, based on the independent resource estimate prepared by AMEC and released in May, 2005, and an assumed mine life of approximately 40 years, provides an informative summary of the future development of the Oyu Tolgoi Project.
In October 2006, world mining leader Rio Tinto agreed to form a strategic partnership by investing in Ivanhoe and, through an Ivanhoe-Rio Tinto Technical Committee, will jointly engineer, construct and operate Ivanhoe's Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mining complex. The agreement creates a defined path for Rio Tinto to become the largest shareholder in Ivanhoe Mines.
Ivanhoe also controls exploration rights in Mongolia, where additional discoveries of coal, copper and gold are being delienated. Ivanhoe also is exploring for copper, uranium and gold in Queensland, Australia and Inner Mongolia, China.
The company was established in 1994 under the name Indochina Goldfields. It went public in June 1996. The company changed its name to Ivanhoe Mines in June 1999.
Ivanhoe Mines' shares trade on the New York, Toronto and NASDAQ stock exchanges under the trading symbol IVN.
The CUSIP number for the company's common shares is 46579N103. Ivanhoe Mines has its corporate office in Vancouver, Canada.
To speak with the company's Investor Relations, please contact us at:
Tel: (604) 688-5755
Toll free in North America 1-888-273-9999
Fax: (604) 682-2060
Email:
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
Suite 654, 999 Canada Place
Vancouver, BC
V6C 3E1
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