UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CIK # 878518
as at April 21, 2008
TASEKO MINES LIMITED
800 West Pender Street, Suite 1020
Vancouver , British Columbia
Canada V6C 2V6
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
By: /s/ Jeffrey R. Mason
Director and Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 30, 2008
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1020 - 800 W Pender St.
Vancouver BC
Canada V6C 2V6
Tel 604 684 - 6365
Fax 604 684 - 8092
Toll Free 1 800 667 - 2114
http://www.tasekomines.com
TASEKO SIGNS SIX-YEAR, FIXED-RATE
TREATMENT AND REFINING AGREEMENT
April 21, 2008, Vancouver, BC - Taseko Mines
Limited (TSX: TKO; AMEX: TGB) is pleased to announce that it has entered into
a six-year agreement with MRI Trading AG, a Swiss-based metal trading house,
for the treatment and refining of Gibraltar copper concentrate. Under the
terms of the agreement, Taseko has secured long-term, fixed, low cost rates
for processing six years of Gibraltar mine production, or approximately 1.1
million tons of copper concentrate production, into copper metal.
Within the framework of this treatment and refining agreement, Taseko has
also secured a US$30 million Line of Credit, to add to its $53 million on
hand.
Taseko will continue to have the ability to sell copper metal at market prices.
Russell Hallbauer, President and CEO of Taseko stated, "The finalization
of this new agreement has taken well over a year and has included many bidders.
The agreement that we have negotiated reflects the tightness of the concentrate
market where many smelters are trying to source from limited concentrate supply."
Mr. Hallbauer continued, "Gibraltar produces one of the highest quality
copper concentrates in the world which is reflected by the financial terms
for processing our concentrate and the Line of Credit that has been secured.
Stabilization of our treatment and refining costs for a period of six years
is an important step as we continue to build our business and decrease Gibraltar's
cost structure while providing superior returns to our shareholders."
For further details on Taseko and its properties, please visit the Company's
website at www.tasekomines.com or contact Investor Services at (604) 684-6365
or within North America at 1-800-667-2114.
Russell Hallbauer
President and CEO
Neither the TSX Exchange
nor the American Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Forward
Looking Statements
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking
statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of
historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration
drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company
expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and
actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in forward-looking statements include capital market conditions, commodities
market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, lack of continuity
of mineralization, completion of the mill upgrade on time estimated and at
scheduled cost, continued availability of capital and financing, and general
economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any
such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results
or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. For more information on the Company, Investors should review the
Company's annual Form 20-F filing with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or the Company's home jurisdiction filings at www.sedar.com.