IVN Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(NYSE: IVN)(NASDAQ: IVN) will host a conference call on Thursday, October 15, for investors and analysts at 8:00 am EDT (5:00 am PDT) to discuss the details and implications of the Investment Agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia. An overview of the agreement was provided in Ivanhoe Mines' October 6, 2009, news release.

The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-800-814-4861 in Canada and the United States, or 1-416-644-3421 in the Toronto area and internationally. A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be provided through www.ivanhoemines.com and www.newswire.ca/webcast. If you are unable to participate in the call, it will be archived for later playback by dialing 1-416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 and entering the pass code 4173192#, or via www.ivanhoemines.com. The archived playback will be available until November 15, 2009.

Ivanhoe shares are listed on the New York, Toronto and NASDAQ stock exchanges under the symbol IVN.

Contacts: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Bill Trenaman Investors 1-604-688-5755 Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Bob Williamson Media 1-604-331-9880 www.ivanhoemines.com