Ivanhoe Mines Marks Five Years on New York Stock Exchange by Ringing Opening Bell to Launch Trading Today
January 19 2010 - 11:30AM
Marketwired
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX: IVN)(NYSE: IVN)(NASDAQ: IVN) marked five
successful years of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
today when Executive Chairman Robert Friedland rang the opening
bell in a traditional ceremony signalling the start of daily
trading.
Mr. Friedland was joined on the bell podium by guests and
executives who included Sangajav Bayartsogt, Mongolia's Minister of
Finance; Andrew Harding, Chief Executive of Copper for Rio Tinto;
Lawrence Leibowitz, Group Executive Vice President of NYSE
Euronext; John Macken, CEO and President of Ivanhoe Mines; Peter
Meredith, Deputy Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines; and former
Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, a Senior Adviser to Ivanhoe
Mines.
Mr. Friedland said that during the past five years Ivanhoe Mines
has emerged as a significant developer of mineral projects in the
Asia Pacific region.
"Ivanhoe and its strategic partner, Rio Tinto, are building one
of the world's largest copper-gold mines at Oyu Tolgoi, in
Mongolia, and have signed a landmark Investment Agreement with the
Mongolian Government. SouthGobi Energy Resources, a subsidiary, is
exporting high-quality coal to China from its first mine in
Mongolia and another subsidiary, Ivanhoe Australia, has discovered
the world's highest-grade direct source of rhenium and
molybdenum."
Mr. Friedland said investors have gained a broader appreciation
of opportunities in Asia in recent years. "North American capital
markets have played an essential role in financing the exploration
and development of our projects in Mongolia. Now Mongolia has
embarked on a new era of economic and social growth, based on
investment in the development of Mongolia's natural resources that
hold the promise of unprecedented benefits for present and future
generations."
Ivanhoe Mines' shares began trading on the NYSE on January 18,
2005. (A photograph of today's anniversary ceremony is on the
company's website: www.ivanhoemines.com)
Ivanhoe Mines' shares are listed on the New York, NASDAQ and
Toronto stock exchanges under the symbol IVN.
Contacts: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Bill Trenaman Investors
+1.604.688.5755 Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Bob Williamson Media
+1.604.331.9830 www.ivanhoemines.com
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