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
From: 13 August 2012
TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Suite 615 – 999 CANADA PLACE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA V6C 3E1
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F- ¨ Form 40-F- x
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Yes: ¨ No: x
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Enclosed: News Release – New Directors
August 13, 2012
Press release
Turquoise Hill Resources appoints two new directors
VANCOUVER, CANADA – Turquoise Hill Resources today announced that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed Charles Lenegan and Jeffery Tygesen as directors of the company, bringing the total number of directors to 13.
Dr. David Klingner, Chairman of the Board, said, “Charles and Jeffery both have extensive backgrounds in the global mining industry and will bring valuable knowledge and experience to the board as Turquoise Hill moves toward production at Oyu Tolgoi.”
Mr. Charles Lenegan currently serves as a director of Oz Minerals Limited and as non-executive Chairman of Rey Resources Limited. He previously spent 28 years with Rio Tinto in various senior management positions and is a former Chairman of the Minerals Council of Australia.
Mr. Jeffery Tygesen currently serves as Vice-President, Copper Development at Rio Tinto, a position he has held since 2009. He has been with Rio Tinto for the past 30 years in a variety of positions within the company’s copper, energy and diamond divisions.
About Turquoise Hill Resources
Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE, NASDAQ & TSX: TRQ), formerly Ivanhoe Mines, is an international mining company focused on copper, gold and coal mines in the Asia Pacific region. The company’s primary operation is its 66% interest in the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine development in southern Mongolia, which is expected to begin commercial production in the first half of 2013. Other assets include a 58% interest in Mongolian coal miner SouthGobi Resources (TSX: SGQ; HK: 1878); a 59% interest in copper-gold miner Ivanhoe Australia (ASX, TSX: IVA); and a 50% interest in Altynalmas Gold, a private company developing the Kyzyl Gold Project in Kazakhstan.
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| Jason Combes Office: +1 604 648 3920 Email: jason.combes@turquoisehill.com |
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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.
| TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD. | ||||||
| Date: 13 August 2012 | By: | /s/ Neville J. Henwood | ||||
| NEVILLE J. HENWOOD | ||||||
| Sr. Vice President, Legal & | ||||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||||