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 May 8, 2008
TASEKO MINES LIMITED
800 West Pender Street, Suite 1020
Vancouver , British Columbia
Canada V6C 2V6
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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: May 8, 2008
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1020-800 West Pender Street
Vancouver BC
Canada V6C 2V6
Tel 604 684 - 6365
Fax 604 684 - 8092
Toll Free 1 800 667 - 2114
www.tasekomines.com
ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER FAILURE AT GIBRALTAR MINE
May 8, 2008, Vancouver, BC - Taseko Mines Limited
("Taseko" or the "Company") (TSX: TKO; AMEX:TGB) announces
that an electrical transformer supplying power to the concentrator facility
at its Gibraltar Mine has failed. The cause of the failure is being investigated.
A replacement transformer has been sourced and is being readied for shipment
to the Gibraltar Mine. Copper production will be curtailed for approximately
two weeks until the new transformer is operational.
Russell E. Hallbauer, President and CEO of Taseko, commented, "This transformer
failure is an extremely unfortunate event for the mine as our operations team
have been making significant strides in getting our SAG mill up to full capacity.
While immediate metal production will be impacted, the mine will continue
waste stripping and pit development sequencing and the SX-EW plant will continue
to produce copper cathode. Our operational objectives of achieving daily throughput
of 55,000 tons per day are on time and the schedule will not be affected by
this power outage."
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
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained
in this news 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 market prices, exploitation and
exploration successes, lack of continuity of mineralization, 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.