American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Taseko Mines Limited
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R))
today listed the common stock of Taseko Mines Limited under the ticker symbol
"TGB".
Taseko Mines Limited is a mineral exploration and mining company with
projects in British Columbia, Canada. The Company is primarily focused on
copper production from its Gibraltar Mine and exploration of gold and copper
at its Prosperity and Harmony Properties.
"The American Stock Exchange is the premier exchange for gold and mining
companies and we are pleased to welcome Taseko Mines to this growing segment,"
said John McGonegal, Senior Vice President of the Amex Equities Group. "We
look forward to working with them in building increased investor awareness and
visibility within the investment community."
"The Board of Directors and Management of Taseko are pleased to have
secured a listing on Amex, as it will provide many interested investors in the
United States with greater transparency about the activities of the Company as
well as more convenience and readily accessible trading opportunities," said
Taseko President and CEO, Ronald Thiessen. "This is timely, as the Company is
currently re-establishing copper production at the Gibraltar mine, commencing
in October 2004."
The specialist for Taseko Mines Limited will be J. Streicher & Co., LLC.
For further information on TGB and other Amex-listed companies, please visit
http://www.amex.com.
The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that
offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded
funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to
its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF,
responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993.
Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 143 ETFs. The Amex is
also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on
broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For
more information, please visit http://www.amex.com.
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