Taseko Announces Tentative Labour Agreement at Gibraltar Mine
Taseko Announces Tentative Labour Agreement at
Gibraltar Mine
VANCOUVER, BC
,
June 16, 2024
/CNW/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSE MKT: TGB) (LSE: TKO) ("Taseko" or
the "Company") announced today that a tentative agreement has been reached with the unionized workforce at its Gibraltar
Mine. The agreement is subject to ratification by union members and voting is expected to occur on Monday and Tuesday
this week. If the agreement is ratified, the Company expects to resume operations on Wednesday.
Stuart McDonald
President and CEO
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the information contained in this news release.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This document contains "forward-looking statements" that were based on Taseko's expectations, estimates and projections
as of the dates as of which those statements were made. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology such as "outlook", "anticipate", "project", "target", "believe", "estimate", "expect",
"intend", "should" and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the
Company's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. These included but are not limited to:
uncertainties about the future market price of copper and the other metals that we produce or may seek to produce;
changes in general economic conditions, the financial markets, inflation and interest rates and in the demand and market
price for our input costs, such as diesel fuel, reagents, steel, concrete, electricity and other forms of energy, mining
equipment, and fluctuations in exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the U.S. dollar and Canadian
dollar, and the continued availability of capital and financing;
uncertainties resulting from the war in
Ukraine
, and the accompanying international response including economic
sanctions levied against
Russia
, which has disrupted the global economy, created increased volatility in commodity
markets (including oil and gas prices), and disrupted international trade and financial markets, all of which have an
ongoing and uncertain effect on global economics, supply chains, availability of materials and equipment and execution
timelines for project development;
uncertainties about the continuing impact of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") and the response of local, provincial,
state, federal and international governments to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, on our operations (including our
suppliers, customers, supply chains, employees and contractors) and economic conditions generally including rising
inflation levels and in particular with respect to the demand for copper and other metals we produce;
inherent risks associated with mining operations, including our current mining operations at
Gibraltar
, and their potential
impact on our ability to achieve our production estimates;
uncertainties as to our ability to control our operating costs, including inflationary cost pressures at
Gibraltar
without
impacting our planned copper production;
the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to cover material mining or operational risks;
uncertainties related to the feasibility study for Florence copper project (the "Florence Copper Project" or "Florence
Copper") that provides estimates of expected or anticipated capital and operating costs, expenditures and economic
returns from this mining project, including the impact of inflation on the estimated costs related to the construction of the
Florence Copper Project and our other development projects;
the risk that the results from our operations of the Florence Copper production test facility ("PTF") and ongoing
engineering work including updated capital and operating costs will negatively impact our estimates for current projected
economics for commercial operations at Florence Copper;
uncertainties related to the accuracy of our estimates of Mineral Reserves (as defined below), Mineral Resources (as
defined below), production rates and timing of production, future production and future cash and total costs of
production and milling;
the risk that we may not be able to expand or replace reserves as our existing mineral reserves are mined;
the availability of, and uncertainties relating to the development of, additional financing and infrastructure necessary for
the advancement of our development projects, including with respect to our ability to obtain any remaining construction
financing potentially needed to move forward with commercial operations at Florence Copper;
our ability to comply with the extensive governmental regulation to which our business is subject;
uncertainties related to our ability to obtain necessary title, licenses and permits for our development projects and
project delays due to third party opposition;
our ability to deploy strategic capital and award key contracts to assist with protecting the Florence Copper project
execution plan, mitigating inflation risk and the potential impact of supply chain disruptions on our construction schedule
and ensuring a smooth transition into construction;
uncertainties related to First Nations claims and consultation issues;
our reliance on rail transportation and port terminals for shipping our copper concentrate production from
Gibraltar
;
uncertainties related to unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings;
changes in, and the effects of, the laws, regulations and government policies affecting our exploration and development
activities and mining operations and mine closure and bonding requirements;
our dependence solely on our 87.5% interest in
Gibraltar
(as defined below) for revenues and operating cashflows;
our ability to collect payments from customers, extend existing concentrate off-take agreements or enter into new
agreements;
environmental issues and liabilities associated with mining including processing and stock piling ore;
labour strikes, work stoppages, or other interruptions to, or difficulties in, the employment of labour in markets in which
we operate our mine, industrial accidents, equipment failure or other events or occurrences, including third party
interference that interrupt the production of minerals in our mine;
environmental hazards and risks associated with climate change, including the potential for damage to infrastructure and
stoppages of operations due to forest fires, flooding, drought, or other natural events in the vicinity of our operations;
litigation risks and the inherent uncertainty of litigation, including litigation to which Florence Copper could be subject to;
our actual costs of reclamation and mine closure may exceed our current estimates of these liabilities;
our ability to meet the financial reclamation security requirements for the
Gibraltar
mine and Florence Project;
the capital intensive nature of our business both to sustain current mining operations and to develop any new projects,
including Florence Copper;
our reliance upon key management and operating personnel;
the competitive environment in which we operate;
the effects of forward selling instruments to protect against fluctuations in copper prices, foreign exchange, interest
rates or input costs such as fuel;
the risk of changes in accounting policies and methods we use to report our financial condition, including uncertainties
associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates; and Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"),
quarterly reports and material change reports filed with and furnished to securities regulators, and those risks which are
discussed under the heading "Risk Factors".
For further information on Taseko, investors should review the Company's annual Form 40-F filing with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
www.sec.gov
and home jurisdiction filings that are available at
www.sedarplus.ca
,
including the "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Information Form.
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For further information on Taseko, see the Company's website at www.tasekomines.com or
contact: Investor enquiries: Brian Bergot, Vice President, Investor Relations - 778-373-4554; Media enquiries: Sean Magee,
Vice President, Corporate Affairs - 778-373-4533
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