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
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
From: April 3, 2006
IVANHOE MINES LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Suite 654 – 999 CANADA PLACE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA V6C 3E1
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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Enclosed:
Press Release
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.
| IVANHOE MINES LTD. |
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| Date: April 3, 2006 | By: | /s/ Beverly A. Bartlett | ||
| BEVERLY A. BARTLETT | ||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||
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April 3, 2006 |
IVANHOE MINES RECEIVES INITIAL ANNUAL PAYMENT
OF US$28 MILLION FROM THE SALE OF THE SAVAGE RIVER IRON ORE MINE
OF US$28 MILLION FROM THE SALE OF THE SAVAGE RIVER IRON ORE MINE
SINGAPORE — Ivanhoe Mines announced today the company has received its first contingent
annual payment, totalling US$28.0 million, from the sale of the Savage River iron ore
mine in Australia, bringing the total payments received to date to US$49.5 million.
In February, 2005, Ivanhoe Mines sold the Savage River mine to a subsidiary of Stemcor Holdings
Limited, of London, England. The purchase price consisted of two initial payments totalling
US$21.5 million, which Ivanhoe has now received, plus a series of contingent,
escalating-scale annual payments based on the annual Nibrasco/JSM (Japanese Steel Mills) pellet
price to be made over five years, beginning March, 2006.
Ivanhoe’s shares are listed on the Toronto, New York and NASDAQ stock exchanges under the symbol
IVN.
Information contacts:
Investors: Bill Trenaman: +1.604.688.5755 / Media: Bob Williamson: +1.604.688.5755
Investors: Bill Trenaman: +1.604.688.5755 / Media: Bob Williamson: +1.604.688.5755