TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 09/03/13 — Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX: IVN) (formerly Ivanplats) (TSX: IVP) Executive Chairman Robert Friedland and Chief Executive Officer Lars-Eric Johansson announced that the company-s common shares will begin trading under the new symbol IVN on the Toronto Stock Exchange at today-s market opening.
The company announced on August 28 that it had changed its name from Ivanplats to Ivanhoe Mines to make the transition to a corporate identity that more broadly reflects the fact that Ivanplats has grown and evolved in recent years to become much more than a singularly focused platinum-group metals company.
About the new Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (formerly Ivanplats) (TSX: IVP), with offices in Canada, the United Kingdom and South Africa, is advancing and developing its three principal projects:
Ivanhoe Mines also is evaluating other opportunities as part of its objective to become a broadly based international mining company.
Contacts: Investors Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Bill Trenaman +1.604.331.9834
Media – North America: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Bob Williamson +1.604.512.4856
Media – South Africa: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Jeremy Michaels +27.11.088.4348
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