Source: Mineweb.com                       Date: 06 August, 2010

Ivanhoe Mines is having "interesting" talks with potential new strategic investors following a recent move to ease restrictions on its shareholder registry, Executive Chairman Robert Friedland has said. "That has opened us up to some very interesting discussions with third parties," Mr. Friedland said, without elaborating.

Ivanhoe said on July 13 it planned to terminate a clause in an agreement with its largest shareholder Rio Tinto that restricts Ivanhoe from issuing shares to other strategic investors.