TKO Taseko Mines Limited

 
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Taseko Mines Announces New US$50 Million Revolving Credit Facility and Update 
                         on Florence Copper Permitting 
 
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 5, 2021 /CNW/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSE MKT: 
TGB) (LSE: TKO) ("Taseko" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has 
signed a US$50 million Revolving Credit Facility (the "Facility"). The 
Facility, which is arranged and fully underwritten by National Bank of Canada, 
will be available for working capital and general corporate purposes. 
 
Stuart McDonald, President and CEO of Taseko, commented, "At current copper 
prices, we expect to fully fund construction of the Florence Copper Project 
with cashflow from Gibraltar operations and our existing cash balance. While we 
have no intention of drawing any funds from the new Facility on closing, it 
will further improve our already strong balance sheet and provide us with 
additional flexibility as we advance Florence towards production, making it 
America's newest source of low-carbon copper." 
 
Additionally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has advised 
Taseko that it intends to send a draft Underground Injection Control ("UIC") 
permit to the Company in mid-October and provide the Company with a two-week 
review period before the draft permit is formally issued, commencing the public 
comment period. 
 
Mr. McDonald continued, "The UIC permit is the final permitting step required 
prior to construction of Florence Copper, and the EPA continues to make 
progress towards finalizing the permit with no significant issues raised 
to-date. Receipt of the draft permit will represent another significant step 
towards Florence Copper being fully permitted and ready for construction." 
 
About the Revolving Credit Facility 
 
The Facility has an initial tenor of 42 months and is extendable annually 
thereafter.  The Facility will be secured by a first lien charge against 
Taseko's rights under the Gibraltar Joint Venture as well as its shares of 
Gibraltar Mines Ltd., Curis Holdings (Canada) Ltd., and Florence Holdings Inc. 
The Facility includes financial and other covenants commensurate with a 
corporate revolving credit facility of this nature. The Facility is expected to 
close this week upon satisfaction of customary closing conditions. A copy of 
the Facility agreement will be available on the SEDAR website ( www.sedar.com). 
 
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 effect of COVID-19 and the response of local, 
    provincial, federal and international governments to the threat of COVID-19 
    on our operations (including our suppliers, customers, supply chain, 
    employees and contractors) and economic conditions generally and in 
    particular with respect to the demand for copper and other metals we 
    produce; 
  * uncertainties and costs related to the Company's exploration and 
    development activities, such as those associated with continuity of 
    mineralization or determining whether mineral resources or reserves exist 
    on a property; 
  * uncertainties related to the accuracy of our estimates of mineral reserves, 
    mineral resources, production rates and timing of production, future 
    production and future cash and total costs of production and milling; 
  * uncertainties related to feasibility studies that provide estimates of 
    expected or anticipated costs, expenditures and economic returns from a 
    mining project; 
  * uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary licenses permits 
    for development projects and project delays due to third party opposition; 
  * 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, particularly laws, regulations and policies; 
  * changes in general economic conditions, the financial markets and in the 
    demand and market price for copper, gold and other minerals and 
    commodities, such as diesel fuel, 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; 
  * the effects of forward selling instruments to protect against fluctuations 
    in copper prices and exchange rate movements and the risks of counterparty 
    defaults, and mark to market risk; 
  * the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to cover 
    mining risks; 
  * the risk of loss of key employees; 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; 
  * environmental issues and liabilities associated with mining including 
    processing and stock piling ore; and 
  * labour strikes, work stoppages, or other interruptions to, or difficulties 
    in, the employment of labour in markets in which we operate mines, or 
    environmental hazards, industrial accidents or other events or occurrences, 
    including third party interference that interrupt the production of 
    minerals in our mines. 
 
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.sedar.com, 
including the "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Information Form. 
 
on Taseko, please visit the Taseko website at www.tasekomines.com or contact: 
Brian Bergot, Vice President, Investor Relations - 778-373-4533 or toll free 
1-877-441-4533 
 
 
 
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