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
 
 
CIK # 878518
 
 
As at January 15, 2004
 
 
TASEKO MINES LIMITED
800 West Pender Street, Suite 1020
Vancouver , British Columbia
Canada V6C 2V6
 
 
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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.
 
 
By: /s/ Jeffrey R. Mason
Director and Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: January 15, 2004
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Taseko Mines Limited

Ste. 1020 - 800 W Pender Street
Vancouver BC Canada
V6C 2V6 Canada
Tel 604 684 - 6365
Fax 604 684 - 8092
Toll Free 1 800 667- 2114
www.tasekomines.com

TASEKO COMPLETES $4 MILLION FINANCING  

January 15, 2004, Vancouver, BC - Ronald W. Thiessen, President and CEO of Taseko Mines Limited (TSX Venture: TKO; OTCBB: TKOCF) announces that Taseko has completed a private placement financing of 6.7 million units in its capital, each unit consisting of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, for gross proceeds of $4 million. The common shares in the units and the shares issuable on exercise of the warrants will be subject to a four month resale restricted period in the principal Canadian jurisdictions. Further details are provided in the Company's News Release of October 31, 2003. This financing brings the current working capital position of the Company, including the Gibraltar Mines Joint Venture to approximately $23.8 million. This amount does not include $17.1 million held in a restricted qualified environment trust intended for reclamation.

Taseko owns substantial copper and gold resources, and is well positioned to take advantage of the improving metal market conditions for copper and gold. Taseko's main assets are the Gibraltar copper mine, and the advanced-stage Prosperity gold-copper and Harmony gold projects. All are located in British Columbia, Canada.
Proceeds of the financing will be used for general working capital purposes and to advance planning toward re-start of the Company's Gibraltar copper mine, located near Williams Lake in south-central B.C. Gibraltar is a fully equipped, 35,000 tonnes per day open pit copper operation that has been maintained on stand-by awaiting higher copper prices. In the interim, Taseko has focused on reclamation and other site activities, as well as developing a number of initiatives to assist with reducing operating costs. The Company also carried out a successful exploration drilling program at the site in 2003. With increasing copper prices over the past year, discussions have commenced with copper concentrate buyers and other contractors to facilitate re-start. Once in production, Gibraltar is expected to produce 80 million pounds of copper and 700,000 pounds of molybdenum annually.

For further details on Taseko Mines Limited please visit the Company's website at www.tasekomines.com or contact Investor Services at (604) 684-6365 or within North America at 1-800-667-2114.
 
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
/s/ Ronald W. Thiessen
 
Ronald W. Thiessen
President & CEO
 
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continuing availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on the Company, Investors should review the Company's annual Form 20-F filing with the United States Securities Commission.