VANCOUVER, Feb. 25, 2016 /CNW/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE MKT: TGB) ("Taseko" or the "Company") announces that George Ireland has resigned as a director of the Company effective immediately. The Company would like to thank Mr. Ireland for his dedicated work on the Company's behalf and on behalf of the interests of its stakeholders.

Russell Hallbauer

President and CEO

ABOUT TASEKO

Taseko is focused on the operation and development of mines in North America. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Taseko is the owner (75%) and operator of the Gibraltar Mine, the second largest open pit copper-molybdenum mine in Canada. Taseko's Aley Niobium Project, Florence Copper Project, and New Prosperity Gold-Copper Project are all advanced staged projects which provide the Company with a diverse commodity pipeline.

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