November 12, 2009, Vancouver, BC - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE Amex: TGB) (“Taseko” or the “Company”) announces the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. This release should be read with the Company’s Financial Statements and Management Discussion & Analysis, available at www.tasekomines.com and filed on www.sedar.com. Currency is Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Company reports an operating profit of $9.4 million and earnings before tax and other items of $4.7 million, compared to an operating profit of $5.2 million and a loss before tax and other items of $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Other items include unrealized (non cash) loss attributable to derivative instruments. For nine months ended September 30, 2009, the operating profit was $32.7 million and earnings before tax and other items were $24.0 million, compared to an operating profit of $49.3 million and earnings before tax and other items of $29.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Revenue was $40.1 million from the sale of 12.7 million pounds of copper and 149,000 pounds of molybdenum at an average realized price of US$2.65 per pound for copper and US$12.37 per pound for molybdenum.

Russell Hallbauer, President and CEO of Taseko commented, “Taseko ended the third quarter in excellent financial shape, with over $40 million in cash on hand. The US$20 million added to our debt facility, which was funded in September, will provide the required cash to complete Gibraltar expansion plans.

The newly installed tower regrind mill is being integrated into the concentrator circuit and the Gibraltar operations team is making steady progress on its optimization. Construction continues on the remaining projects which will increase Gibraltar production capacity to 115 million pounds of copper per year. We expect to increase the ore crushing capacity by mid-2010 with the completion of the new in-pit crusher and overland conveyor system. To better optimize the Semi-Autogenous Grinding (“SAG”) mill performance, design is underway to bypass the current stockpile feed system, eliminating the expensive secondary crushing system. We expect to start construction in the spring of 2010.”

Mr Hallbauer continued, “In regards to the Prosperity project, the reserve increase just announced1 affirms the inherent value and importance of the project to all Taseko stakeholders. With 7.7 million ounces of recoverable gold and 3.6 billion pounds of recoverable copper, Prosperity has the largest gold reserve of any mining project in Canada and will be one of the largest mines built in the last decade.

The Environmental Review of our Prosperity Project is very close to completion. We remain extremely confident that the Environmental Assessment Office will not find any obvious encumbrances with the project and that the Provincial government will make their decision early in 2010. The Federal government review process also continues and the Panel will hold public hearings as early as mid-January. Following conclusion of the hearings, the Panel has 45 days to submit their findings to the Federal Minister of Environment for a decision.”

Highlights

Gibraltar Production and Sales

• Year to date production to September 30, 2009 was 53 million pounds of copper and 516,000 pounds of molybdenum, 21 percent and 39 percent higher than the same period in 2008, respectively.
• In the nine months ended September 30, 2009, copper in concentrate sales were 49.8 million pounds and 1.6 million pounds of copper cathode was sold. Molybdenum in concentrate sales was 595,000 pounds.

Notes to table:
¹ By-product credit is based on pounds of molybdenum and ounces of silver sold.

Total cash costs for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 increased by approximately US$0.45/lb as a result of reduced production caused by a geotechnical event at the edge of the Granite Pit. Surface soil instability at the edge of the pit forced mining operations to deviate from the mine plan for most of the quarter. Ore release could only be achieved from mining faces that were significantly below the Granite Pit average grade. Metal production was effectively reduced by four million pounds as a result of lower head grade and metal recoveries associated with lower head grades. The geotechnical issue was resolved in October.

As well, costs increased quarter over quarter as the Canadian dollar strengthened against the U.S. dollar and the strip ratio returned to mine site average based on increasing margins due to higher copper and molybdenum prices.

Gibraltar Fixed Infrastructure Upgrades and Installations

Improvements to the concentrator and ore handling facilities at Gibraltar continued through the third quarter. Installation of a higher capacity cleaner flotation circuit and a modern regrind tower mill unit were completed in August. These two new sections in the concentrator will improve metal recovery when their full operating capabilities are integrated into the concentrator. Both circuits are designed to handle additional volume as mill throughput increases.

Construction is approximately 80% complete on the new in-pit 60-inch by 89-inch crusher and conveyor system which, when completed in the first quarter of 2010, will reduce operating costs and improve mine productivity by replacing the much smaller original Gibraltar crusher and supplanting approximately three Diesel powered haulage trucks with an electrically driven overland conveyor belt.

Replacement of the current single-line tailings system with a two-line system and substitution of the natural gas fired concentrate dryer with a filter press are planned to be completed in the second quarter of 2010. Changing out this equipment reduces operating cost, provides a more stable operating platform, and will be able to manage increased volume as mill throughput increases.

Detailed engineering has been initiated on a SAG mill direct feed system which is designed to improve mill availability, increase throughput and reduce costs by eliminating the complicated secondary crusher and fine ore feed system. The new direct feed system will also allow larger mill feed more appropriate for autogenous grinding than can be achieved with the current system. Completion of construction of the direct feed system is expected in the fourth quarter of 2010.

It is worth noting that utilizing an overland conveyor in favor of haulage trucks and replacing the natural gas fired concentrate dryer will both result in significant reductions to the amount of carbon dioxide that is emitted during the production process at Gibraltar.

Prosperity

The Company announced a 70% increase in mineral reserves at its 100% owned Prosperity Project, from 487 million tonnes to 830 million tonnes. The reserve increase will added 3.0 million ounces of recoverable gold and 1.6 billion lbs of recoverable copper to the Prosperity reserve base, bringing total recoverable metal to 7.7 million ounces of gold and 3.6 billion lbs of copper. The reserves (tabulated below) are based on a $5.50 net smelter return (“NSR”) cut-off using gold and copper prices of $650/oz and $1.65/lb, respectively.

Remaining measured and indicated resources are grading 0.40% grams per tonne gold and 0.30% copper containing 2.3 million ounces of gold and 1.2 billion pounds of copper (no recoveries applied).

¹ For further details, see Company’s news release dated November 5, 2009.

For further information, contact Brian Bergot, Investor Relations - 778-373-4545, toll free 1-800-667-2114

Russell Hallbauer

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 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 our ability to complete the mill upgrade on time estimated and at the scheduled cost;
• 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 or ongoing 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.

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