August 19, 2014
VIA EDGAR
Tia L. Jenkins
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Office of Beverages, Apparel and Mining
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. |
Form 40-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
Filed March 26, 2014 |
File No. 001-32403 |
Dear Ms. Jenkins:
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby acknowledges receipt of the comment letter dated August 5, 2014 (the “Comment Letter”) from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the above captionedForm 40-F.
As discussed today among members of the Staff and representatives of the Company, the Company intends to file its written response to the Comment Letter no later than September 3, 2014. Please contact Stephen C. Centa at (416) 504-0527 or David E. Sobel at (212) 373-3226, in each case of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, should you have any questions or comments regarding this letter.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Steeve Thibeault |
Steeve Thibeault |
Chief Financial Officer |
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. |
cc: | Myra Moosariparambil, Craig Arakawa |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Edwin S. Maynard, Esq., Stephen C. Centa, Esq., David E. Sobel, Esq. |
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. 354 – 200 Granville Street Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4 Canada T +1 604 688 5755 www.turquoisehill.com |