July 7, 2016
VIA EDGAR
Joel Parker
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Offices 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 |
Filed March 17, 2016 |
Form 6-K filed May 6, 2016 |
File No. 001-32403 |
Dear Mr. Parker:
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby acknowledges receipt of the comment letter dated July 1, 2016 (the “Comment Letter”) from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the above captionedForm 40-F and Form 6-K.
As discussed with representatives of the Company, the Company intends to file its written response to the Comment Letter no later than August 1, 2016. Please contact Edwin S. Maynard at (212) 373-3024 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: | Brian McAllister,Securities and Exchange Commission |
Edwin S. Maynard, Esq., David E. Sobel, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP |
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. | ||
Suite 354 – 200 Granville Street | ||
Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4 | ||
Canada | ||
T 604 688 5755 | ||
www.turquoisehill.com |