June 14, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Craig Arakawa
Branch Chief
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, 2016
Filed March 27, 2017
File No. 001-32403
Dear Mr. Arakawa:
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby acknowledges receipt of the comment letter dated June 5, 2017 (the “Comment Letter”) from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the above captionedForm 40-F.
As discussed with representatives of the Company, the Company intends to file its written response to the Comment Letter no later than July 5, 2017. 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/ Owen Thomas
Owen Thomas
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.
cc: | Joanna Lam,Securities and Exchange Commission |
Edwin S. Maynard, Esq., David E. Sobel, Esq.,
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP