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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001095847-02-000005
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20021206
FILED AS OF DATE:		20021213

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TASEKO MINES LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000878518
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19476
		FILM NUMBER:		02856990

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1020-800 W. PENDER STREET
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC CANADA V6C 2V6
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(604) 684-6365

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1020-800 W. PENDER STREET
		STREET 2:		V6C 2V6
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			00000
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  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION <br>
  Washington, DC 20549 <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  FORM 6-K <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Report of Foreign Private Issuer <br>
  Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 <br>
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <br>
  <b>&nbsp;</b> <br>
  <b>CIK 878518</b> <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  As at December 6, 2002 <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  <b>TASEKO MINES LIMITED</b> <br>
  800 West Pender Street, Suite 1020 <br>
  Vancouver, British Columbia <br>
  Canada V6C 2V6 <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
  under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Form 20-F...X.... Form 40-F......... <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
  as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____ <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of
  a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security
  holders. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
  as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____ <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this
  Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
  pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Yes ..... No ..... <br>
  If &quot;Yes&quot; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
  registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________ <br>
  Signatures <br>
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  <br>
  By: /s/ Jeffrey R. Mason<br>
  Director/ Chief Financial Officer <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Date: December 11, 2002 <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  * Print the name and title of the signing officer under his signature. <br clear=all style=&#39;page-break-before:always&#39;>
</p>
<hr>
<p align="left"><br>
  <b> TASEKO MINES LIMITED</b> <br>
  <b>1020-800 West Pender Street</b> <br>
  <b>Vancouver</b> <b>, </b> <b>BC</b> <b> </b> <b>V6C 2V6</b> <br>
  <b>Tel 604-684-6365 </b> <br>
  <b>Fax 604-684-8092</b> <br>
  <b>Toll Free 1-800-667-2114</b> <br>
  <b>http://www.hdgold.com</b> <br>
&nbsp; <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  <b> TASEKO ANNOUNCES UP TO $4 MILLION IN PLANNED FINANCINGS</b> <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  December 6, 2002, Vancouver, BC &#45; Ronald W. Thiessen, President and CEO
  of Taseko Mines Limited (TSX Venture:TKO; OTCBB:TKOCF) (&#34;Taseko&#34;),
  is pleased to announce that Taseko has arranged a series of private placements
  of its securities including $950,000 of Common Shares, $750,000 of Units, and
  up to $2,300,000 of Flow-Through Units. The subscription price is $0.30 per
  Common Share, $0.30 per Unit and $0.40 per Flow-Through Unit. A Unit refers
  to a Taseko Common Share issued together with a full or half Common Share Purchase
  Warrant, and &#34;flow-through&#34; designates the securities as being tax-advantaged
  securities in Canada but which are otherwise equivalent to regular Taseko Common
  Shares. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  The Common Shares will be purchased by Hunter Dickinson Inc. (&#34;HDI&#34;),
  a related company which provides administrative and other services to Taseko.
  Each Unit will consist of one Common Share and one non-transferable Common
  Share Purchase Warrant. Each Flow-Through Unit will consist of one Flow-Through
  Common Share and one-half of a non-transferable Common Share Purchase Warrant. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Each whole Common Share Purchase Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase
  one Common Share at a price of $0.50 for a period of twenty-four months after
  the Closing Date. No flow-through benefits will be attached to any Common Shares
  issued upon the exercise of the Common Share Purchase Warrants. The Common
  Share Purchase Warrants are subject to an accelerated expiry if, at any time
  following the expiration of the four-month hold period, the published closing
  trade price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange is greater than
  or equal to $0.75 for any 10 consecutive trading days, in which event the Holder
  will be given notice that the Warrants will expire 45 days following the date
  of such notice. The Common Share Purchase Warrants may be exercised by the
  Holder during the 45 day period between the notice and the expiration of the
  Common Share Purchase Warrants. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Dundee Securities Corporation, in an amount of up to $2,000,000, and Strand
  Securities Corporation, in an amount of up to $200,000, have agreed to act
  as Agents for the private placement of Flow-Through Units. The Agents will
  be paid a cash fee equal to 6% of the gross proceeds raised from the sale of
  Flow-Through Units. The Agents will also receive Broker Warrants entitling
  them to purchase that number of Common Shares which is equal to 6% of the number
  of Flow-Through Units sold. The Broker Warrants will be exercisable at $0.40
  per Common Share and will expire twelve months after the Closing Date. Lesser
  referral fees will be payable on other portions of the financings and may be
  payable in the issued securities. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  The Common Shares, the Flow-Through Common Shares, the Warrant Common Shares
  and the Broker Warrant Common Shares will be subject to a hold period in Canada
  of four months plus one day. The private placement financing is subject to
  execution of final documentation and TSX Venture Exchange acceptance, but is
  expected to close before year-end. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Taseko owns substantial copper and gold resources and is well positioned to
  take advantage of the improving metal market conditions for copper and gold.
  The Company&#39;s main assets are the Gibraltar copper mine, and the advanced
  staged Prosperity gold-copper and Harmony gold projects. All are located in
  British Columbia, Canada. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Gibraltar is a largely equipped 35,000 tonnes per day mine and mill facility
  maintained on stand-by with a successful 27-year operating history. Approximately
  760 million tonnes of measured and indicated resources are currently outlined
  on the property, containing 4.7 billion pounds of copper. This amount includes
  an in-pit (15-year mine plan) sulphide resource of about 189 million tonnes
  grading 0.31% copper, plus in-pit oxide resources that would be processed in
  the existing solvent extraction-electrowinning plant. Gibraltar could be made
  operable in the near term and is an established operation that could quickly
  capitalize on a rising copper market. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  The Company&#39;s Prosperity project is a large copper-gold deposit. Estimated
  measured and indicated resources within an open pit designed for a potential
  70,000 tonnes per day operation are 491 million tonnes grading 0.22% copper
  and 0.43 grams of gold per tonne, containing 2.3 billion pounds of copper and
  6.7 million ounces of gold. Increasing metals prices present an excellent opportunity
  to re-assess the huge resource at Prosperity. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  The Harmony property, located on British Columbia&#39;s west coast, hosts an
  estimated measured and indicated resource of 64 million tonnes grading 1.53
  grams of gold per tonne, containing 3 million ounces of gold. Taseko acquired
  Harmony near the bottom of the gold market. The next step for the project would
  involve detailed engineering studies to assess the full potential of this major
  gold resource. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  The net proceeds of the Units and Common Shares will be used for general working
  capital purposes. Taseko will utilize the gross proceeds of the Flow-Through
  financing to undertake a comprehensive core-drilling program near the Gibraltar
  property. The Company will work to discover additional resources through drilling
  new deposit targets that were outlined by extensive geophysical (induced polarization)
  surveys completed on the property. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  For further details on Taseko Mines Limited, please visit our website at www.hdgold.com
  or contact Investor Services at (604) 684-6365, or within North America at
  1-800-667-2114. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  <i>/s/ Ronald W. Thiessen</i> <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  Ronald W. Thiessen <br>
  President and CEO <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  <font size="2">No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information
  contained in this news release. <br>
&nbsp; <br>
  This release includes certain statements that may be deemed &quot;forward-looking
  statements&quot;. All statements in this release, other than statements of
  historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration
  drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company
  expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations
  expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
  such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results
  or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
  forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration
  successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic,
  market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements
  are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments
  may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
  For more information on the Company, Investors should review the Company&#39;s
  annual Form 20-F filing with the United States Securities Commission. </font><br>
&nbsp; <br>
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