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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1"><font size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2009</font></font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="right"><font size="1"><font size="2">Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">UNITED STATES </font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">____________________</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2"><br>
            FORM S-8</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">____________________</font></b></p>

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            IVANHOE MINES LTD.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Yukon, Canada</font></b><br>
                            <font size="1">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or&nbsp;organization)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Not Applicable</font></b><br>
                            <font size="1">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">Suite 654, 999 Canada Place</font></b><br>
                            <b><font size="2">Vancouver, British Columbia, </font></b><br>
                            <b><font size="2">Canada V6C 3E1</font></b><br>
                            <font size="1">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><b><font size="2">V6C 3E1</font></b><br>
                            <font size="1">(Zip code)</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Employees&rsquo; and Directors&rsquo; Equity Incentive Plan</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">____________________</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">CT Corporation System</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">111 Eighth Avenue</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">New York, New York 10011</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(Name and address of agent for service)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">(212) 894-8700</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">____________________</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><i><b><font size="2">Copies to:</font></b></i></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Beverly A. Bartlett</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Suite 654, 999 Canada Place</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Vancouver, British Columbia</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Canada V6C 3E1</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Paul L. Goldman</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Goodmans LLP</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">355 Burrard Street, Suite 1900</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Vancouver, British Columbia</font></b><br>
                            <b><font size="2">Canada V6C 2G8</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Andrew J. Foley</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">1285 Avenue of the Americas</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">New York, New York 10019-6064</font></b></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer&rdquo;, &ldquo;accelerated filer&rdquo; and &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Large accelerated filer&nbsp; <font face="Wingdings"><strong>x</strong></font></font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Accelerated filer </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Non-accelerated filer </font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font face="Wingdings">o</font> <font size="2">(Do not check if smaller reporting company)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Smaller reporting company </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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                            <font size="1">Title of</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Securities to be Registered</font></p>
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                            <font size="1">Amount to be</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Registered (1)(2)(4)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">Proposed Maximum</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Offering Price</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Per Share (3)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">Proposed Maximum</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Aggregate Offering</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Price</font></p>
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                            <font size="1">Amount of</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Registration Fee (4)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">Common Shares, no par value</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 16.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">5,401,403 shares</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 32.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$7.66</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 16.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$41,374,747</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 15.75pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$2,308.71</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(1)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">This Registration Statement shall, in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), be deemed to cover such additional shares as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(2)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Represents additional common shares reserved for issuance under the Employees&rsquo; and Directors&rsquo; Equity Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;). </font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(3)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act, and based on the average of the high and low prices of the common shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 21, 2009, a date within five business days of the filing of this Registration Statement.</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(4)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Registration fees were previously paid for the registration of 37,000,000 common shares (File Nos. 333-113048, 333-128205, 333-135595 and 333-143550) issuable under the Plan.</font></p>
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                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><a name="PAGENUM"><font size="2">2</font></a></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">EXPLANATORY NOTE UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E &ndash; </font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Pursuant to General Instruction&nbsp;E of Form&nbsp;S-8, the registrant, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;), is filing this registration statement (the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;) to register an additional 5,401,403 common shares, no par value (the &ldquo;Common Shares&rdquo;), issuable under its Employees&rsquo; and Directors&rsquo; Equity Incentive Plan
            (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;). On February 24, 2004, the Registrant filed a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-113048) (the &ldquo;Original Registration Statement) to register 20,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under the Plan. On September 9, 2005, the Registrant filed a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-128205) (the &ldquo;2005 Registration Statement) to register 9,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under the Plan. On July 5, 2006, the Registrant filed a
            registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-135595) (the &ldquo;2006 Registration Statement&rdquo;) to register 3,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under the Plan, and on June 6, 2007, the Registrant filed a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-143550) (the &ldquo;2007 Registration Statement&rdquo;) to register 5,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under the Plan. The contents of the Original Registration Statement, the 2005 Registration Statement, the 2006
            Registration Statement and the 2007 Registration Statement are hereby incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference.</font></p>

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            PART II</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">Item 3.</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></b></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The following documents filed with the SEC by us are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">1.</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the SEC on April 1, 2009; and</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">2.</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">All other reports filed by us under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), since the end of the fiscal year covered by our Form 40-F referred to in (1) above.</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">In addition, all reports and documents filed with the SEC by us pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
            deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an amendment hereto or in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed amendment to this Registration Statement or in any document that also is incorporated by
            reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">Item 8.</font></b></p>
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                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><b><font size="2">Description</font></b></u></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">5.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Opinion of Lackowicz &amp; Shier, counsel to the Registrant, regarding the legality of the securities being registered hereby</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">10.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Employees&rsquo; and Directors&rsquo; Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, effective May 8, 2009</font></p>
                        </td>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Consent of Lackowicz &amp; Shier, counsel to the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5.1)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.2</font></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of GRD Minproc Limited</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.3</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Bernard Peters</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.4</font></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Stephen Torr</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.5</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of John Vann</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.6</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Dean David</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.7</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Scott Jackson</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.8</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Jeffrey Price</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.9</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Gene Wusaty</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.10</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Chartered Accountants</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">24.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement)</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in" align="justify"><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Vancouver, Province of British Columbia, on July 24,
            2009.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">IVANHOE MINES LTD.</font></b></p>

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                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="24">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">By:&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="296">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br>
                            <i><font size="2">/s/ Beverly A. Bartlett</font></i></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td valign="top" width="264">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="40">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="24">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="296">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Beverly A. Bartlett</font><br>
                            <font size="2">Vice President and Corporate Secretary</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 3.05in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.3in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Beverly Bartlett as such person&rsquo;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such person&rsquo;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign any and all
            amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and the other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby
            ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated July 24, 2009:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="left">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><u><b><font size="2">Signature</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><u><b><font size="2">Title</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><br>
                            <font size="2"><em>/s/ John Macken</em></font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 1pt 0in 0in" align="left"><br>
                            <font size="2">&nbsp;President, Chief Executive Officer and Director </font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="2">John A. Macken</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><font size="2">(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><br>
                            <br>
                            <font size="2"><em>/s/ Tony Giardini</em></font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 1pt 0in 0in" align="left"><br>
                            <br>
                            <font size="2">Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial </font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="2">Tony Giardini</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><font size="2">and Accounting Officer)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p><em><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Robert Friedland</font></em></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p><font size="2">Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p align="center"><font size="2">Robert M. Friedland</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <div title="EE+ Page Break" style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 1px">
                <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="left">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><u><b><font size="2">Signature</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><u><b><font size="2">Title</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><br>
                            <font size="2"><em>/s/ Peter Meredith</em></font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 1pt 0in 0in" align="left"><br>
                            </p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font size="2"><font size="2">Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors</font></font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="2">Peter G. Meredith</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><br>
                            <br>
                            <font size="2"><em>/s/ Howard Balloch</em><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 1pt 0in 0in" align="left"><br>
                            <br>
                            </p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font size="2"><font size="2">Director</font></font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="2">Howard R. Balloch</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p><em><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Bret Clayton</font></em></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font size="2"><font size="2">Director</font></font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p align="center"><font size="2">Bret K. Clayton</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p align="center"><em><font size="2">/s/ Markus Faber</font></em></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p align="center"><font size="2">Markus Faber</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p align="center"><em><font size="2">/s/ Ed Flood</font></em></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p align="center"><font size="2">R. Edward Flood</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p align="center"><em><font size="2">/s/ Robert W. Hanson</font></em></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p align="center"><font size="2">Robert W. Hanson</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p align="center"><em><font size="2">/s/ David Huberman</font></em></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p align="center"><font size="2">David S. Huberman</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p align="center"><em><font size="2">/s/ David Korbin</font></em></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p align="center"><font size="2">David Korbin</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p align="center"><em><font size="2">/s/ Livia Mahler</font></em></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p>&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p align="center"><font size="2">Livia Mahler</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="left">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><u><b><font size="2">Signature</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                            <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><u><b><font size="2">Title</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><br>
                            <font size="2"><em>/s/ Kjeld Thygesen</em></font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="368">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 1pt 0in 0in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align="center"><font size="2"><font size="2">Director</font></font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="287">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="2">Kjeld R. Thygesen</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="368">
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements to Section 6(a) of the Securities Act, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States on July 24, 2009.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="center">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="624" border="0">
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">IVANHOE MINES DELAWARE HOLDINGS, LLC</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td valign="bottom" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="40">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">By:&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="328">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br>
                            <i><font size="2">/s/ John A. Macken</font></i></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="40">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="328">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">John A. Macken</font><br>
                            <font size="2">Vice President and Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><u><b><font size="2">Exhibit Index</font></b></u></p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="638" border="0">
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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><b><font size="2">Exhibit</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><b><font size="2">Description</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">5.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Opinion of Lackowicz &amp; Shier, counsel to the Registrant, regarding the legality of the securities being registered hereby</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">10.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Employees&rsquo; and Directors&rsquo; Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, effective May 8, 2009</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Consent of Lackowicz &amp; Shier, counsel to the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5.1)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.2</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of GRD Minproc Limited</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.3</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Bernard Peters</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.4</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Stephen Torr</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.5</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of John Vann</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.6</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Dean David</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.7</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Scott Jackson</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.8</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Jeffrey Price</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.9</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Gene Wusaty</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">23.10</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="545">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><font size="2">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Chartered Accountants</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">24.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement)</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
____________________
IVANHOE MINES LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Yukon, Canada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Suite 654, 999 Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada V6C 3E1
(Address of principal executive offices)
V6C 3E1
(Zip code)
Employees' and Directors' Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
____________________
CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10011
(Name and address of agent for service)
(212) 894-8700
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
____________________
Copies to:
Beverly A. Bartlett
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
Suite 654, 999 Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6C 3E1
Paul L. Goldman
Goodmans LLP
355 Burrard Street, Suite 1900
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6C 2G8
Andrew J. Foley
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)(2)(4)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (3)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee (4)
Common Shares, no par value
5,401,403 shares
$7.66
$41,374,747
$2,308.71
(1)
This Registration Statement shall, in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), be deemed to cover such additional shares as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Represents additional common shares reserved for issuance under the Employees' and Directors' Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act, and based on the average of the high and low prices of the common shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 21, 2009, a date within five business days of the filing of this Registration Statement.
(4)
Registration fees were previously paid for the registration of 37,000,000 common shares (File Nos. 333-113048, 333-128205, 333-135595 and 333-143550) issuable under the Plan.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E –
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the registrant, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (the "Registrant"), is filing this registration statement (the "Registration Statement") to register an additional 5,401,403 common shares, no par value (the "Common Shares"), issuable under its Employees' and Directors' Equity Incentive Plan
            (the "Plan"). On February 24, 2004, the Registrant filed a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-113048) (the "Original Registration Statement) to register 20,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under the Plan. On September 9, 2005, the Registrant filed a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-128205) (the "2005 Registration Statement) to register 9,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under the Plan. On July 5, 2006, the Registrant filed a
            registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-135595) (the "2006 Registration Statement") to register 3,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under the Plan, and on June 6, 2007, the Registrant filed a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-143550) (the "2007 Registration Statement") to register 5,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under the Plan. The contents of the Original Registration Statement, the 2005 Registration Statement, the 2006
            Registration Statement and the 2007 Registration Statement are hereby incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed with the SEC by us are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
1.
Our Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the SEC on April 1, 2009; and
2.
All other reports filed by us under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since the end of the fiscal year covered by our Form 40-F referred to in (1) above.
In addition, all reports and documents filed with the SEC by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
            deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an amendment hereto or in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed amendment to this Registration Statement or in any document that also is incorporated by
            reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
3
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Description
5.1
Opinion of Lackowicz & Shier, counsel to the Registrant, regarding the legality of the securities being registered hereby
10.1
Employees' and Directors' Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, effective May 8, 2009
23.1
Consent of Lackowicz & Shier, counsel to the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of GRD Minproc Limited
23.3
Consent of Bernard Peters
23.4
Consent of Stephen Torr
23.5
Consent of John Vann
23.6
Consent of Dean David
23.7
Consent of Scott Jackson
23.8
Consent of Jeffrey Price
23.9
Consent of Gene Wusaty
23.10
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Vancouver, Province of British Columbia, on July 24,
            2009.
IVANHOE MINES LTD.
By:
/s/ Beverly A. Bartlett
Beverly A. Bartlett
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Beverly Bartlett as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign any and all
            amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and the other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby
            ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated July 24, 2009:
Signature
Title
/s/ John Macken
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
John A. Macken
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Tony Giardini
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
Tony Giardini
and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Robert Friedland
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
Robert M. Friedland
Signature
Title
/s/ Peter Meredith
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors
Peter G. Meredith
/s/ Howard Balloch
Director
Howard R. Balloch
/s/ Bret Clayton
Director
Bret K. Clayton
/s/ Markus Faber
Director
Markus Faber
/s/ Ed Flood
Director
R. Edward Flood
/s/ Robert W. Hanson
Director
Robert W. Hanson
/s/ David Huberman
Director
David S. Huberman
/s/ David Korbin
Director
David Korbin
/s/ Livia Mahler
Director
Livia Mahler
Signature
Title
/s/ Kjeld Thygesen
Director
Kjeld R. Thygesen
Pursuant to the requirements to Section 6(a) of the Securities Act, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States on July 24, 2009.
IVANHOE MINES DELAWARE HOLDINGS, LLC
By:
/s/ John A. Macken
John A. Macken
Vice President and Director
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Description
5.1
Opinion of Lackowicz & Shier, counsel to the Registrant, regarding the legality of the securities being registered hereby
10.1
Employees' and Directors' Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, effective May 8, 2009
23.1
Consent of Lackowicz & Shier, counsel to the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of GRD Minproc Limited
23.3
Consent of Bernard Peters
23.4
Consent of Stephen Torr
23.5
Consent of John Vann
23.6
Consent of Dean David
23.7
Consent of Scott Jackson
23.8
Consent of Jeffrey Price
23.9
Consent of Gene Wusaty
23.10
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement)