March 15 (Reuters) - Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.TO :
* Q4 REVENUE $251.7 MILLION VERSUS I/B/E/S VIEW $251.3 MILLION
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.03
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.00 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* COPPER PRODUCTION IN Q4'17 INCREASED 22.8% OVER Q3'17 AND GOLD PRODUCTION INCREASED 12.9% COMPARED TO Q3'17
* TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES- OYU TOLGOI EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 125,000 - 155,000 TONNES OF COPPER ,240,000 TO 280,000 OUNCES OF GOLD IN CONCENTRATES IN 2018
* PRODUCTION FROM FIRST DRAW BELL REMAINS PLANNED FOR MID-2020 AND SUSTAINABLE FIRST PRODUCTION IN 2021
* CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR 2018 ON A CASH-BASIS ARE EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $150 MILLION FOR OPEN-PIT OPERATIONS
* OPERATING CASH COSTS FOR 2018 ARE EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $700 MILLION
* TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES - CAPEX FOR 2018 ON A CASH-BASIS ARE EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $1.1 BILLION TO $1.2 BILLION FOR UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT
* REVENUE OF $251.7 MILLION IN Q4'17 INCREASED 1.9% OVER Q3'17
* QTRLY COPPER PRODUCTION IN CONCENTRATES 45300 TONNES VERSUS 45500 TONNES
* QTRLY GOLD PRODUCTION IN CONCENTRATES 35,000 OUNCES VERSUS 49,000 OUNCES
* QTRLY SILVER PRODUCTION IN CONCENTRATES 285000 OUNCES VERSUS 273000 OUNCES