the first report(2nd link) mentioned the news coming out of latin america published 3/30

http://www.stockhouse.com/Columnists...

Mr. Friedland said Ivanhoe “news” that will be reported in Latin America later this week – possibly Chile or Peru but not confirmed by the company -- is no April Fool’s joke and will have a “worldwide” impact.

“Our release will hit the wires at a carefully considered time. We are dealing with governments, and our message will be strictly controlled,” Mr. Friedland told me. Speculation centers on a private or public partnership with a large, cash-bearing company. Or a 30-year services contract similar to the one Ivanhoe Energy (TSX: T.IE, Stock Forum) negotiated in Ecuador – but located in heavy oil fields of another Latin American nation.

the news came on 4/1

although the news was about congo,it was released by friedland from santiago chile(latin america)

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a...

thom realizes this in the comments section

Looks like this is copper related: Ivanhoe's Friedland cites Congo copper find Wed Apr 1, 2009 10:51am EDT SANTIAGO, April 1 (Reuters) - Mining magnate Robert Friedland, who discovered the Voisey's Bay nickel deposit and is currently developing the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper/gold site, said on Wednesday he had uncovered a copper find in the Democratic Republic of Congo that could rank as one of the world's largest.Speaking at the CRU/CESCO copper conference in Santiago, Friedland said his privately-held Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum (Ivanplats) unit had struck copper at the Kamoa property in DRC, located just west of the Kolwezi and Tenke-Fungurume mines in the Central African Copper Belt."We believe that the Kamoa discovery has the potential to become a super giant orebody, one of the five largest copper deposits ever discovered," said Friedland. -- Reuters

either way pps and volume remain strong

imho

lets see what this week brings

sorry for the confusion :)