Amerigo Resources LtdTSX: ARG

Amerigo to Release Q1 2006 Results & Announces Investor Conference Call

· Issued by Amerigo Resources Ltd via CNW
VANCOUVER, April 13 /CNW/ - Amerigo Resources Ltd. (TSX:ARG) will release
its first quarter 2006 financial results after market close on Thursday,
May 4, 2006 and will hold an investor conference call to discuss the company's
Q1 2006 results on Friday, May 5, 2006 at 10:00 am Pacific Daylight Time/
1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time.

To participate in the call, please dial the following numbers:

    604-678-9375 (Vancouver)
    1-866-898-9626 (Toll-Free North America)

Please let the operator know you wish to participate in the Amerigo
Resources conference call.
Media are invited to attend on a listen-only basis.
Following management's discussion of the quarterly results, the analyst
and investment community will be invited to ask questions.

Amerigo Resources Ltd. is a Canadian copper and molybdenum producing
company with operations near Santiago, Chile. Tel: (604) 681-2802;        
Fax: (604) 682-2802; Web: www.amerigoresources.com; Listing: ARG:TSX

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for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this news release, which has
been prepared by management. Statements contained in this news release that
are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual
results to differ materially from estimated results. Such risks and
uncertainties are detailed in the Company's filings with the TSX and on SEDAR.
Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of
the Company's management on the date the statements are made. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if
management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.