Thompson Creek Metals Company Announces Start Date for New Chief Executive Officer

DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - Sep 17, 2013) - Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. ("Thompson Creek" or the "Company") (NYSE: TC) (TSX: TCM) reports that the previously announced appointment of Jacques Perron as the Company's new Chief Executive Officer will be effective as of October 15, 2013. Mr. Perron will succeed Kevin Loughrey, who will retire as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer effective as of October 14, 2013. Timothy Haddon, the Company's Lead Director, will succeed Mr. Loughrey as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors, effective as of October 15, 2013.

About Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. is a growing, diversified North American mining company. The Company's principal operating properties are its 100%-owned Thompson Creek Mine, an open-pit molybdenum mine and concentrator in Idaho, its 100%-owned Mt. Milligan mine, an open-pit copper and gold mine and concentrator in British Columbia, a 75% joint venture interest in the Endako Mine, an open-pit molybdenum mine, concentrator and roaster in British Columbia, and the Langeloth Metallurgical Facility in Pennsylvania. The Company's development projects include the Berg property, a copper, molybdenum, and silver exploration property located in British Columbia, the Davidson property, an underground molybdenum exploration property located in British Columbia, and the Maze Lake property, a gold exploration project located in the Kivalliq District of Nunavut, Canada. The Company's principal executive office is located in Denver, Colorado. More information is available at www.thompsoncreekmetals.com.

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Pamela Solly
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