Ms. Pamela Solly reports

THOMPSON CREEK SCHEDULES FIRST QUARTER 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL/WEBCAST ON MAY 7, 2012 AT 8:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. has scheduled a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss its first quarter 2012 financial results on Monday, May 7, 2012, at 8 a.m. Eastern Time. A news release on the results will be issued after markets close on Thursday, May 3, 2012.

To participate in the call, please dial 1-647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191 about five minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the company's website.

An archived recording of the conference call will be available at 1-416-849-0833 or 1-855-859-2056 (access code 73852927 followed by the number sign) from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on May 7, 2012, to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 14, 2012. An archived recording of the webcast will also be available at Thompson Creek's website.