Mr. Thomas Irwin reports

INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES APPOINTS KARL HANNEMAN AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. has appointed Karl L. Hanneman as its chief operating officer, effective immediately. Mr. Hanneman most recently has been serving as general manager for the company and will now join the executive management team. Mr. Hanneman has been with the company since May, 2010, during which time he was responsible for assembling the Alaska team and served as the Livengood gold project manager.

Tom Irwin, chief executive officer, said: "Karl brings a tremendous amount of management skills to this position, including his Alaskan experience and project engineering and permitting. I look forward to working with Karl in his new position as we continue to advance the Livengood gold project."

Mr. Hanneman has more than 30 years of Alaska-based mining industry experience, including a key role on the team that worked to successfully resolve the permitting issues at the Red Dog mine from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Hanneman was the Alaska regional manager during the initial development and permitting by Teck/Sumitomo of the Pogo gold mine.

Mr. Hanneman has led or participated in a number of industry-sponsored and State-of-Alaska-sponsored organizations, including Alaska Minerals Commission, Council of Alaska Producers, Resource Development Council and the Alaska Miners Association. Mr. Hanneman serves as a director of Usibelli Coal Mine Inc., a private company with an operating coal mine in Alaska, and Northrim BanCorp Inc., a public bank holding company engaged in commercial banking in Alaska.

Mr. Hanneman holds a BSc (honours) in mining engineering from the University of Alaska.

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