Mr. Timothy Haddon reports

THOMPSON CREEK METALS COMPANY ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN DROVER AS NEW BOARD MEMBER

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. has appointed Kevin Drover to its board of directors, effective May 7, 2015.

Mr. Drover has over 40 years of experience in management, operations and project development with mining companies developing and producing mining operations located in Canada, the United States, Latin America and in other foreign jurisdictions. Mr. Drover has served as the president, chief executive officer and a director of Aurcana Corp., a Canadian silver mining company, since July, 2014. He also currently serves on the board of directors of Benz Mining Corp., a Canadian junior mining company. From November, 2013, to March, 2015, Mr. Drover served as chief executive officer and a director of Oracle Mining Corp. (formerly Gold Hawk Resources Inc.), a Canadian-based mining company that owns the Oracle Ridge copper mine in Arizona and previously owned the Coricancha mine in central Peru until it sold the asset to Nyrstar in 2009. From June, 2006, to June, 2011, he served as chief operating officer and then chief executive officer of Oracle Mining. Previously, Mr. Drover served as chief operating officer of Glencairn Gold Corp., where he was responsible for two gold mining operations in Latin America and as vice-president of operations at Kinross Gold Corp., where he was responsible for six operating mines worldwide.

Timothy Haddon, chairman of the board of Thompson Creek, stated: "I am pleased that Kevin Drover is joining the Thompson Creek board of directors. His extensive experience in managing mining operations across the globe will be beneficial to our company."