Mr. Brian Kynoch reports

IMPERIAL ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $16.8 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Imperial Metals Corp. has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of seven million common shares of the company at a price of $2.40 per share for gross proceeds of $16.8-million.

The proceeds from the private placement are intended to be used to finance the operation and development at the company's Red Chris mine and for general working capital purposes.

N. Murray Edwards purchased 3.5 million shares for an aggregate of $8.4-million, and directors and officers of the company purchased 753,000 shares for an aggregate of $1.8-million. The participation of Mr. Edwards and the directors and officers of the company accounted for 60.8 per cent of the proceeds from the private placement. Such participation is considered a related-party transaction within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 (Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the directors of the company have determined that the interested parties' participation in the private placement will be exempt from minority approval and information circular and formal valuation requirements pursuant to the exemptions contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as neither the fair market value of the gross securities to be issued under the private placement, nor the consideration to be paid by the insiders will exceed 25 per cent of the company's market capitalization. The company did not file a material change report 21 days prior to the closing of the private placement as the details of the participation of interested parties had not been confirmed at that time.

A 2-per-cent cash finder's fee is payable on a portion of the private placement to certain parties other than interested parties.

All securities issued in connection with the private placement are subject to a four-month hold period from the closing date under applicable Canadian securities laws in addition to such other restrictions as may apply under applicable securities laws of jurisdictions outside of Canada. The private placement is subject to final acceptance of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

About Imperial Metals Corp.

Imperial Metals is a Vancouver-based exploration, mine development and operating company with holdings that include the Mount Polley mine (100 per cent), the Huckleberry mine (100 per cent) and the Red Chris mine (30 per cent). Imperial Metals also holds a portfolio of 23 greenfield exploration properties in British Columbia.

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