Denver, CO - Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (TSX: TCM) (OTCQX: TCPTF) (the 'Company' or 'Thompson Creek'), a North American mining company, announced that, at the Company's 2016 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today (the 'Annual Meeting'), each of the director nominees named in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2017, based on the following voting results:

In addition, each of the other proposals set forth in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting was approved by shareholders, including the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm and the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

About Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. is a North American mining company. The Company's principal operating property is its 100%-owned Mount Milligan Mine, an open-pit copper and gold mine and concentrator in British Columbia. The Company's molybdenum assets consist of its 100%-owned Thompson Creek Mine, an open-pit molybdenum mine and concentrator in Idaho, its 75% joint venture interest in the Endako Mine, an open-pit molybdenum mine, concentrator and roaster in British Columbia, and its Langeloth Metallurgical Facility in Pennsylvania. The Company's development projects are the Berg and IKE properties, both copper, molybdenum and silver exploration properties located in British Columbia. The Company's principal executive office is located in Denver, Colorado. More information is available at www.thompsoncreekmetals.com.

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