Inmet Mining Announces Election of Gerald W. Grandey to Its Board of Directors

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
Inmet Mining Corporation ("Inmet") (TSX:IMN) is pleased to announce that
Gerald W. Grandey was elected to Inmet's Board of Directors at its annual
general meeting of shareholders today.

Mr. Grandey is the former Chief Executive Officer of Saskatoon-based
Cameco Corporation. Mr. Grandey has a degree in geophysical engineering
from the Colorado School of Mines and a law degree from Northwestern
University.

Mr. Grandey is a director of Canadian Oil Sands Limited, Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan, and Sandspring Resources Limited. He also serves on the
Dean's Advisory Council of the University of Saskatchewan's Edwards
School of Business and the Board of Governors of the Colorado School of
Mines Foundation.

David R. Beatty, Chairman of Inmet, commented, "Jerry will be a very
valuable addition to our Board bringing with him a wealth of global
management experience in the natural resources sector. We are delighted
to welcome him as a director."

About Inmet

Inmet is a Canadian-based global mining company that produces copper and
zinc. We have three wholly-owned mining operations: Cayeli (Turkey), Las
Cruces (Spain) and Pyhasalmi (Finland). Following KPMC's acquisition of a
20 percent interest in Minera Panama SA, we have an 80 percent interest
in Cobre Panama, a development property in Panama.

This press release is also available at www.inmetmining.com.

Contacts:
Inmet Mining Corporation
Flora Wood
Director, Investor Relations
+1 416 361 4808
www.inmetmining.com

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