International Minerals Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

International Minerals Corporation (Toronto stock exchange: IMZ) (Swiss
stock exchange: IMZ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott
Brunsdon as its new Chief Financial Officer ('CFO?) effective January 3,
2011.

Mr. Brunsdon brings to IMZ over 25 years of financial and management
experience in the mining sector with both junior and major companies,
including 17 years with Placer Dome in the US and Canada. He has also
held senior management positions with Dayton Mining, Hillsborough
Resources and Revett Minerals.

Most recently he was a financial advisor to the CFO for Timmins Gold
assisting the company to enhance its internal and public reporting
functions as it transitioned to an operating company from a pure
exploration company. His extensive experience ranges from directing all
financial aspects of mining and exploration activities to corporate
development, corporate administration and mergers-and-acquisitions
('M&A?) activities.

He holds a Bachelor′s degree in Commerce (Economics) from the University
of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada and an MBA from the University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

With respect to Mr. Brunsdon′s appointment, IMZ′s President/CEO said,
'The Board of IMZ is very pleased to acquire someone of the quality of
Scott as its new CFO, especially in this very competitive market for
top-quality people. He has a strong hands-on financial background
combined with extensive corporate restructuring and corporate
development/M&A experience. These attributes make him a valuable
addition to our existing management team and he will play an important
role in taking IMZ to the next step in its growth profile to become a
mid-tier production company in the near future.?

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

'Stephen J. Kay?

Stephen J. Kay, President/CEO

International Minerals Corporation

Paul Durham, 1
203-883-8359