Thompson Creek Announces Union Obtains Certification at Endako Mine

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (NYSE: TC;TSX: TCM, TCM.WT;Frankfurt: A6R), one of the world’s largest publicly traded, pure molybdenum producers, today announced that employees at the Company’s Endako Mine located 120 miles northwest of Prince George, British Columbia, have received union certification.

The press release is quoted as saying:

Voting took place on May 26 and 28, 2010, with voter turnout of approximately 90%. Of the 231 eligible employees who voted, 127 voted in favor of representation by the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Local # 1-424 (“Union”) and 104 voted against. On July 22, 2010, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board certified the Union to represent the employees in the mine, milling and maintenance departments. The Mine expects to receive a notice to bargain in the near future.

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