International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. ("ITH" or the "Company") (TSX:ITH)(NYSE
MKT:THM)(NYSE Amex:THM)(FRANKFURT:IW9) announces that Jeffrey A. Pontius will
assume the role of interim Chief Executive Officer for the Company until a new
candidate is selected by the Board of Directors. To date, a number of highly
qualified candidates have been shortlisted and the Board expects to announce a
new CEO within the next two months. 


Mr. Pontius is a current director and was the founder and former CEO of the
Company from August 2006 to May 2011, a five-year period of major shareholder
value creation. As the interim CEO, Mr. Pontius will direct the Company through
the final stages of optimization at the Livengood project and oversee corporate
development activities with input from members of the Board of Directors. 


About International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. 

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. controls a 100% interest in the world-class
Livengood Gold Project accessible by paved highway 70 miles north of Fairbanks,
Alaska. In 2012, ITH is focused on the rapid advancement of the Livengood
project into a compelling potential development scenario.


On behalf of International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

Jeffrey A. Pontius, Chief Executive Officer 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking
information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of
applicable Canadian and US securities legislation. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation,
statements regarding the anticipated content, commencement, completion and cost
of exploration programs, anticipated exploration program results and the timing
thereof, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves,
the potential for the expansion of the estimated resources at Livengood, the
identification of additional deposits on the Company's Livengood land package,
the potential for a production decision to be made, the potential commencement
of any development of a mine at Livengood following a production decision,
business and financing plans and business trends, are forward-looking
statements. Information concerning mineral resource estimates and the
preliminary economic analysis thereof also may be deemed to be forward-looking
statements in that it reflects a prediction of the mineralization that would be
encountered, and the results of mining it, if a mineral deposit were developed
and mined. 


Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give
no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking
statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect,
anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate, proposed, planned, potential and
similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future
events. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by
the Company are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual
results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements as a
result of various factors, including, but not limited to, variations in the
nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located,
variations in the market price of any mineral products the Company may produce
or plan to produce, the inability of the Company to obtain any necessary
permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, the inability
of the Company to produce minerals from its properties successfully or
profitably, to continue its projected growth, to raise the necessary capital or
to be fully able to implement its business strategies, and other risks and
uncertainties disclosed in the Company's Annual Information Form filed with
certain securities commissions in Canada and the Company's annual report on Form
40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), and other information released by the Company and filed with the
appropriate regulatory agencies. All of the Company's Canadian public disclosure
filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and its United States public
disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sec.gov, and readers are urged to
review these materials, including the technical reports filed with respect to
the Company's mineral properties.


This press release is not, and is not to be construed in any way as, an offer to
buy or sell securities in the United States. 


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