Inmet Mining Closes Leucadia Transaction Consolidating Ownership of Cobre Las Cruces

TORONTO, CANADA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/15/10 -- Inmet Mining Corporation (Inmet) (TSX: IMN) announced today the closing of the transaction detailed in a press release dated November 29, 2010 with Leucadia National Corporation and an affiliate (Leucadia) to acquire a 30% indirect equity interest and subordinated sponsor loans in the Cobre Las Cruces copper mine (Las Cruces).

At closing, Inmet paid US$150 million in cash and issued to Leucadia 5,442,413 common shares. Leucadia was also released from its guarantee on US$72 million debt owed by Las Cruces to an affiliate of Inmet. As a result of the share issuance, the number of Inmet's issued and outstanding common shares has increased to 61,549,058 common shares and Leucadia now beneficially owns 11,042,413 Inmet shares, or 17.94% of Inmet's issued and outstanding common shares.

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About Inmet

Inmet is a Canadian-based global mining company that produces copper, zinc and gold. We have interests in four mining operations in locations around the world: Cayeli, Las Cruces, Pyhasalmi and Ok Tedi. We also have a 100 percent interest in Cobre Panama, a development property in Panama.

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Flora Wood

Director, Investor Relations

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