Inmet to Announce Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results October 27, 2011 Followed by Conference Call and Webcast October 28, 2011

TORONTO, CANADA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/14/11 -- Inmet Mining Corporation (TSX: IMN) (Inmet) will be releasing its third quarter results on Thursday, October 27, 2011 after the close of trading and will conduct a live audio webcast and conference call discussing the results on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will be hosted by Jochen Tilk, President and Chief Executive Officer.

You are cordially invited to listen to the conference call via audio webcast through either http://events.digitalmedia.telus.com/inmet/102811/index.php or www.inmetmining.com. After the broadcast, an archive of the audio webcast will be available on both websites.

Interested persons who are unable to connect to the audio webcast can listen to the third quarter results conference call by dialing 1 416 695-6616 (local/international) or toll free 1 800 952-6845 (North America only). No passcode is required for the live conference call.

A conference call replay will be available beginning October 28, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. and will run until November 11, 2011 at midnight. The dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows: 1 905 694-9451 (local/international) or toll-free 1 800 408-3053 (North America only) with each dial-in number to be followed by passcode 7433427.

ABOUT INMET

Inmet (TSX: IMN) is a Canadian-based global mining company that produces copper, zinc and pyrite. We have three wholly-owned mining operations: Cayeli (Turkey), Las Cruces (Spain) and Pyhasalmi (Finland). We also have a 100 percent interest in Cobre Panama, a development project 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