International Minerals Corporation (“IMZ”) is an emerging precious metal producer with the commencement of mining at its 40%-owned Pallancata high-grade silver-gold mine in Peru in late 2007, along with advancement of its Rio Blanco gold-silver development project (100% IMZ) and Gaby gold feasibility project (60% IMZ) in Ecuador. IMZ is well positioned with production and resource growth to become a low-cost, mid-tier gold-silver producer in a few years.“IMZ is the only precious metal mining company on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the Swiss Performance Index®.”