Inmet Announces Completion of Scheduled Maintenance Shutdown at Las Cruces

TORONTO, CANADA, Mar 30, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Inmet Mining Corporation (Inmet) (TSX: IMN) announced today that the scheduled maintenance shutdown at the Las Cruces mine has been completed on schedule and as planned. The process plant has recommenced operations and Las Cruces will now work towards achieving commercial production (about 60 percent of design capacity) in May, and the annual design capacity production rate (72,000 tonnes of copper) by August 2010. Additional filtration capacity has been ordered for installation in the second quarter to allow full production rates to be achieved.

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About Inmet

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