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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/04/09 -- International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. ("ITH" or "the Company") - (TSX: ITH)(NYSE Amex: THM)(FRANKFURT: IW9) is pleased to announce the results from its fall 2009 drilling campaign at the Coffee Dome project, Alaska. Five core holes, totalling 1356 metres, were drilled testing two of the three priority target areas, UAF and Zesiger (Figure 1). Results from the UAF area returned multiple, thick zones of low grade gold, highlighted by 17 metres @ 0.3 g/t gold and 22 metres @ 0.21 g/t gold in hole CD-09-03 (Table 1). These results have defined a large, broad zone of stratigraphically controlled gold mineralization within part of the larger UAF-Miller target area that extends for at least 2 kilometres to the north. The Company is currently analyzing the structural data from the drilling in an effort to target higher grade feeders to the system. The Coffee Dome project is road accessible and 17 kilometres northeast of the Fort Knox mine.

To view figure one please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/ITHFigureOne.pdf

UAF Area

The UAF target is focused along a projected northeast trending structural zone which appears to be steeply dipping to the south (Figure 2). The target has coincident resistivity and high-grade gold in soil anomalies. The target as currently defined extends for approximately 500 metres by 250 metres. The drilling showed that the resistivity anomaly is due to the presence of a flat-lying quartzite unit and that the quartzite unit is preferentially mineralized due to strong fracturing which hosts numerous mineralized quartz veins. Very little sulphide was encountered in the drilling and, geochemically, the system appears to be exclusively gold+arsenic in this area. The information gained at UAF will help understand the overall relationship between the UAF and the Miller targets.

Zesiger Discovery Area

One hole was drilled in the Zesiger target and was designed to cross a projected fault zone which hosted high grade mineralization in surface trenching. The hole encountered the fault zone but failed to return significant gold mineralization.

To view figure two please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/ITH-FigureTwo.pdf

Implications

The drilling in the UAF area has demonstrated the potential of the quartzite unit to host thick zones of gold mineralization along a broad NNE structural zone. The next step in the Coffee Dome exploration plan will be to target specific structural zones with potential to host higher grade feeder zones within this the greater UAF-Miller target area.

Table 1: Mineralized intercepts from Coffee Dome Drilling.
(0.09g/t cutoff, max of 2 metres internal waste and
 only intercepts with greater than 0.15g/t gold included)

                                                      Length
Hole ID         From (metres)     To (metres)        (metres)     Gold (g/t)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CD-09-01                       No Significant Intercepts

CD-09-02                0.00            1.96            1.96           0.27
                       26.21           27.58            1.37           0.15
                       31.10           32.41            1.31           0.27
                       49.07           50.29            1.22           0.21
                       56.37           58.83            2.46           0.26
                       84.73           86.87            2.14           0.28
                      118.57          119.79            1.22           0.23
                      125.88          127.10            1.22           0.16

CD-09-03                1.52            2.44            0.92           0.17
                       10.97           12.12            1.15           0.28
                       19.20           40.96           21.76           0.21
                       78.37           80.76            2.39           0.15
                       92.13           92.96            0.83           0.27
                       96.72          100.98            4.26           0.17
                      105.16          122.23           17.07           0.30
                      145.39          146.61            1.22           0.31
                      192.33          193.55            1.22           0.84
                      222.20          223.42            1.22           0.34
                      260.30          261.52            1.22           3.56
                      274.93          277.98            3.05           0.25

CD-09-04               27.13           29.67            2.54           0.53
                       65.93           67.06            1.13           0.89
                       91.44           92.66            1.22           0.32

CD-09-05                9.45           23.32           13.87           0.18
                       33.03           36.48            3.45           0.16
                       99.70          100.58            0.88           0.16
                      107.59          125.97           18.38           0.21

Project Background

Coffee Dome is located in the Fairbanks Gold Mining District, 17 kilometres northeast of the Fort Knox Gold Mine. The project is accessed by roads that are maintained by the Alaska Department of Transport and the Alaska Division of Forestry. The mineralization at Coffee Dome was discovered after fires in 2004 exposed the surface for the first time, revealing several trains of quartz vein float with high-grade gold mineralization. The project has three major gold targets with many other anomalies that continue to be developed (Figure 1). The surface gold in soil anomaly covers an area of two square kilometres and is still open in many areas.

ITH controls 100% of its 41 square kilometre land package at Coffee Dome, which is primarily made up of State of Alaska Mining Claims owned or leased by ITH and fee simple land leased from the University of Alaska. The Company and its predecessor, AngloGold Ashanti (U.S.A.) Exploration Inc., have been exploring the Coffee Dome area since 2005 when the first mineralized quartz vein samples were collected. Soil and rock surveys conducted between 2005 and 2009 have progressively advanced the property. Soil surveys in 2005 and 2006 delineated a number of soil anomalies, the most substantial being the UAF Zone which measures 300 x 160 metres with most of the soils running in excess of 0.1 g/t gold. In 2007, 400 meters of trenches were dug. The 2009 drilling program represents the first time the property has ever been drilled.

Geological Overview

Very high grade quartz-gold-arsenopyrite veins hosted in the Palaeozoic Fairbanks Schist occur at the Coffee Dome Project. Mineralization is characterized by high values of gold, bismuth and arsenic, a signature typical of the high temperature mineralization at the Fort Knox and Pogo Gold Mines. Trenching showed that mineralization occurs as veins associated with a variety of fault structures in the schist, ranging from low-angle, oblique slip structures to high-angle NE-trending faults.

Qualified Person and Quality Control/Quality Assurance

Jeffrey A. Pontius (CPG 11044), a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release and has approved the disclosure herein. Mr. Pontius is not independent of ITH, as he is the President and CEO and holds common shares and incentive stock options.

The work program at Coffee Dome was designed and supervised by Dr. Russell Myers, Vice President, Exploration, and Chris Puchner, Chief Geologist (CPG 07048), of the Company, who are responsible for all aspects of the work, including the quality control/quality assurance program. On-site personnel at the project log and photograph the core from each individual borehole prior to preparing the split core. On-site personnel at the project log and track all samples prior to sealing and shipping. All sample shipments are sealed and shipped to Alaska Assay Laboratories in Fairbanks, Alaska for preparation and a preliminary gold assay. Pulps are then transferred to ALS Chemex in Fairbanks who forward them to other ALS Chemex facilities for final gold and multi-element analysis. ALS Chemex's quality system complies with the requirements for the International Standards ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 17025: 1999. Analytical accuracy and precision are monitored by the analysis of reagent blanks, reference material and replicate samples. Quality control is further assured by the use of international and in-house standards. Finally, representative blind duplicate samples are forwarded to ALS Chemex and an ISO compliant third party laboratory for additional quality control.

About International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. is a resource exploration company, focused in Alaska and Nevada, which controls a number of exploration projects representing a spectrum of early stage to the advanced multimillion ounce gold discovery at Livengood. ITH is committed to building shareholder value through new discoveries while maintaining a majority interest in its key holdings, thereby giving its shareholders the maximum value for their investment.

On behalf of International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

Jeffrey A. Pontius, President and Chief Executive Officer

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 27E of the Exchange Act. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated content, commencement and cost of exploration programs, anticipated exploration program results, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves, business and financing plans and business trends, are forward-looking statements. 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 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 Company's inability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, the Company's inability 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 20-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.

Cautionary Note Concerning Similar Mineral Property References

This press release contains information with respect to adjacent or similar mineral properties in respect of which the Company has no interest or rights to explore or mine. The Company advises US investors that the US Securities and Exchange Commission's mining guidelines strictly prohibit information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned that the Company has no interest in or right to acquire any interest in any such properties, and that mineral deposits on adjacent or similar properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on the Company's 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.

Neither TSX Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release, which has been prepared by management.

Contacts:
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.
Quentin Mai
Vice-President - Corporate Communications
1-888-770-7488 (toll free) or (604) 683-6332
(604) 408-7499 (FAX)
qmai@internationaltowerhill.com
www.internationaltowerhill.com

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2009) - International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. ("ITH" or "the Company") - (TSX: ITH)(NYSE Amex:THM)(FRANKFURT: IW9) is pleased to announce the results from its fall 2009 drilling campaign at the Coffee Dome project, Alaska. Five core holes, totalling 1356 metres, were drilled testing two of the three priority target areas, UAF and Zesiger (Figure 1). Results from the UAF area returned multiple, thick zones of low grade gold, highlighted by 17 metres @ 0.3 g/t gold and 22 metres @ 0.21 g/t gold in hole CD-09-03 (Table 1). These results have defined a large, broad zone of stratigraphically controlled gold mineralization within part of the larger UAF-Miller target area that extends for at least 2 kilometres to the north. The Company is currently analyzing the structural data from the drilling in an effort to target higher grade feeders to the system. The Coffee Dome project is road accessible and 17 kilometres northeast of the Fort Knox mine.

To view figure one please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/ITHFigureOne.pdf

UAF Area

The UAF target is focused along a projected northeast trending structural zone which appears to be steeply dipping to the south (Figure 2). The target has coincident resistivity and high-grade gold in soil anomalies. The target as currently defined extends for approximately 500 metres by 250 metres. The drilling showed that the resistivity anomaly is due to the presence of a flat-lying quartzite unit and that the quartzite unit is preferentially mineralized due to strong fracturing which hosts numerous mineralized quartz veins. Very little sulphide was encountered in the drilling and, geochemically, the system appears to be exclusively gold+arsenic in this area. The information gained at UAF will help understand the overall relationship between the UAF and the Miller targets.

Zesiger Discovery Area

One hole was drilled in the Zesiger target and was designed to cross a projected fault zone which hosted high grade mineralization in surface trenching. The hole encountered the fault zone but failed to return significant gold mineralization.

To view figure two please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/ITH-FigureTwo.pdf

Implications

The drilling in the UAF area has demonstrated the potential of the quartzite unit to host thick zones of gold mineralization along a broad NNE structural zone. The next step in the Coffee Dome exploration plan will be to target specific structural zones with potential to host higher grade feeder zones within this the greater UAF-Miller target area.

Table 1: Mineralized intercepts from Coffee Dome Drilling.
(0.09g/t cutoff, max of 2 metres internal waste and
 only intercepts with greater than 0.15g/t gold included)

                                                      Length
Hole ID         From (metres)     To (metres)        (metres)     Gold (g/t)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CD-09-01                       No Significant Intercepts

CD-09-02                0.00            1.96            1.96           0.27
                       26.21           27.58            1.37           0.15
                       31.10           32.41            1.31           0.27
                       49.07           50.29            1.22           0.21
                       56.37           58.83            2.46           0.26
                       84.73           86.87            2.14           0.28
                      118.57          119.79            1.22           0.23
                      125.88          127.10            1.22           0.16

CD-09-03                1.52            2.44            0.92           0.17
                       10.97           12.12            1.15           0.28
                       19.20           40.96           21.76           0.21
                       78.37           80.76            2.39           0.15
                       92.13           92.96            0.83           0.27
                       96.72          100.98            4.26           0.17
                      105.16          122.23           17.07           0.30
                      145.39          146.61            1.22           0.31
                      192.33          193.55            1.22           0.84
                      222.20          223.42            1.22           0.34
                      260.30          261.52            1.22           3.56
                      274.93          277.98            3.05           0.25

CD-09-04               27.13           29.67            2.54           0.53
                       65.93           67.06            1.13           0.89
                       91.44           92.66            1.22           0.32

CD-09-05                9.45           23.32           13.87           0.18
                       33.03           36.48            3.45           0.16
                       99.70          100.58            0.88           0.16
                      107.59          125.97           18.38           0.21

Project Background

Coffee Dome is located in the Fairbanks Gold Mining District, 17 kilometres northeast of the Fort Knox Gold Mine. The project is accessed by roads that are maintained by the Alaska Department of Transport and the Alaska Division of Forestry. The mineralization at Coffee Dome was discovered after fires in 2004 exposed the surface for the first time, revealing several trains of quartz vein float with high-grade gold mineralization. The project has three major gold targets with many other anomalies that continue to be developed (Figure 1). The surface gold in soil anomaly covers an area of two square kilometres and is still open in many areas.

ITH controls 100% of its 41 square kilometre land package at Coffee Dome, which is primarily made up of State of Alaska Mining Claims owned or leased by ITH and fee simple land leased from the University of Alaska. The Company and its predecessor, AngloGold Ashanti (U.S.A.) Exploration Inc., have been exploring the Coffee Dome area since 2005 when the first mineralized quartz vein samples were collected. Soil and rock surveys conducted between 2005 and 2009 have progressively advanced the property. Soil surveys in 2005 and 2006 delineated a number of soil anomalies, the most substantial being the UAF Zone which measures 300 x 160 metres with most of the soils running in excess of 0.1 g/t gold. In 2007, 400 meters of trenches were dug. The 2009 drilling program represents the first time the property has ever been drilled.

Geological Overview

Very high grade quartz-gold-arsenopyrite veins hosted in the Palaeozoic Fairbanks Schist occur at the Coffee Dome Project. Mineralization is characterized by high values of gold, bismuth and arsenic, a signature typical of the high temperature mineralization at the Fort Knox and Pogo Gold Mines. Trenching showed that mineralization occurs as veins associated with a variety of fault structures in the schist, ranging from low-angle, oblique slip structures to high-angle NE-trending faults.

Qualified Person and Quality Control/Quality Assurance

Jeffrey A. Pontius (CPG 11044), a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release and has approved the disclosure herein. Mr. Pontius is not independent of ITH, as he is the President and CEO and holds common shares and incentive stock options.

The work program at Coffee Dome was designed and supervised by Dr. Russell Myers, Vice President, Exploration, and Chris Puchner, Chief Geologist (CPG 07048), of the Company, who are responsible for all aspects of the work, including the quality control/quality assurance program. On-site personnel at the project log and photograph the core from each individual borehole prior to preparing the split core. On-site personnel at the project log and track all samples prior to sealing and shipping. All sample shipments are sealed and shipped to Alaska Assay Laboratories in Fairbanks, Alaska for preparation and a preliminary gold assay. Pulps are then transferred to ALS Chemex in Fairbanks who forward them to other ALS Chemex facilities for final gold and multi-element analysis. ALS Chemex's quality system complies with the requirements for the International Standards ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 17025: 1999. Analytical accuracy and precision are monitored by the analysis of reagent blanks, reference material and replicate samples. Quality control is further assured by the use of international and in-house standards. Finally, representative blind duplicate samples are forwarded to ALS Chemex and an ISO compliant third party laboratory for additional quality control.

About International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. is a resource exploration company, focused in Alaska and Nevada, which controls a number of exploration projects representing a spectrum of early stage to the advanced multimillion ounce gold discovery at Livengood. ITH is committed to building shareholder value through new discoveries while maintaining a majority interest in its key holdings, thereby giving its shareholders the maximum value for their investment.

On behalf of International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

Jeffrey A. Pontius, President and Chief Executive Officer

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 27E of the Exchange Act. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated content, commencement and cost of exploration programs, anticipated exploration program results, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves, business and financing plans and business trends, are forward-looking statements. 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 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 Company's inability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, the Company's inability 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 20-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.

Cautionary Note Concerning Similar Mineral Property References

This press release contains information with respect to adjacent or similar mineral properties in respect of which the Company has no interest or rights to explore or mine. The Company advises US investors that the US Securities and Exchange Commission's mining guidelines strictly prohibit information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned that the Company has no interest in or right to acquire any interest in any such properties, and that mineral deposits on adjacent or similar properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on the Company's 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.

Neither TSX Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release, which has been prepared by management.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
        International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.
        Quentin Mai
        Vice-President - Corporate Communications
        1-888-770-7488 (toll free) or (604) 683-6332
        Fax: (604) 408-7499 (FAX)
        qmai@internationaltowerhill.com
        www.internationaltowerhill.com

Source: International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of its continuous surveillance efforts Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A' rating to Hillsborough County, Florida's outstanding $150.5 million solid waste and resource recovery revenue bonds including:

--$110.2 million outstanding series 2006A, AMT;

--$40.4 million outstanding series 2006B, non-AMT.

The Rating Outlook is Stable.

The 'A' rating on the county-owned system's bonds reflect the system's various revenue sources, in particular the more than half of system revenues derived from property-based assessments for residential collection and disposal services. The rating also reflects a good liquidity position, and sound financial performance with strong historical and projected coverage of debt service well above indenture covenants arising from the legal and economic flow control of waste to the system. Credit concerns include the need for periodic renewal of waste disposal contracts, legal provisions that allow future rate increases and improvements to be included in revenue projections along with up to 25% of rate stabilization funds to meet the rate covenant and additional bonds test (ABT) of 1.10 times (x) net revenues, although another provision of the rate covenant requires at least sum sufficient operations from gross revenues excluding reserves. Projections though fiscal 2015 reflect slowly growing pledged revenues following the renewed terms of the electric contract coupled with weak growth in waste tonnage.

The county's solid waste management system is an enterprise fund of Hillsborough County. The system collects and disposes of solid waste and sells electricity generated from its waste-to-energy operation. Preliminary fiscal 2009 operating revenues of $95.5 million rose 3.8% from the prior year and were derived almost 54% from residential collection and disposal assessments collected on the property tax bill with a lien on property; county property tax collections rates are high. Residential collection costs are recovered through the property tax assessments. Residential disposal assessments increase 3% annually beginning Fiscal 2008-2011 to offset lower revenues from renewal of the energy contract. The increase can be discontinued at the discretion of management in fiscal 2012 if debt service coverage in fiscal 2011 is 1.65x or above. Another 19.6% of fiscal 2009 operating revenues was derived from three franchise haulers under contracts expiring in 2013 which commit all of the waste to the system. Revenues also include 17.4% from electricity sales to Tampa Electric Company (rated 'BBB' by Fitch) through a contract that expires in 2010. Municipal agreements account for 4.6% of revenues with the cities of Tampa and Temple Terrace; renewal of the Tampa agreement is underway and the Temple Terrace agreement was renewed for another 20 years. The waste-to-energy facility operation and management contract with Covanta Hillsborough, Inc. was extended to 2029 with final acceptance of the fourth burner in August 2009. As contracts renew periodically over the term of the bonds through 2034, the county anticipates that the system's competitive position will enable contract renewals

The county manages the system to substantially exceed its legal rate covenant, operating to provide debt service coverage of 1.45x from net revenues. Series 2006 bond amortization was structured to meet the 1.45x threshold, especially through the projected drop of energy sales revenue upon renegotiation of the electric sales contract in fiscal 2011. Updated 2009 projections reflect slower growth in waste and revenues from the initial feasibility projections. Nonetheless, debt service coverage remains sound through the forecast period fiscals 2010 to 2015 with debt service coverage expected to remain above 1.45x due to scheduled rate increases in tipping fees and collection assessments.

Fiscal 2008 debt service coverage was a strong 2.38x reflecting the first year of the 3% rate increases. Preliminary fiscal 2009 debt service coverage is 1.65x and was above initial projections of 1.46x. Current projections anticipate discontinuance of the 3% fee increase between fiscal 2012-2015 with annual debt service coverage around 2.13x in fiscal 2011 to 1.95x in fiscal 2015 for the series 2006 bonds. Debt service is anticipated to remain above 1.45x even including $58 million in projected debt financed capital improvements. The county's net asset position has been strong with unaudited fiscal 2009 net assets of $155.5 million. Levels remain sound over the forecast period despite declines to $111.1 million by fiscal 2015. Unrestricted assets were $40.9 million in fiscal 2009 down slightly from $41.9 million in fiscal 2008.

The series 2006 bonds funded the expansion of the county's resource recovery system with a fourth burner, increasing daily tonnage to capacity to 1,800 from 1,200 tons per day. Also financed were improvements to the county's transfer stations and construction of additional sections of the county's landfill.

General obligation bonds of Hillsborough County are rated 'AA+' by Fitch, with a Stable Rating Outlook, reflecting the county's solid fiscal track record, strong proactive management, a diverse economy anchoring the county as the economic center of Florida's Gulf Coast and somewhat mitigating the effects of the current national economic slowdown, and low overall debt levels.

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

ALL FITCH CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. PLEASE READ THESE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK: HTTP://FITCHRATINGS.COM/UNDERSTANDINGCREDITRATINGS. IN ADDITION, RATING DEFINITIONS AND THE TERMS OF USE OF SUCH RATINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE AGENCY'S PUBLIC WEBSITE 'WWW.FITCHRATINGS.COM'. PUBLISHED RATINGS, CRITERIA AND METHODOLOGIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE AT ALL TIMES. FITCH'S CODE OF CONDUCT, CONFIDENTIALITY, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AFFILIATE FIREWALL, COMPLIANCE AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE 'CODE OF CONDUCT' SECTION OF THIS SITE.

    Source: Fitch Ratings

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2009) -

Company:          Frontera Copper Corp Notes

TSX Symbol:       FCC.NT only

Reason:           Pending News

Halt Time (ET):   1:45pm

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
        Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada- IIROC
        416-646-7299
        inquiries@iiroc.ca
        www.iiroc.ca

Source: Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)

CINCINNATI, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) will present at the 2009 Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference in New York City on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at approximately 9:20 AM EST.

Kevin T. Kabat, chairman, president and chief executive officer will represent Fifth Third. Slides with audio webcast may be accessed live and for approximately 14 days after the conference through the Investor Relations section of www.53.com. Additionally, slides used in the presentation will be made separately available in a printer-friendly format on the Company's website.

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $111 billion in assets, operates 16 affiliates with 1,306 full-service Banking Centers, including 101 Bank Mart® locations open seven days a week inside select grocery stores and 2,357 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 49% interest in Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of September 30, 2009, has $184 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $25 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® National Global Select Market under the symbol "FITB."

SOURCE Fifth Third Bancorp