TORONTO, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - Mr. Richard Ross, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inmet Mining Corporation (IMN-TSX), will be speaking on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) at the CIBC World Markets 11th Annual Institutional Investor Conference being held in Whistler, British Columbia at The Westin Resort & Spa. You are cordially invited to listen in at http://events.startcast.com/events/118/whistler2008/. Slides of the presentation will be available on Inmet's website prior to the presentation.

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: Çayeli, Pyhasalmi, Troilus and Ok Tedi. We also have interests in two development properties, Las Cruces and Cerattepe, and one pre-development property, Petaquilla.

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