Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> May 4, 2009

Kevin Loughrey – Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (tc)

KEVIN LOUGHREY is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. In this capacity, Mr. Loughrey has overseen the activities of the corporation since the Thompson Creek-Blue Pearl merger in 2006. During that time, the corporation was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange in November 2007 and achieved record revenues of $1 billion in 2008. Mr. Loughrey has also been the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for First Dynasty Mines Ltd. and Cyprus Minerals Company, during which he was responsible for complex legal matters including several major acquisitions, listing Cyprus on the New York Stock Exchange, and was prominent in the 1993 merger of Cyprus with Amax Metals Company. Mr. Loughrey has 30 years of experience in the mining business. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado State University and a Law degree from the University of Houston. Profile
TWST: Let's begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and a picture of

the things you're doing at the present time.

Mr. Loughrey: Thompson Creek is a molybdenum company and we have