Vancouver, B.C - (March 15, 2013) - International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (“ITH” or the “Company”) - (TSX: ITH, NYSE-MKT: THM, Frankfurt: IW9), has been invited to present at the ROTH Capital Partners 25th Annual Growth Stock Conference, being held in Dana Point, California, March 17-20, 2013.

ITH President and CEO Don Ewigleben, and CFO Tom Yip, are scheduled to present on Monday, March 18, from 1:30-2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. They will discuss the company's 100% owned world-class gold deposit, located near Fairbanks, Alaska, a very favorable mining jurisdiction. Management will also hold one-on-one meetings on Monday and Tuesday.

The three-day conference will feature more than 1,000 institutional investors and more than 370 company presentations from a diverse selection of both domestic and international companies growth sectors including cleantech, business services, consumer, industrials and resources, healthcare, metals and mining, and technology and media.

For more information about the conference or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with International Tower Hill Mines, please contact your ROTH representative at (800) 933-6830 or via e-mail at: [email protected].

About ROTH Capital Partners

ROTH Capital Partners, LLC (ROTH), is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving emerging growth companies and their investors. As a full-service investment bank, ROTH provides capital raising, M&A advisory, analytical research, trading, market-making services, and corporate access. Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., ROTH is privately-held and employee owned, and maintains offices throughout the U.S. and Hong Kong. For more information on ROTH, please visit www.roth.com. 

About International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. controls a 100% interest in the world-class Livengood Gold Project accessible by paved highway 70 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska.

On behalf of
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

(signed) Donald C. Ewigleben

Donald C. Ewigleben
President & Chief Executive Officer

Contact Information:
Michelle Stachnik, Manager – Investor Relations
E-mail: [email protected]
Toll-Free: 1-855-208-4642 Ext. 203

This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and US securities legislation.  All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including statements with respect to the timing for the completion and anticipated release of a Feasibility Study and/or Optimization Study for Livengood, the potential for a production decision to be made at Livengood, the potential commencement of any development of a mine at Livengood following a production decision, 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, proposed, planned, potential 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 inability of the Company to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, the inability of the Company 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 (10-K) filed with certain securities commissions in Canada and the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K 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 Livengood property.

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.