VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 23, 2010) - Imperial Metals Corporation (TSX:III) is pleased to report that the Huckleberry mine resumed operations as of 6:00am August 23. Road access to the mine site remains limited, with one convoy of vehicles permitted in and out per day.

Imperial is a mine development and operating company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and holds a 50% interest in the Huckleberry open pit copper/molybdenum producing mine in northern British Columbia.