POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Kevin Loughrey, hereby
constitute and appoint Wendy Cassity, Morgan Walbridge and Jason Day, and each of
them, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign any reports on Form 3
(Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities), Form 4 (Statement of Changes
in Beneficial Ownership of Securities) and Form 5 (Annual Statement of Beneficial
Ownership of Securities) relating to transactions by me in Common Shares or other
securities of Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. and all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the appropriate
securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
or their substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents
and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact are serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned and are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Power of Attorney shall be
effective until such time as I deliver a written revocation thereof to the above-named
attorneys-in-fact and agents.

Dated: May 6, 2011

/s/ Kevin Loughrey ________________
Kevin Loughrey

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