Inter-Citic Minerals Inc. TSX: ICI

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - Inter-Citic Minerals Inc. (TSX:ICI) ("Inter-Citic" or "the Company") President and CEO James Moore, is pleased to announce that the Company has retained the services of Mr. Patrick Gorman, to assist with advancing development plans for the Dachang Gold Project. Mr. Gorman's focus will be overseeing the preparation and drafting of a Preliminary Scoping Study for Inter-Citic's Dachang Gold Project.

Mr. Gorman is a competent/qualified person as defined by the NI-43-101 and AIM rules. He has over thirty years experience in the mining industry in all aspects of operations, development and consulting. His extensive work around the globe includes managing the scoping study prepared on Jinshan Mining's 217 Project in China.

Mr. Gorman has managed development programmes, pre-feasibility and bankable feasibility studies, conceptual evaluations, scoping and acquisition studies, post privatisation support and technical audits for project financing. Mr. Gorman's feasibility study experience is extensive and includes Escondida copper in Chile, Rebecca gold in Zimbabwe, Loma de Niquel in Venezuela, Castellanos lead/zinc in Cuba. He has also led long term technical re-development and co-operation programmes at Trepca Lead/Zinc in Kosovo, Jiangxi Copper in China and Buryatzoloto Gold in Russia.

Mr. Gorman is a Member of the Institution of Materials, Minerals & Mining and holds a B.Sc.(Honours) degree in Mining Engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London and an M.S. degree in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado USA. He is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.), a European Engineer (Eur.Ing.), and holds a Mine Managers Certificate of Competency for Metalliferous Mines of South Africa.

On Behalf of the Board:

James J. Moore, President & CEO

ABOUT INTER-CITIC:

Toronto-based Inter-Citic Minerals Inc. is an exploration and development company with properties in the People's Republic of China, including its Dachang Gold Project in Qinghai Province. Inter-Citic is listed on the TSX under the symbol ICI. Inter-Citic's website is www.inter-citic.com.