International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.TSX: ITH

TSX Venture Exchange - Cease Trade Order - International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. - ITH; Hillestad Pharmaceuticals Inc. - HPH; Kansai Mining Corporation - KAN

· Issued by International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. via CNW
VANCOUVER, Feb. 7 /CNW/ -

BULLETIN TYPE:  Cease Trade Order
BULLETIN DATE:  February 8, 2006
TSX VENTURE COMPANIES

A Cease Trade Order has been issued by the British Columbia Securities
Commission on February 8, 2006 against the following companies for failing to
file the documents indicated within the required time period:

Symbol   Tier   Company                Failure to File            Period
                                                                  Ending
                                                                  (Y/M/D)

("ITH")    2    International Tower    Interim                2005/11/30
                Hill Mines Ltd.        Financial Statement

("HPH")    2    Hillestad              Comparative            2005/09/30
                Pharmaceuticals Inc.   Financial Statement

("KAN")    2    Kansai Mining          Comparative            2005/09/30
                Corporation            Financial Statement

Upon revocation of the Cease Trade Order, the Company's shares will
remain suspended until the Company meets TSX Venture Exchange requirements.
Members are prohibited from trading in the securities of the companies during
the period of the suspension or until further notice.

             ------------------------------------------