GENERAL INFORMATION, NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY RISK

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (“ITH” or the "Company") is incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada. The Company’s head office address is 2300-1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. consists of ITH and its wholly owned subsidiaries Tower Hill Mines, Inc. (“TH Alaska”) (an Alaska corporation), Tower Hill Mines (US) LLC (“TH US”) (a Colorado limited liability company), Livengood Placers, Inc. (“LPI”) (a Nevada corporation), and 813034 Alberta Ltd. (an Alberta corporation). The Company is in the business of acquiring, exploring and evaluating mineral properties, and either joint venturing or developing these properties further or disposing of them when the evaluation is completed. At June 30, 2016, the Company was in the exploration stage and controls a 100% interest in its Livengood Gold Project in Alaska, U.S.A.

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which presumes the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

The Company will require significant additional financing to continue its operations in connection with advancing activities at the Livengood Gold Project, to make the Additional Payment due on January 12, 2017 (see Note 6) and for the development of any mine that may be determined to be built at the Livengood Gold Project. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain the additional financing required on acceptable terms, if at all.

As of June 30, 2016, the Company’s estimate of the amount of the Additional Payment is $14,700,000, which significantly exceeds the Company’s available cash resources, and therefore the Company will be required to obtain significant additional financing on or before January 12, 2017 in order to be able to make this payment.

Should the Company be unable to make the Additional Payment, the Company will have 30 days to remedy the event of default. Should the default not be remedied, the Company may be required to deliver the underlying claims, which are not part of the project’s gold resource but are part of the 75 square mile Livengood land package, into a trust in order for them to be sold. Should the proceeds from sale not be sufficient to satisfy the outstanding amount of the Additional Payment, the beneficiaries will have recourse against the Company for any shortfall. The Company considers it highly likely that the proceeds from any such sale, should it prove necessary, would be sufficient to satisfy the amount of the Additional Payment.

In addition, any significant delays in the issuance of required permits for the ongoing work at the Livengood Gold Project, or unexpected results in connection with the ongoing work, could result in the Company being required to raise additional funds to advance permitting efforts. The Company’s review of its financing options includes pursuing a strategic alliance to assist in further development, permitting and future construction costs.

Despite the Company’s success to date in raising significant equity financing to fund its operations, there is significant uncertainty that the Company will be able to secure any additional financing in the current or future equity markets. The amount of funds to be raised and the terms of any proposed equity financing that may be undertaken will be negotiated by management as opportunities to raise funds arise. Specific plans related to the use of proceeds will be devised once financing has been completed and management knows what funds will be available for these purposes. Due to this uncertainty, if the Company is unable to secure additional financing, it will be required to reduce all discretionary activities at the Project to preserve its working capital to fund anticipated non-discretionary expenditures beyond the 2016 fiscal year.