Thunder Mountain Gold Appoints Doug Glaspey to the Company's Board

Boise, ID, May 21, 2008: Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: THMG) today announced the appointment of Doug Glaspey to its Board of Directors at its quarterly Board meeting.

Mr. Glaspey is Chief Operating Officer, and Director of U.S. Geothermal Inc. – a Boise Idaho-based renewable energy development company that is listed on the AMEX and TSX, and is currently operating geothermal power plants at Raft River, Idaho and San Emidio, Nevada. Mr. Glaspey is a metallurgical engineer with 29 years of operating and management experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mineral Processing Engineering and an Associate of Science in Engineering Science. His experience includes public company management, mine production, planning and directing resource exploration programs, preparing feasibility studies and environmental permitting. Mr. Glaspey has held positions as president of U.S. Cobalt Inc. a former TSX Venture Exchange listed company), project manager of Atlanta Gold Corporation of America Inc. (TSX), and president of Black Diamond Corporation, a private mineral exploration company.

Jim Collord, President of Thunder Mountain Gold, said of the addition of Mr. Glaspey to the Board, “Doug brings a high level of expertise to our Board that will be valuable as we continue to grow our portfolio of precious metals properties, and further the development of South Mountain.”

About Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc.

Thunder Mountain Gold is an exploration company focused on the generation of precious and base metal projects in the Western United States, Mexico, and Alaska. A 73-year old company, Thunder Mountain Gold performs its own natural resource exploration and generates value for shareholders by aggressively developing high-grade, high-quality precious and base metal resources in politically stable mining regions.

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Eric Jones e-mail: eric@thundermountaingold.com Jim Collord e-mail: jim@thundermountaingold.com

Website: http://www.thundermountaingold.com

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