Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Wright Bruce
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Thompson Creek Metals CO Inc. [TC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THOMPSON CREEK METALS COMPANY INC., 26 WEST DRY CREEK CIRCLE, SUITE 810		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President - Development
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LITTLETON, CO 80120		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,545
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 11/09/2011 Common Stock 80,000 $ 7.48 (2) D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 12/02/2014 Common Stock 25,000 $ 12.14 D  
Performance Stock Units   (4)   (4) Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Wright Bruce
C/O THOMPSON CREEK METALS COMPANY INC.
26 WEST DRY CREEK CIRCLE, SUITE 810
LITTLETON, CO 80120		       Vice President - Development  

Signatures

/s/ Jason Day, Attorney-in-Fact 03/02/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) All of the stock options are currently vested and exercisable.
(2) Represents the conversion of $7.42 Canadian dollars based upon a conversion rate in effect on February 23, 2011.
(3) 16,667 stock options are currently vested and exercisable. The remaining stock options vest and become exercisable on December 2, 2011.
(4) Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. The performance rights vest in three equal annual installments on May 6, 2011, May 6, 2012 and May 6, 2013 based upon the issuer's common stock achieving a market price of greater than $11.88 per share on such dates.

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