General Moly Appoints Tong Zhang to Board of Directors

General Moly, Inc. (the "Company" or “General Moly”) (NYSE MKT and TSX: GMO), a U.S.-based molybdenum mineral development, exploration, and mining company announced that Tong Zhang was appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Zhang was designated by AMER International Group (“AMER”), pursuant to the closure of Tranche 1 of the Amended Investment and Securities Purchase Agreement (“Investment Agreement”) and Stockholder Agreement previously announced by the Company on November 30, 2015. Mr. Zhang will serve on the Technical Committee.

Mr. Zhang currently serves as AMER’s Chairman of Overseas Investment Committee and CEO of the International Business Group, and has over 17 years’ experience in senior management and investment roles involving international transactions, including China and the U.S. Tong held various positions formerly with PricewaterhouseCoopers in its management consulting practice and assurance organization. Tong has a Master’s Degree from Ohio University.

Bruce D. Hansen, Chief Executive Officer, said, “I am very pleased to welcome Tong Zhang to General Moly as a Director. Tong will make a great addition to our Board of Directors, and we have maintained an excellent working relationship with Tong and the rest of the AMER team over the past year as we have worked to close the Investment Agreement, including the recent Tranche 1 equity purchase. We will continue to work closely with Tong and AMER as we explore other business opportunities to the benefit of AMER and General Moly. With this appointment, our Board will total seven Directors, including four independent Directors.”

At its December 3rd meeting, the Board also ratified the appointment of Lee M. Shumway as Chief Financial Officer, and R. Scott Roswell as Chief Legal Officer, previously announced by the Company.

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General Moly is a U.S.-based molybdenum mineral development, exploration and mining company listed on the NYSE MKT and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GMO. The Company’s primary asset, our interest in the Mt. Hope Project located in central Nevada, is considered one of the world's largest and highest grade molybdenum deposits. Combined with the Company’s second project, the Liberty Project, a molybdenum and copper property also located in central Nevada, our goal is to become the largest pure play primary molybdenum producer in the world. For more information on the Company, please visit our website at http://www.generalmoly.com.

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