Tyhee Announces Initial Closing of Private Placement of Flow Through Shares

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TSX Venture: TDC

VANCOUVER , Dec. 11 /CNW/ - Tyhee Development Corp. (TSX Venture, TDC) (the "Company") has completed the initial closing of its 15,000,000 Flow Through Share financing announced on December 9, 2009 . In this closing, the MineralFields Group of funds purchased 7,500,000 Flow Through Shares at a price of $0.20 per Flow Through Share, for proceeds of $1.5 million . The Company paid Limited Market Dealer, Inc. a cash commission equal to 7% of the proceeds of the sale of Flow Through Shares to the MineralFields Group. The Flow Through Shares issued to MineralFields Group are subject to a four month hold period expiring April 12, 2009 . The funds from the private placements will be used for further exploration and development of the Company's mineral projects, including the advanced-stage Yellowknife Gold Project.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States . The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

Tyhee Development Corp. is a gold exploration and development company working in the historic Yellowknife Gold Camp, NWT, Canada . It is the largest property holder in this camp and has the largest exploration and development program underway in the region. Its principal asset is the Yellowknife Gold Project includes the Nicholas Lake and Ormsby Gold Zones, the Goodwin Lake Property (13 km south of the Ormsby Zone), and the Clan Lake Property (27 km south of the Ormsby Zone). All are located on mineral claims and mining leases 50 to 90 km north of Yellowknife, NWT. (Note: only Nicholas Lake and Ormsby Zones are included for permitting purposes).

    
    About MineralFields, Pathway and First Canadian Securities (R)"
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MineralFields Group (a division of Pathway Asset Management), based in Toronto , Vancouver , Montreal and Calgary , is a mining fund with significant assets under administration that offers its tax-advantaged super flow-through limited partnerships to investors throughout Canada as well as hard-dollar resource limited partnerships to investors throughout the world. Pathway Asset Management also specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of structured products and mutual funds (including the Pathway Multi Series Funds Inc. corporate-class mutual fund series). Information about MineralFields Group is available at www.mineralfields.com. First Canadian Securities (R) (a division of Limited Market Dealer Inc.) is active in leading resource financings (both flow-through and hard dollar PIPE financings) on competitive, effective and service-friendly terms, and offers investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, and mining industry consulting, services to resource companies. MineralFields and Pathway have financed several hundred mining and oil and gas exploration companies to date through First Canadian Securities (R).

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information: Tyhee Development Corp., David Webb, President and CEO, Tel: [phone], [email protected]; Envoy Strategic Partners, Jay Bedard, Tel: [phone], [email protected]