Gedabek Project Update

Anglo Asian Mining PLC 18 June 2007 18 June 2007 ANGLO ASIAN MINING PLC ('Anglo Asian' or 'the Company') Gedabek Development Plan Feasibility Study Completed Anglo Asian Mining PLC (AIM:AAZ) the gold and copper development company with projects in Azerbaijan, announces continued good progress on its Gedabek project in West Azerbaijan. Feasibility Study The Company has completed a Feasibility Study on Gedabek, which shows the development of the property to be both economically viable and robust. The study identifies a mining reserve of 7.7 million tonnes of ore at grades of 1.80 grams per tonne ('g/t') gold, 15.91 g/t silver and 0.29% copper. Gold, silver and copper production over the mine life has been conservatively estimated to be 311,154 oz of gold, 1,959,109 oz of silver and 17,424,960 lbs of copper respectively. Under the JORC code this reserve is in the 'probable' mineral reserve category. Additional ore is expected to be found from the inferred ore within the current pit boundaries, extensions of the mineralisation already identified outside the pit and from old mine stockpiles produced from previous underground mining. Capital costs are estimated at US$30.7 million, including US$3.1 million of working capital. The gross cash operating costs are estimated as US$283 per oz of gold (US$147 per oz net of copper and silver credits). Together with the low costs of operation and after metal credits, at current metal prices, the project is expected to payback the capital investment within one year of production commencing. Analysis of the Gedabek project shows that the Company will receive 63% of the pre-tax cashflows under the terms of the Production Sharing Agreement. As described in earlier announcements, the application of heap leach technology from a low strip open pit mine, combined with the SART (Sulphidation-Acidification-Recycle-Thickening) copper precipitation process remains the preferred recovery method for the project. CIL Plant and funding The Company is currently marketing the CIL plant which is packed and ready for transport in Singapore. Negotiations with several interested prospective buyers are in process. It is expected that proceeds from the sale of the CIL plant will fund a substantial amount of the construction work planned for this year at Gedabek. Following completion of the feasibility study, the Company is now exploring various options to meet the capital requirements of the Group. Land and approvals Following the identification of land requirements in May of this year, the government have already assigned sufficient municipality land to the Company to meet c.78% of the total requirement. The remaining land, which is privately held, is in the final stages of negotiation. Under the rules of the Production Sharing Agreement, the Company submitted a Work Plan and Budget on 28 May 2007 for the current year and a Development and Production Programme is ready for submission for the Gedabek project. These are expected to be approved in coming weeks. The Environmental Base-Line Study has been approved by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, and the Environmental Impact Study was submitted for approval on 11 June 2007. Approval is expected before the end of July of this year. A Mining Licence application is in preparation for submission to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which is also responsible for explosives, mine safety and health. Construction of the main access roads into the mine, the leach pad area, earthworks and foundations for the plant and crushing facilities and shell buildings are all planned for the mild weather conditions between August and December of this year. The mine is scheduled to finish the remaining construction during the second quarter and commence production in the third quarter of 2008. Commenting on the latest developments, Chief Executive Gordon Lewis stated, 'The results of the study are excellent news for the Company and place it in a strong position in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Gedabek will be the first significant gold mine in the country for several decades. These results bode well for Azerbaijan and are an indication of the economic potential of the region for gold and copper resources.' -Ends- Mr Gordon Lewis has approved the content of this announcement. He is a professionally qualified mining engineer with over 30 years of relevant experience in the mining industry and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. -Ends- For further details, please contact: Anglo Asian Mining PLC Gordon Lewis, Chief Executive +994 12 499 3350 Richard Round, Finance Director +44 1525 211 988 Numis Securities Limited John Harrison +44 20 7776 1590 Parkgreen Communications Justine Howarth / Clare Irvine +44 20 7851 7480 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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