Peñoles' Lead/Precious Metals Refinery lifts fo...

Fresnillo Plc
                                                  28 Grosvenor Street
                                                       London W1K 4QR
                                                       United Kingdom
                                                 www.fresnilloplc.com


                                                          20 May 2009

     Peñoles' Lead/Precious Metals Refinery lifts force majeure



Fresnillo  plc,  the  world's  largest  primary  silver  producer and
Mexico's second largest  gold producer, has been  advised by  Peñoles
that it has  lifted the  force majeure at  the Met-Mex  metallurgical
complex with  respect  to the precious  metals doré and  precipitates
produced at the Herradura and Ciénega  mines as well as  on the  lead
concentrates from the Ciénega and Fresnillo mines.

On 16        March         2009 we informed        the         market
that Peñoles had advised us of a declaration of force majeure on  the
aforementioned Fresnillo's products.  We  can confirm that there  was
no material financial impact from the  force majeure period as all of
the products were sold elsewhere on  terms comparable to those agreed
with Met-Mex.


For further information please visit www.fresnilloplc.com or contact:


Fresnillo plc
London Office
Octavio   Alvidrez,    Head   of    Investor Tel: [phone]
Relations

Mexico City Office
Gabriela Mayor                               Tel: [phone]

JPMorgan Cazenove                            Tel: [phone]
Andrew Wray

Brunswick                                    Tel: [phone]
Patrick Handley
Carole Cable




About Fresnillo plc

Fresnillo Plc  is the  world's largest  primary silver  producer  and
Mexico's second largest  gold producer,  listed on  the London  Stock
Exchange under the symbol FRES.

Fresnillo has  three  producing  mines,  all  of  them  in  Mexico  -
Fresnillo, Ciénega and Herradura; two advanced development projects -
Saucito, Soledad &  Dipolos; and  three exploration  prospects -  San
Juan, San Julian,  Orysivo, as well  as a number  of other long  term
exploration prospects and, in total, has mining concessions  covering
approximately 1.75 million hectares in Mexico.

Fresnillo has a strong and long  tradition of mining, a proven  track
record of mining development and reserves replacement, and a low cost
of production, being  in the lowest  quartile of the  cost curve  for
both silver and gold.

Fresnillo intends to  maintain its  position as  the world's  largest
primary silver  producer  with  the  aim  of  approximately  doubling
production, on a silver equivalent ounce basis by 2018 and increasing
its gold production.

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