AGM Statement

Horizonte Minerals PLC
08 June 2007

        Horizonte Minerals plc / Index: AIM / Epic: HMZ / Sector: Mining



8th June 2007

             Horizonte Minerals plc ('Horizonte' or 'the Company')
                                 AGM Statement



Horizonte Minerals plc, the AIM listed exploration and development company
focused on Brazil and Peru, held its AGM yesterday and all resolutions were duly
passed.


At the meeting, CEO Jeremy Martin made the following statement:


'During the year we have made considerable progress advancing our portfolio of
exploration projects in Brazil and Peru and shareholders now have exposure to
gold, silver, zinc and nickel, through the Company's core projects. The Board
believes that work conducted to date demonstrates that there is potential for a
major mineralised system to exist on all three projects.


'At the Tangara gold project in Brazil, we have completed the first phase
drilling which resulted in an economic discovery intercept. Follow-up work,
concluding in a detailed geophysical programme, has defined a large target area
open in both directions outboard from the discovery hole. Diamond drilling
commenced today to test the continuity of this zone. At the El Aguila
silver-zinc project in Peru, work has concentrated on increasing that target
size at Pacos Hill and defining the Zona Sur targets for drilling. The
geological model developed for the Zona Sur, based on the recent geophysical
programme, demonstrates excellent continuity between the structural, geochemical
and geophysical anomalies, and we are very excited to drill test this zone.

'We have increased our exploration portfolio and given shareholders exposure to
nickel with the generation and award of potentially exciting new projects. These
include, the Crixas project, a 4,660 hectare on the prospective Achaean aged
greenstone belt, where multiple nickel-copper anomalies have been defined and
the 25,556 hectare Lontra Ni Project, situated in the Araguaia mobile belt,
which flanks the eastern margin of the Carajas Mineral Province of northern
Brazil. Exploration on these projects is now underway to generate drill targets.


'We have a proven business strategy of identifying and generating early stage
exploration targets that demonstrate the potential to host major mineral systems
and secure control of district scale licence areas. We have an excellent team in
place, which has been strengthened over the last six months and we are now
starting to see interest from the major companies impressed by the quality of
the exploration targets generated by the Company.

'The aim for the next 12 months is to grow the Company organically through the
advancement of the current project portfolio, selective acquisition and by
forming strategic associations with the major mining companies. The Board
believes that Horizonte is now in a strong position to benefit from the current
commodity prices and geographic location in turn delivering enhanced shareholder
value.'



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For further information visit www.horizonteminerals.com or contact:

Jeremy Martin/David Hall   Horizonte Minerals plc         Tel: [phone]
David Paxton               Hichens Harrison               Tel: [phone]
Hugo de Salis              St Brides Media & Finance Ltd  Tel: [phone]
John Frain/Fergal Meegan   Davy                           Tel: [phone]



Notes to Editors:

Horizonte Minerals Plc is an AIM listed mineral resources exploration group
focused on the discovery, appraisal and development of gold and base metal
deposits in Brazil and Peru.  The Group's has two flagship gold exploration
projects in Brazil, and one silver-zinc-lead project in Peru as well as
additional gold, zinc and nickel exploration projects in Brazil. The two
Brazilian gold projects, Tangara and Falcao, are located to the south of the
highly prospective Carajas Mineral Province. Both projects cover an area of
approximately 300 sq km and are centred over greenstone belts, with known gold
mineralisation. The scale of these project areas, the overall aerial extent of
the mineralised system and the high density and magnitude of related gold
anomalies (identified in river sediments, surface soils and rocks), indicate the
potential for multiple deposit discoveries. The silver-zinc-lead project is
located in the historic mining district of Cerro de Pasco in Central Peru.
Sampling and limited historic drilling on this project has demonstrated the high
grade potential of this project. The Group has a joint venture with Australian
gold producer Troy Resources NL's 70% owned local subsidiary Sertao Mineracao
Ltda to advance its Goias Velho gold exploration project in Brazil. Additional
projects include the 4,660 hectare on the prospective Achaean aged Crixas
greenstone belt, where multiple nickel-copper anomalies have been defined and
the 25,556 hectare Lontra Ni Project situated in the Araguaia mobile belt, which
flanks the eastern margin of the Carajas Mineral Province of northern Brazil.






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