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African Minerals First Production Blast at Tonkolili



21 December 2010 African Minerals Limited ("African Minerals", "AML" or "the Company") First Production Blast at Tonkolili African Minerals Limited (AIM: AMI or "the Company"), the iron ore project development company that is developing the Tonkolili project in Sierra Leone, West Africa ("the Project") is pleased to announce the commencement of formal mining operations at the Simbili part of the orebody.

The first production blast for the Direct Shipping Ore ("DSO") Phase 1 material occurred successfully on Friday 17th December 2010. The Phase 1 dry plant process equipment was also commissioned during the course of the week, with the wet process plant to follow.

The first production blast ore will be used to commission additional process facilities, and to commence stockpiling operations as the Company builds up towards the Companys planned first ore on ship in Q4 2011.
Alan Watling, CEO, commented: "On Friday, our Company achieved a historic goal.

This memorable event marks another milestone in the Companys development which has seen us progress rapidly from Tonkolilis rediscovery 3 years ago, through its development stage from a magnetic anomaly to become a major commercial orebody and now towards mine production."
Contacts African Minerals Limited +44 20 7104 2280 Alan Watling / Miguel Perry
Canaccord Genuity Limited +44 20 7050 6500 Robert Finlay / Guy Blakeney Pelham Bell Pottinger Public Relations +44 20 7861 3232 Klara Kaczmarek / Philippe Polman
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