Appointment of Director

16 July 2010

African Minerals Limited

("African Minerals" or "the Company")

Appointment of Director

African Minerals Limited (AIM:AMI), the mineral exploration and development company with significant iron ore and base metal interests in Sierra Leone, West Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Liu Guoping as a Non-Executive Director, effective 15 July 2010.

Mr. Liu, aged 59, is a Senior Economist and Vice President of China Railway Materials Commercial Corporation ("CRM"), a large-scale State Owned Enterprise in China. CRM is one of China's largest integrated service providers in the railway industry and the largest steel trader in China. It is a significant shareholder in African Minerals, owning approximately 12.3% of the Company.

Mr. Liu has been Vice-President of CRM since 1997. Between 1995 and 1997 he was employed by CRM as General Manager of CRM's Hong Kong branch. Mr. Liu attended Heilongjiang University, where he received his BA.

Mr. Liu is also a director of FerrAus Limited, a public company engaged in iron ore exploration and development in West Australia, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Commenting on the appointment, Frank Timis, Executive Chairman of African Minerals commented:

"It is with great pleasure that we welcome Mr. Liu to the board of African Minerals, cementing the Company's ties to CRM, one of the Company's major shareholders. His background and experience will be a major asset to the Company as we progress the Tonkolili Iron Ore Project through development and into production."

There is no information in relation to Mr. Liu's appointment required pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM rules for Companies other than as follows:

 Mr Liu holds, or has held, the following directorships in the last five years:

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