Appointment of General Manager - Caijiaying Mine

Griffin Mining Limited

60 St James's Street, London SW1A 1LE, United Kingdom

Telephone: + 44 (0)20 7629 7772 Facsimile: + 44 (0)20 7629 7773

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Appointment of General Manager at The Caijiaying Mine

3rd May 2016

Griffin Mining Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Michael Hulmes as General Manager of the Caijiaying Mine. He has over 30 years experience in the mining industry having held senior management roles in Australia, Portugal, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia including General Manager Lundin Mining in Portugal, General Manager Ok Tedi Mining in Papua New Guinea and Chief Operating Officer Citadel Resources in Australia.  He has extensive experience in zinc, copper, gold and nickel mining operations.

Michael has an engineering degree from the Royal School of Mines in London and an MBA from Deakin University.

Griffin Mining Limited:

Mladen Ninkov (Chairman)

Roger Goodwin (Finance Director & Company Secretary) Telephone: +44 (0)20 7629 7772

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited

Dominic Morley Telephone: +44 (0)20 7886 2500

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