DFS Draft Received

BERKELEY MINERAL RESOURCES PLC

("BMR" or "The Company")

Gravity Separation Washplant Definitive Feasibility Study draft received

Berkeley Mineral Resources, the AIM listed resource company engaged in the processing of tailings dumps in Zambia, announces that the draft gravity separation Washplant Definitive Feasibility Study ("DFS") referred to in its announcement of 5th August has been received from its processing contractors Ascot Group Ltd ("Ascot").

The technical assumptions and processes covered in the DFS are now being reviewed and verified by BMR's in-house team of mineral processing consultants prior to the completed DFS being issued by Ascot and published on a new BMR website to be launched shortly.

This release has been reviewed by Dennis Human, B.Sc. (Hons), Bus. Admin (Hons), MGSSA, Consulting Geologist to the Company, who is a Qualified Person in accordance with the guidance note for Mining, Oil & Gas Companies issued by the London Stock Exchange in respect of AIM Companies.

22nd August 2013

For further information please contact:

Berkeley Mineral Resources Plc

Masoud Alikhani, Chairman

020 7408 1181

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

Stewart Dickson / Julian Erleigh (Corporate Finance)

Jeremy Stephenson (Corporate Broking)

Tel: 020 7894 7000

Lothbury Financial Services

Michael Padley /Gary Middleton

020 3440 7620