Drilling on Thurles Block

1 June 2012

Connemara Mining Company

Drilling on Thurles Block

The board of Connemara Mining (AIM: CON) announces that drilling began today on the Thurles block of three licences which lie about 5kms to the south of the Vedanta owned Lisheen zinc mine.

Target depth is 350 metres. This single hole is focused on a geological target identified in 2010 by an Induced Polarisation survey. The nearest drillhole lies 2kms to the east.

Connemara is a diversified exploration company, with principal assets in base metal zinc/lead exploration licenses as well as shear hosted gold exploration licenses, in Ireland. The company holds interests in 34 licenses covering an area of approximately 1,250 sq km.

Enquiries:

Connemara Mining Company Plc

John Teeling, Chairman +353 (0) 1 833 2833

Westhouse Securities Limited

Richard Baty +44 (0) 20 7601 6100

Petre Norton

Optiva Securities Ltd

Jason Robertson +44 (0) 203 137 1906

Jeremy King +44 (0) 203 137 1904

Blythe Weigh Communications +44 (0)20 7138 3204

Tim Blythe +44 (0) 7816 924626

Pembroke Communications

David O'Siochain +353 (0) 1 649 6486

www.connemaramining.com