31st May 2005 07:00
Griffin Mining Ld31 May 2005 Griffin Mining Limited 31 MAY 2005 DRY COMMISSIONING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED & COMMENCEMENT OF WET COMMISSIONING OF CAIJIAYING PROCESSING PLANT Griffin Mining Limited ("Griffin or the "Company") is extraordinarily pleased toannounce that dry commissioning of the Caijiaying processing plant has beensuccessfully completed and wet commissioning has commenced with initialproduction of zinc concentrate expected in mid June. Mladen Ninkov, Griffin's Chairman, commented on these developments as follows: "The Company has fulfilled its promise to its shareholders and the market bycommissioning, what the Company believes, is the first new foreign owned andoperated mine to be constructed in the Peoples Republic of China in the modernera. This was achieved on time and on budget. The scale of this achievementcannot be exaggerated. I congratulate all those who contributed to thisoutstanding success including the long term shareholders, financial advisors,consultants, contractors, government authorities, management and the directors." Further information Mladen Ninkov - Chairman Telephone: +44(0) 20 7629 7772 Roger Goodwin - Finance Director Griffin Mining Limited Philip Davies Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7953 2000 Charles Stanley & Company Limited Hugo de Salis Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7242 4477 St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Griffin Mining Limited's shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (symbol GFM). Further information on Griffin Mining Ltd is available on the Company's web site: www.griffinmining.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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