28th Jun 2013 07:00
28 June 2013
African Minerals Limited
("African Minerals", "AML", or "the Company")
Posting of Annual Report and Accounts
African Minerals Limited (AIM: AMI) announces that its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2012 has been published, and is available for download from the Company's website at: www.african-minerals.com, and is in the process of being mailed to shareholders.
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Contacts:
African Minerals Limited
+44 20 3435 7600
Mike Jones / Klara Kaczmarek
FTI Consulting
+44 20 7831 3113
Ben Brewerton / Oliver Winters
Jefferies
+44 20 7029 8000
Nick Adams / Alex Collins
About African Minerals
African Minerals is developing its Tonkolili Iron Ore Project (the "Project") in Sierra Leone, with a JORC compliant resource of 12.8Bnt. The Project, which currently has a 60+ year mine-life, is being developed in a number of staged expansions. The current Project operations are expected to produce 20 million tonnes of iron ore per annum at full capacity, with this run-rate of production achieved in Q2 2013.
The next stage of Project expansion now contemplates the production of up to 35Mtpa of 64% high grade hematite concentrate and the expansion of the current port facilities at Pepel, expected to enter production in 2016.
The Company has also developed significant port and rail infrastructure to support the operation of the Project, via its subsidiary African Rail and Port Services (SL) Limited ("ARPS"), in which the Government of Sierra Leone ("GoSL") has a 10% free carried interest.
The Project companies are currently owned 75% by AML, and 25% by Shandong Iron and Steel Group ("SISG"), except for ARPS, which is currently owned 75% by AML and 25% by SISG, with the GoSL having a 10% free carried interest.
www.african-minerals.com
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