PRESENTING AT THE LONDON INVESTOR SHOW

22 October 2013 AIM: AMA / TSX: AMZ

Amara Mining plc("Amara" or "the Company")

PRESENTING AT THE LONDON INVESTOR SHOW

Amara Mining plc, the AIM-listed West African focused gold mining company, is pleased to announce that it will be presenting at the London Investor Show at London Olympia on Friday 25 October 2013 at 10:00am.

Amara's Executive Chairman, John McGloin, will provide an overview of the Company's strategy of using the cash flow generated from its Kalsaka/Sega gold mine in Burkina Faso to underpin the development of its growth assets, Baomahun in Sierra Leone and Yaoure in Côte d'Ivoire. He will also discuss the key targets achieved by Amara during the year to date and the milestones the Company expects to reach during Q4 2013, namely the delivery of the Yaoure Mineral Resource update and the results of the Baomahun optimisation work.

The management looks forward to meeting existing and prospective investors. For further information on the schedule for the event, and to register, please visit http://www.londoninvestorshow.com.

For more information please contact:

Amara Mining plc +44 (0)20 7398 1420

John McGloin, Chairman Peter Spivey, Chief Executive Officer Pete Gardner, Finance Director Katharine Sutton, Head of Investor Relations

Canaccord Genuity Limited +44 (0)20 7523 8000

(Nominated Adviser & Broker, London)Neil Elliot

Chris Fincken

Joe Weaving

Bell Pottinger - Pelham +44 (0)20 7861 3232

(Financial Public Relations)Charlie VivianJames Macfarlane

About Amara Mining plc

Amara is a gold developer-producer with assets in West Africa. The Company generates cash flow through its Kalsaka gold mine in Burkina Faso, where the production profile has been enhanced by the acquisition of the neighbouring Sega project. Amara remains focused on its objective of becoming a mid-tier producer through the development of its Baomahun project in Sierra Leone and its Yaoure project in Côte d'Ivoire. With its experience of bringing new mines into production and a project pipeline spanning three countries, Amara aims to further increase its production profile with highly prospective opportunities across all assets.

This report includes certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.

All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report, including, without limitation, the positioning of the Company for future success, the delivery of the Yaoure Mineral Resource update and the delivery of the Baomahun optimisation work, are forward-looking information that involves various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Amara does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are included herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.