1 Jun 2012 16:00

BERKELEY MINERAL RESOURCES PLC
("BMR" or the "Company")
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KABWE UPDATE
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Further to comments made in a recent press interview, Berkeley Mineral Resources Plc, the AIM-listed mining and processing company, confirms that it is in advanced negotiations with interested parties which may lead to an off-take agreement being entered into.
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The interested parties would be expected to make a major contribution to the development of appropriate mineralogical and metallurgical technology to exploit the zinc and lead resources at Kabwe.
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Whilst discussions are well advanced, there is no certainty that an agreement will be concluded.
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The Company will make further announcements as appropriate.
01st June 2012
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For further information please contact:
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Berkeley Mineral Resources Plc
Masoud Alikhani, Chairman
020 7408 1181
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Seymour Pierce
Stewart Dickson / Jonathan Wright (Corporate Finance)
Jeremy Stephenson / Richard Redmayne (Corporate Broking)
020 7107 8000
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Lothbury Financial Services
Michael Padley /Gary Middleton020 7868 2010