Griffin Mining Regulatory News (GFM)

27 Feb 2006 07:00

Griffin Mining Ld27 February 2006 GRIFFIN MINING LIMITED 60 St James's Street, London SW1A 1LE, United Kingdom Telephone: + 44 (0)20 7629 7772 Facsimile: + 44 (0)20 7629 7773 E mail: griffin@griffinmining.com 27th February 2006 PRODUCTION INCREASES AT CAIJIAYING ZINC GOLD MINE Griffin Mining Limited ("Griffin" or the "Company") is pleased to announce thatthroughput at the Caijiaying mine processing facilities ("the Mill") has beenincreased from 23 tonnes of ore per hour (the equivalent of 200,000 tonnes ofore per annum) as specified in the project feasibility study, to 32 tonnes ofore per hour (the equivalent of 275,000 tonnes of ore per annum) on a consistentbasis without any detrimental effect on recovery rates. This has been achievedwithout incurring any additional capital expenditure. It is expected that further increases in throughput at the Mill will be achievedduring the year. Mladen Ninkov, Griffin's Chairman, commented as follows: "Thanks again to the extraordinary efforts of the management and staff,Caijiaying is now delivering greater throughput which will be reflected in morezinc concentrate being produced and increased revenues. Once again anotherwonderful result for Griffin's shareholders." Further information Mladen Ninkov - Chairman Telephone: +44(0)20 7629 7772Roger Goodwin - Finance DirectorGriffin Mining Limited Andrew Smith/Martin Eales Telephone: +44(0)20 7523 8350Collins Stewart Limited Hugo de Salis Telephone: +44(0)20 7242 4477St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Griffin Mining Limited's shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (symbol GFM). The Company's news releases are available on the Company's web site: www.griffinmining.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange