Kefi Gold & Copper Regulatory News (KEFI)

19 Jun 2009 07:00



19 June 2009

KEFI Minerals plc

("KEFI Minerals" or the "Company')

AIM: KEFI

Issue of Equity

KEFI Minerals confirms that it has today issued 702,839 ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") (the "Adviser Shares") to Fox Davies Capital, in consideration of professional adviser fees. 

Application will be made to admit the Adviser Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission") and dealings in the Adviser Shares are expected to occur on 25 June 2009.

The total number of shares following the issue of the Adviser Shares is 224,782,419 Ordinary Shares

Enquiries:

KEFI Minerals  www.kefi-minerals.com

Jeffrey Rayner +90 533 928 19 13

Fox-Davies Capital

Oliver Stansfield +44 207 936 5220

WH Ireland Limited

Katy Mitchell +44 161 832 2174

Bishopsgate Communications

Nick Rome +44 20 7562 3350

Michael Kinirons

About KEFI Minerals

KEFI Minerals commenced trading on AIM in December 2006 and was formed with the aim of creating shareholder value through the discovery and exploitation of gold and copper deposits.

At Artvin, in northeastern Turkey, extensive hydrothermal alteration and gold and base metal mineralisation have been recognised in the project area, as well as historical workings indicating potential for economic mineralisation. The Company's Artvin Project is held in a joint venture operated by KEFI Minerals and funded by Centerra Gold Inc. Centerra has the right to earn up to 70% interest in the property by spending USD$6 million over 5 years.

3. Bakir Tepe, in southwestern Turkey, is prospective for VMS polymetallic deposits.

4. At Gumushane, in eastern Turkey, areas of extensive hydrothermal alteration have been

recognised in the project area, as well as coincident areas of interest identified through

interpretation of ASTER data.

5. Hasancelebi, in central Turkey, is prospective for high-sulphidation epithermal gold mineralisation

and Iron-Oxide Copper-Gold ('IOCG') mineralisation.

6. Muratdag, in the Western Anatolia Region, is prospective for Carlin-style epithermal gold

mineralisation.

7. At Yatik, in the Western Anatolia Region, low-sulphidation epithermal quartz veins with gold and

silver mineralisation have been identified.

KEFI Minerals also has an extensive exploration database which contains information about approximately 100 further prospective sites in Turkey. This database provides the Company with a competitive advantage to identify prospective areas for project generation in Turkey. Monitoring of the exploration licence status of geologically prospective areas will be carried out on an ongoing basis so that KEFI Minerals can acquire further exploration opportunities as soon as they become available.

KEFI Minerals Plc has also formed a new minerals exploration joint venture - Gemco Limited ("GEMCO") - with leading Saudi construction and investment group Abdul Rahman Saad Al-Rashid & Sons Company Limited ("ARTAR"). KEFI Minerals is the operating partner with a 40 per cent shareholding of GEMCO with ARTAR holding the other 60 per cent.

GEMCO's primary target will be the discovery and development of a 1 million plus ounce gold deposit in the under explored Precambrian Shield in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

EMED Mining has agreed to provide technical and administrative systems and personnel to KEFI Minerals on a cost-recovery basis, thus enabling KEFI Minerals to reduce overheads and spend more on exploring Turkey. KEFI Minerals' Board of Directors is comprised of Mr. Harry Anagnostaras-Adams (Chairman), Mr. Jeffrey Rayner (Managing Director), Professor Ian Plimer (Deputy Chairman) and John Leach (Finance Director).

Further information on KEFI Minerals is available at www.kefi-minerals.com and the Company's AIM code is "KEFI".