Premier African Minerals Regulatory News (PREM)

Premier African Minerals Limited / Ticker: PREM / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

For immediate release

22 February 2016

Premier African Minerals Limited ("Premier" or "the Company")

RHA Project Update

Premier African Minerals Limited, the AIM-traded, multi-commodity mining and resource Development Company focused on Southern and Western Africa, is pleased to confirm that the plant at RHA has commenced processing underground ore. Premier is the operator of RHA Tungsten Project ("RHA") in Zimbabwe, and holds a 49% interest.

George Roach, Chairman and CEO, commented: "I am happy to report that our plant at RHA is now back in operation and processing ore from underground operations. Whilst additional fixes are still expected to the plant, the processing of higher grade ore is the first step towards our target of achieving profitable operations in the spring of 2016. I look forward to providing a further update in due course as ore processing continues."

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement, are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as ''believe'', ''could'', "should" ''envisage'', ''estimate'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''plan'', ''will'' or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions, including references to assumptions. These forward looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements reflect the Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to the Directors. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward looking statements including risks associated with vulnerability to general economic and business conditions, competition, environmental and other regulatory changes, actions by governmental authorities, the availability of capital markets, reliance on key personnel, uninsured and underinsured losses and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Although any forward looking statements contained in this announcement are based upon what the Directors believe to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with such forward looking statements.

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Notes

Premier African Minerals Limited (AIM: PREM) is a multi-commodity mining and resource development company focused in Southern and Western Africa with production started at its flagship RHA Project in Zimbabwe.

The Company has a diverse portfolio of projects, which include tungsten, rare earth elements, gold, lithium and tantalum in Zimbabwe and Togo, encompassing brownfield projects with near-term production potential to grass-roots exploration. The Company holds 2 million shares in Circum Minerals Ltd ("Circum"), the owners of the Danakil Potash Project in Ethiopia, which has the potential to be a world class asset. At present those shares are valued at US$4 million based on the latest price at which Circum has accepted subscriptions.

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