Issue of Equity & Directors Dealings

Richland Resourced Ltd

ISSUE OF EQUITY

Directors dealings

Richland Resources Ltd ('Richland' or 'the Company') (LSE AIM: RLD.L) today announces that it has issued 2,508,701 common shares of US$0.0003 each ('Shares') to members of its board of directors and senior management in satisfaction of accrued directors fees and salaries, which have been unpaid since October 2010.

Each of the Company's directors and a member of the Company's senior management team has converted all or a portion their outstanding Directors fees or salary into new Shares at a price of 11.5p per Share, being equal to the volume weighted average price ('VWAP') of the Company's Shares over the period of the outstanding fees. In total, unpaid fees and salaries totalling US$456,624 have been converted into Shares.

Following the issue of Shares described above, the beneficial shareholdings of each director of Richland will be as follows:

Note 1: Options at 16.0327p under the TanzaniteOne Employee Share Plan. The options were granted on 28 September 2009; vest a third of the options on each of 31 December 2009, 31 December 2010 and 31 December 2011; and are exercisable until 28 September 2016.

Application has been made for 2,508,701 Shares to be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Admission is expected to become effective on 31 October 2011. Following Admission the Company will have 118,148,951 Shares in issue.

The Directors have all opted to have their outstanding Directors fees for the last year converted into shares at the volume weighted average price of the Company's shares over the last 12 months. The VWAP over the period of 11.5p represents a premium of 18% to the current share price and is a further testimony to the dedication of the Board and the belief it has in the Company. The Directors and Senior Management fees are normal fees as declared in the Annual report and not a bonus or extra ordinary payment of any sort.

For more information please contact:

Bernard Olivier

Chief Executive Officer

+61(0) 4089 48182

Willi Boehm

Company Secretary

+61(0) 409 969 955

Nominated Advisor & Broker (AIM)

Ambrian Partners Limited

Samantha Harrison/Jen Boorer

+44 (0) 20 7634 4700

 Joint Broker XCAP Securities PLC

John Grant/Jon Belliss/David Newton

+44 (0) 20 7101 7070

Threadneedle Communications

Laurence Read/Beth Harris

+44 (0)20 7653 9855

+44 (0)7979 955 923