Notice of Interim Results

Avocet Mining PLC - Notice of Interim Results

Avocet Mining PLC will be reporting its Interim 2013 results on Thursday 8 August 2013. A presentation for analysts will take place at 9:00am BST at Pelham Bell Pottinger, 6th Floor, 330 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7QD.

Participation by way of conference call will be possible. Participant dial-in numbers are as follows:

UK:  08006940257

Norway: 21563013

Alternative number: +44 (0) 1452 555566

Conference ID# 14084368

A recording of the conference call will also be made available on the Avocet website later on the same day.

The presentation will be available to download from 7:00am BST at www.avocetmining.com/finresults.html.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Avocet Mining PLC is a gold mining and exploration company listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: AVM.L) and the Oslo Børs (ticker: AVM.OL). The Company's principal activities are gold mining and exploration in West Africa.

In Burkina Faso the Company owns 90% of the Inata Gold Mine. The deposit at Inata currently comprises a Mineral Resource of 4.7 million ounces and an Ore Reserve of 0.9 million ounces. The Inata Gold Mine poured its first gold in December 2009 and produced 135,189 ounces of gold in 2012.

Other assets in Burkina Faso include eight exploration permits surrounding the Inata Gold Mine in the broader Bélahouro region. The most advanced of these projects is Souma, some 20 kilometres from the Inata Gold Mine, where there is a Mineral Resources estimate of 0.8 million ounces.

In Guinea, Avocet owns exploration licences in the north east of the country. Mineral Resource development has been ongoing since 2005 and the Tri-K project is the most advanced project, which is currently in the feasibility study stage.