16 November 2009

Britannia Mining (“Britannia”) is pleased to announce that it has secured a significant addition to its iron ore exploration portfolio in southern Africa after being granted a second Exclusive Prospecting Licence ("EPL") covering a total area of 630 square kilometres in the Mindale area of south Malawi, located near Blantyre. The grant of the EPL, to Britannia’s 100%-owned subsidiary, Britannia Malawi Ltd, was announced by the Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Resources of the Republic of Malawi, giving Britannia the right to explore for iron ore, within the Mindale Project Area.  

This new tenement added to the company's existing 20 sq km brings the total area under exploration to 650 sq km.

Britannia will commence geophysical and geomapping work on the Mindale project from November 2009.