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24 March 2025

Anglo Asian Mining PLC

First ore mined from Gilar

 

Anglo Asian Mining PLC ("Anglo Asian" or the "Company"), the AIM listed gold,
copper and silver producer primarily focused on Azerbaijan, is pleased to
announce that it has mined the first ore from Gilar, a new underground mine at
the Gedabek site.

 

A maiden JORC mineral resources estimate was published on 11 December 2023,
confirming the Gilar deposit contains 6.10 million tonnes of mineralisation
with average grades of 0.88 per cent. for copper, totalling nearly 54,000
tonnes of copper, and 1.30 grammes of gold per tonne, containing over 255,000
ounces of gold.

 

Earlier this month, Gilar's first ore was mined, comprising 1,267 tonnes of
ore grading an average of 0.65 per cent. copper (with a maximum of 1.63 per
cent copper) and 1.36 grammes of gold per tonne (with a maximum of 3.27
grammes of gold per tonne). While the mine development tunnels are being
constructed, extracted ore will be stockpiled until processing commences.

 

The Company expects to ramp up production steadily in the next few months to
achieve a monthly production target of around 50,000 to 60,000 tonnes of ore.

 

Reza Vaziri, CEO of Anglo Asian, commented:

"We are delighted to announce the first ore mined from Gilar, making a key
milestone in our development of this exciting underground deposit. After years
of exploration and development works, I wish to thank all the team for their
hard work in enabling this achievement.

 

"With over 54,000 tonnes of copper and 255,000 ounces of gold confirmed, Gilar
is set to play a crucial role in our strategy to transition to a mid-tier,
primarily copper-focused, producer. Having successfully mined 1,267 tonnes of
ore, we are now focusing on ramping up production to our monthly target of
50,000 to 60,000 tonnes."

 

Background to the Gilar underground mine

Gilar is a mineral deposit located approximately seven kilometres from the
Company's processing facilities and close to the northern boundary of the
Gedabek Contract Area. The Company commenced developing the Gilar underground
mine in late 2022 following exceptional drilling results in the south of the
area.

 

The Gilar mine comprises two underground tunnels, a main exploration
tunnel,1,462 metres in length, that will be used for future production and a
second parallel tunnel for ventilation, both of which are complete. The main
exploration tunnel was extended into the mineralisation in early March.
Further mine development tunnelling, including a spiral ramp to access the ore
body from multi-levels, is ongoing.

 

The tunnel has accessed the lower "Zone 4" of the deposit that hosts 2.57
million tonnes of mineralisation with average grades of 1.47 per cent. of
copper and 1.78 grammes of gold per tonne.

 

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure

Certain information contained in this announcement would have been deemed
inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No
596/2014, which was incorporated into UK law by the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018, until the release of this announcement.

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Anglo Asian Mining plc
 Reza Vaziri, Chief Executive Officer                           Tel: +994 12 596 3350
 Bill Morgan, Chief Financial Officer                           Tel: +994 502 910 400
 Stephen Westhead, Vice President                               Tel: +994 502 916 894

 SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker)  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3470 0470

 Ewan Leggat

 Adam Cowl

 Hudson Sandler (Financial PR)                                  Tel: +44 0) 20 7796 4133

 Charlie Jack

 Harry Griffiths

 Kristina Gaysina

 

About Anglo Asian Mining

Anglo Asian Mining plc (AIM:AAZ) is a gold, copper and silver producer with a
high-quality portfolio of production and exploration assets in Azerbaijan.
The Company produced 16,760 gold equivalent ounces ("GEOs") for the year
ended 31 December 2024. Production was severely restricted in 2024 due to a
partial environmental shutdown but was fully restarted by the end of the year.

 

The Company's strategic plan for growth shows a clearly defined path for the
Company to transition to a multi-asset, mid-tier, copper and gold producer by
2029, by which time copper will be the principal product of the Company, with
forecast production of around 50,000 to 55,000 copper equivalent tonnes. It
plans to achieve this growth by bringing into production four new mines during
the period 2025 to 2029 at Zafar, Gilar, Xarxar and Garadag. The first of
these new mines, Gilar will start production in the first half of 2025.

https://www.angloasianmining.com/ (https://www.angloasianmining.com/)

 

 

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