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(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1164) DELAY IN DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR

Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 16 May 2014 in relation to the entering into of the conditional Share Purchase Agreement between the Company and CGNPC- URC (the "Announcement"). Unless otherwise stated, terms used herein have the same meaning as defined in the Announcement.
As disclosed in the Announcement, a circular (the "Circular") containing, among others, (i) further details of the Acquisition and the Share Purchase Agreement; (ii) financial and other information of Beijing Sino-Kazakh and Semizbay-U; (iii) the unaudited pro forma financial information of the Enlarged Group; (iv) the Competent Person's Report and the Valuation Report as required under Chapter 18 of the Listing Rules; (v) a letter from the Independent Board Committee to the Independent Shareholders regarding the Acquisition; (vi) a letter of advice from Gram Capital to the Independent Board Committee and the Independent Shareholders; and (vii) the notice of the EGM, will be despatched to the Shareholders on or before 9 June 2014. As additional time is required to finalise certain information contained in the Circular, the Company expects that the despatch of the Circular will be delayed to on or before 23 June 2014.
By Order of the Board

CGN Mining Company Limited Zhou Zhenxing

Chairman

Hong Kong, 6 June 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the board of Directors of the Company comprises two executive Directors: Mr. Yu Zhiping (chief executive officer) and Mr. He Zuyuan, four non-executive Directors: Mr. Zhou Zhenxing (chairman), Mr. Chen Qiming, Mr. Yin Engang and Mr. Huang Jianming, and three independent non-executive Directors: Mr. Ling Bing, Mr. Qiu Xianhong and Mr. Huang Jinsong.

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