LIM agreement with Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam Innu

Anglesey Mining plc LSE:AYM

LIM signs Impact Benefit Agreement
with the Innu from Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam

16 February 2012

Anglesey Mining plc's 33% owned associate Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited
("LIM") (TSX:LIM) and Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam of Sept-Iles,
Quebec, ("ITUM") are pleased to announce that they have signed an Impact
Benefits Agreement with regard to LIM's Schefferville Area direct shipping iron
ore mining projects in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and in the
Province of Quebec.

The life-of-mine agreement, which follows the earlier Agreement in Principle
signed in December 2010, was approved by resolution of the Innu Takuaikan
Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam and signed by the Chief and Band Council. This new
agreement recognizes that LIM and ITUM wish to work together to establish a
long-term, mutually beneficial, cooperative and respectful positive
relationship based on confidence, trust and certainty.

Under the IBA Agreement, LIM has agreed to the equitable participation of the
Uashaunnuat in its Projects through employment, training, contract
opportunities, social, and financial benefits, including environmental
protection measures in the Papateu (Howell River) and Kautaitnat (Irony
Mountain) areas to mitigate any impact of the Projects on Uashaunnuat families
and traditional activities.

In consideration of benefits associated with the IBA, ITUM has given its
consent to LIM's iron ore Projects on the conditions expressed in the
Agreement.

In a signing ceremony, held in the presence of members of the ITUM community,
on Monday, February 13, 2012 in the Band Council offices in Sept-Iles, John
Kearney, LIM's Chairman & CEO commented:

"LIM recognizes that the activities of its iron ore Projects may have an impact
upon members of the Uashat and Mani-Utenam communities, and particularly the
Uashaunnuat families most directly affected, and their traditional lands, and
wishes to develop a respectful relationship with ITUM, which will help mitigate
these potential impacts. LIM acknowledges the cooperation and support received
to date from ITUM and is committed to developing its iron ore Projects in an
environmentally and socially responsible way that respects and, where
necessary, addresses the environmental, cultural, economic and spiritual
concerns of the Uashaunnuat".

"LIM understands the importance of our iron ore mining Projects to the Innu
from Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam and is committed to the maximization of associated
benefits to ITUM - including education, training, employment, business
opportunities, financial participation and economic development- and is
committed to providing fair opportunities to the Uashaunnuat to participate in,
and benefit from, LIM's iron ore Projects, including our operations in the
Sept-Iles port area," added Mr. Kearney.

Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam Chief Georges-Ernest Grégoire stated,
"This is a significant step for the Innu Community of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam
towards the establishment of a long and meaningful partnership with Labrador
Iron Mines, based on mutual respect and benefits."

"This IBA, along with other agreements, signed by ITUM sends a signal to the
mining industry operating in the Quebec-Labrador peninsula that our rights as
Indigenous Peoples under the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples and the Canadian Constitution cannot be ignored. Any form of mining
development, including exploration work, respecting our natural resources or
our traditional lands must benefit our communities and requires our consent."

"This IBA agreement with Labrador Iron Mines will provide opportunities for our
community, and particularly our youth, and will at the same time protect the
environment and our traditional lands and cultural activities," added Chief
Grégoire.

LIM and ITUM have agreed to implement training programs with a view to
encouraging and assisting ITUM members to receive the education and training
required to maximize their opportunities for employment, retention and
advancement on LIM's iron ore projects.

LIM has also agreed to make annual contributions to an Aboriginal Traditional
Activities Fund to be created for the benefit of the traditional activities of
the Uashaunnuat and other Innu, including the Uashaunnuat families. The Fund
may also be used for the benefit of the traditional activities of members of
other First Nations in the vicinity of Schefferville.

It is intended that the Fund shall be used for the purposes of traditional,
cultural and subsistence activities and the protection and preservation of
aboriginal values and shall contribute to the aim of protecting the rights and
interests of the Uashaunnuat, their lifestyle, their relationship with the land
and their traditional activities.

The IBA signed with the Uashaunnuat is without prejudice to the territorial
rights of the Uashaunnuat and the rights asserted by any other aboriginal group
relating to the area of the Projects. LIM has previously entered into impact
benefits agreements with the Innu Nation of Labrador, the Innu of
Matimekush-Lac John (Schefferville) and the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach,
and recently signed a cooperation agreement with the NunatuKavut Community
Council (Southern Inuit of Labrador).


About Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam:

The Uashaunnuat are a distinct society of the Innu Nation (Quebec and Labrador)
and comprise the two communities of Uashat and Mani-Utenam and include the INNU
BAND OF UASHAT MAK MANI-UTENAM, a traditional band and a band within the
meaning of the Indian Act. ITUM is the band council of such band. The
Uashaunnuat assert Indian title, aboriginal rights and treaty rights to certain
lands located in Quebec and Labrador, including in the area of LIM's Projects,
and affirm that the Projects require their consent.

About Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (LIM):

LIM is engaged in the production and development of its 100% owned
Schefferville Area direct shipping iron ore (DSO) properties in the Labrador
Trough of western Labrador and northeastern Quebec. LIM commenced production
from the James Mine in June 2011 following the successful construction and
commissioning of the mine and Silver Yards processing plant earlier in the
year, and began shipping iron ore to China in the fall of 2011.

LIM contemplates mining in stages. The first phase of Stage 1 comprises the
James Mine and the Silver Yard processing plant which is connected by a rail
spur to the main Schefferville to Sept-Iles railway. Through a phased expansion
program, LIM plans to grow its iron ore production through the subsequent
development of adjacent deposits.

About Anglesey Mining plc

Anglesey Mining with its LSE main board listing is primarily focused on its 33%
interest in Labrador Iron Mines (TSX:LIM). In addition to any new projects that
may be brought forward Anglesey owns 100% of Parys Mountain in North Wales with
an historical resource in excess of 7 million tonnes at over 9% combined
copper, lead and zinc.

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