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Anglesey Mining plc                                              LSE:AYM

13 September 2007

Proposed Initial Public Offering in Canada of Labrador Iron Ore Project

Anglesey Mining Plc is pleased to announce that it is proposing to arrange an
Initial Public Offering in Canada in order to fund its Labrador Iron ore
operations.

A preliminary prospectus was filed in respect of the proposed Initial Public
Offering (IPO) with the Ontario Securities Commission in Toronto and certain
other Canadian provincial securities regulators on 12 September 2007.   A copy
of the preliminary prospectus is publicly available at www.SEDAR.com, the public
website for Canadian securities filings and a copy may be obtained from the
Company upon request.

Background

Under an agreement dated 30 September 2005, Anglesey Mining plc (the Company),
through its wholly owned subsidiary Labrador Iron Mines Limited (LIM), obtained
an option to earn a 70% joint venture interest in the Schefferville Project (the
Project) by carrying out exploration and completing a preliminary economic
assessment. During the period from September 2005 to June 2007 LIM carried out
exploration, development and other work on the Project, including geological
evaluation, sampling, geophysical surveys, trenching, drilling, bulk sampling,
resource verification, assaying, metallurgical test work, preliminary mine
planning, community consultation, transportation studies and other work leading
to the completion of a preliminary economic assessment. Subsequently LIM's
interest in the joint venture was increased to 80% and, as part of the
arrangements, was recently adjusted to 77.5%.

The Schefferville Project

The Project consists of interests in 29 Mineral Rights Licences in the Province
of Newfoundland and Labrador representing 140 mineral claims covering 3,500
hectares.

The Licences are located in the prolific Labrador Trough region of Labrador and
Quebec, known for its world class iron deposits, including Rio Tinto's (Iron Ore
Company of Canada "IOCC") Carol Lake mine; Wabush Mine owned by Mittall Arcelor,
Stelco and Cleveland-Cliffs; and Quebec Cartier Mining Company's Mount Wright
Mine as well as the Bloom Lake development project of Consolidated Thompson and
the large LabMag and K-Mag projects under development by New Millennium. Canada
is one of the top five exporters of iron ore in the world with most of this
production centred in the Labrador Trough.

This is a brownfield development project with 28 years of historic production in
the surrounding area previously operated by IOCC, which is reported to have
produced in excess of 150 million tons of iron ore between 1954 and 1982.
Extensive infrastructure is in place in and around Schefferville, including a
rail line connecting to the sea port of Sept Isle.

The Project contains a historical resource estimate of approximately 100 million
tons. This resource, established by IOCC, is currently not compliant with the
standards prescribed by Canadian National Instrument 43-101. A drilling program
of approximately Cdn$2 million is planned with the objective of confirming the
historical resource in accordance with such standards. A further Cdn$3.3 million
is budgeted for the completion of a feasibility study aimed at evaluation of the
development of the Project to initially produce 2.0 million tonnes per annum of
saleable product by mid 2009, with full production of 3.5 million tonnes
anticipated by 2010. Estimated initial capital expenditure to reach commercial
production is approximately US$30 million.

Management is currently advancing the Project to production to take advantage of
the strong international demand and high prices which currently prevail in the
iron ore market. The deposits in the Schefferville Project are predominantly
high grade direct shipping hematite lump and sinter iron ore, highly sought
after by many of the European and Far East steelmakers. The Board believes that
the fundamentals of the direct shipping iron ore market will remain strong for
the foreseeable future. This view is based upon several factors, including the
strength of iron ore and steel prices that have recently been seen in the market
as a result of supply and demand imbalances. Prices have increased by in excess
of 100% over the last two years and are expected to remain robust.

Reasons for the Initial Public Offering

In conjunction with Canaccord Capital Corporation, the Company undertook a
review of alternative markets that might be appropriate to raise monies to
finance the future development of the Schefferville Project.

Following this review it was determined that the Canadian market is more likely
to provide a higher valuation of the Labrador properties and greater access to
the funds required to develop the Project and commence commercial production. In
addition, the Board believes that a Canadian listed public company with locally
based management carrying out operations in Labrador will provide greater
likelihood of success for these activities.

The review, together with the Board's view of current and expected commodity
prices, has led the Board to conclude that an IPO in Canada is in the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders, with the resultant opportunity to
provide substantial funding for the Project with limited dilution of the
Company's interests in the Labrador properties.

Proposals

As part of the arrangements it is proposed that the holding of the properties
will be restructured, with the existing joint venture agreements under which the
Company holds its interest being converted into a corporate vehicle. Following
these changes and the IPO, a new Canadian company, which is to be named Labrador
Iron Mines Holdings Limited (LIM Holdings), will hold through its subsidiary all
of the rights formerly belonging to the joint venture parties and will hold or
have the right to acquire a 100% interest in all of the properties, subject to a
3% royalty (with certain limitations) and subject to a requirement to arrange
production financing for the first one million tons of production from the
properties by 30 September 2008.

Subject to customary conditions, Canaccord Capital Corporation has agreed to act
as agent to LIM Holdings and to offer for sale to the public, on a commercially
reasonable efforts basis, units of LIM Holdings, each unit comprising one share
and one half share purchase warrant, with each full warrant entitling the holder
to purchase one common share in the capital of LIM Holdings for a period of 24
months.

Completion of the financing will provide funding for LIM Holdings up to and
beyond the feasibility stage of the exploration and development of the Labrador
Properties. The amount of financing anticipated to be raised as a result of the
IPO, and the percentage share capital of LIM Holdings which will need to be
issued to raise such an amount, will not be determined until the IPO is
completed. The Directors are, however, confident that the amount raised will be
significantly in excess of the Company's investment in the Labrador properties
to date and the Board will not proceed with the IPO unless they consider that it
is in the best interests of shareholders.

Following the IPO, although there will be dilution of the Company's net interest
in the Project, the Company will hold a significant equity interest in LIM
Holdings, the new publicly traded company, which will provide a means for the
Company's interest to be easily valued. The executives of LIM Holdings are
anticipated to be John Kearney, chairman and chief executive officer; Bill
Hooley, president and chief operating officer and Terence McKillen, executive
vice president.  Richard Lister, Eric Cunningham, Matthew Coon Come and Gerry
Gauthier are expected to serve as non executive directors.

Circular and Extraordinary General Meeting

Due to the size and nature of the transaction with regard to the Company's
business, the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority require that the
restructuring of the Company's interests in the Labrador properties and the
completion of the IPO be approved by the shareholders of Anglesey Mining plc
prior to their completion. The Company intends to call an Extraordionary General
Meeting to seek such approvals. A Circular to shareholders dealing with these
matters is in the course of preparation and will be sent to all shareholders
together with formal notice of the EGM.

The Directors are being advised by Canaccord Adams Limited, which has been
appointed as sponsor and financial advisor to the Company for the purposes of
the Circular. The Company has also retained SNC-Lavalin Inc. of Montreal, one of
the world's leading consulting engineering firms, to prepare a Mineral Experts
Report, incorporating an independent technical evaluation report of the Project,
which will be included in the Circular to be sent to shareholders.

The Board believes that the completion of these proposals will be a very
positive step forward for the Company enabling it to create value for its
holding in the Labrador Iron Properties at a time of very high iron ore prices.
The IPO will pave the way for the rapid development of the Schefferville Project
into a productive and profitable iron ore operation with a long life and
excellent potential for expansion in the future.

For further information:
John F. Kearney, Chairman                     +(1) 416 362 6686
Bill Hooley, Executive Director               +(44) 1492 541981
Ian Cuthbertson, Finance Director             +(44) 1248 361333
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