Anglo Pacific Group PLC: First Royalty Payment ...

FOR:  ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC

LSE SYMBOL:  APF
TSX SYMBOL:  APY

December 8, 2011

Anglo Pacific Group PLC: First Royalty Payment Received From El Valle-Boinas/Carles Gold Mine

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2011) - Anglo Pacific Group PLC (TSX:APY)(LSE:APF) ("Anglo
Pacific") is pleased to announce the receipt of its first royalty payment from the El Valle-Boinas/Carles Mine
("EVBC") in Northern Spain operated by Orvana Minerals Corp ("Orvana").

Gold production is targeted to be approximately 5,000 ounces per month for Orvana's fiscal year ending
September 30, 2012 (Orvana Press Release, November 10, 2011). EVBC has a life-of-mine plan for the annual
production of 105,000 ounces of gold and 8.6 million pounds of copper (Orvana Third Quarter Results, August 15,
2011).

Anglo Pacific holds a 2.5% NSR on EVBC that increases to 3% for each quarter in which the gold spot price
averages or exceeds US$1,100 per ounce.

Notes to editors:

About Anglo Pacific Group PLC

Anglo Pacific is a global natural resources royalties company. Anglo Pacific's strategy is to expand its
mineral royalty interests in low-cost, long-life mining assets. Anglo Pacific achieves this through both direct
acquisition and investment in projects at the development and production stage. It is a continuing policy of
Anglo Pacific to pay a substantial proportion of these royalties to shareholders as dividends.

About Orvana

Orvana Minerals is a multi-mine gold and copper producer. Orvana's primary asset is the El Valle-Boinas/Carles
("EVBC") gold-copper project in northern Spain, now in production. Orvana also owns and operates the Don Mario
Mine in Bolivia where a newly completed leaching precipitation-flotation ("LPF") plant is processing its copper-
gold-silver Upper Mineralized Zone ("UMZ") deposit. Orvana is also advancing its major Copperwood copper
project in Michigan, USA. Additional information is available at Orvana's website (www.orvana.com).

Important notice

This news release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and reflects Anglo Pacific's
expectations, estimates and projections of future events as of the date of this release. Forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the performance, prospects, opportunities,
priorities, targets, goals, objectives, strategies, growth and outlook of Anglo Pacific. Often, but not always,
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans",
"believes", "estimates", "seeks", "intends", "targets", "projects", "forecasts", or variations (including
negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may",
"could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.

Forward-looking statements are based upon certain material factors and assumptions that were applied in drawing
a conclusion or making a forecast or projection, including assumptions and analyses made by Anglo Pacific in
light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future
developments, as well as other factors that are believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. Also, forward-
looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are beyond the
Company's control and which may cause the actual results, performance or achievement to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such material factors and assumptions and risks and uncertainties include, among others, those described in the
Company's annual information form dated as at June 29, 2010 (available on Anglo Pacific's website and at
www.sedar.com), which are incorporated by reference into this release and qualify any and all forward-looking
statements made in this release.

Although Anglo Pacific has attempted to identify factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to
differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance
that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements herein relate only to events
or information as of the date on which the statements are made and, except as specifically required by law,
Anglo Pacific undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise.

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Anglo Pacific Group PLC
Peter Boycott
Chairman
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Anglo Pacific Group PLC
John Theobald
Chief Executive Officer
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www.anglopacificgroup.com

OR

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Chris Bowman
Christopher Kololian
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OR

Pelham Bell Pottinger
Lorna Spears
James MacFarlane
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