Disposal

Eurasia Mining PLC 21 December 2004 EURASIA SELLS SOUTH AFRICAN MINERAL INTERESTS FOR £480,000 Eurasia Mining plc is pleased to announce the sale of its mineral interests in South Africa as it sharpens its focus on its Russian interests. The South African assets are being sold to Nkwe Platinum Limited, for a total consideration in cash and shares of approximately £480,000. The consideration comprises £225,000 in cash together with 800,000 shares in Nkwe, a platinum exploration company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Eurasia Managing Director Christian Schaffalitzky said: 'This will provide additional working capital for our Russian operations as they grow in importance. We expect to complete our new acquisitions on the Kola Peninsula shortly so that we can advance the early successes already obtained there'. Last July, Eurasia announced encouraging results from early exploration work on two of three licence areas it has negotiated on the Kola Peninsula, in north-west Russia. The principal asset involved in the South African sale is Eurasia's 90% interest in Masedi Platinum (Pty) Limited which holds the 390,000 hectare Kliprivier permit on the eastern edge of the Bushveld.. A smaller interest in a venture called Doornloop is also being sold, and accounts for 100,000 shares of the total consideration. The book value of the South African assets is approximately £690,000. A third interest, an option over the Doornbosch licence, is not forming part of the transaction because the licence holder Randgold has opted to retain 100% under a right of pre-emption. No work has been funded by Eurasia on this project. The consideration being paid by Nkwe for Masedi is broken into two stages, with 70% to be paid on completion, which is effective from today. The balance will be paid when the existing permit is converted in line with new South African mining legislation. This is expected to take approximately 120 days. Of the Nkwe shares issued, 200,000 are immediately tradeable, 250,000 are escrowed for 3 months and the remainder are escrowed for 6 months from the completion date. The Doornloop consideration will be completed when permits are issued. For further information contact: Michael Martineau/Christian Schaffalitzky, Eurasia Mining PLC: +44 (0) 20 7976 1222 Laurie Beevers, W H Ireland: +44 (0) 161 819 8724 Allan Piper, First City Financial Public Relations: +44 (0) 20 7436 7486 +44 (0) 7736 064 982 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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