1ST SALE OF ZINC CONCENTRATE

Griffin Mining Ld
27 July 2005





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                                 27th July 2005





                         FIRST SALE OF ZINC CONCENTRATE



                     REVERSE CIRCULATION DRILL RIG ON SITE





Griffin Mining Limited ('Griffin' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that
the first sale of zinc concentrate from its Caijiaying zinc gold mine has been
made with payment received in advance of the delivery of 1,200 tonnes of zinc
concentrate to local Chinese smelters.



The reverse circulation drill rig ('RC Rig') imported from Australia has now
reached the Caijiaying mine site where it has been placed on the first drill pad
ready for the immediate commencement of drilling.





Mladen Ninkov, Griffin's Chairman, commented:



'Griffin has now left the world of the junior speculative resource companies and
entered the realm of revenue producing mining companies.  This is a just reward
for Griffin's loyal shareholders.  With the arrival of the RC Rig on site, I
look forward to further enhancing shareholder value with the expectation of the
drill results as they become available in the autumn.'





Further information


Mladen Ninkov - Chairman                           Telephone: [phone]
Roger Goodwin - Finance Director
Griffin Mining Limited

Andrew Smith/Martin Eales                           Telephone:[phone]
Collins Stewart Limited

Hugo de Salis                                     Telephone: [phone]
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