Production Increases

Griffin Mining Ld 27 February 2006 GRIFFIN MINING LIMITED 60 St James's Street, London SW1A 1LE, United Kingdom Telephone: + 44 (0)20 7629 7772 Facsimile: + 44 (0)20 7629 7773 E mail: griffin@griffinmining.com 27th February 2006 PRODUCTION INCREASES AT CAIJIAYING ZINC GOLD MINE Griffin Mining Limited ('Griffin' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that throughput at the Caijiaying mine processing facilities ('the Mill') has been increased from 23 tonnes of ore per hour (the equivalent of 200,000 tonnes of ore per annum) as specified in the project feasibility study, to 32 tonnes of ore per hour (the equivalent of 275,000 tonnes of ore per annum) on a consistent basis without any detrimental effect on recovery rates. This has been achieved without incurring any additional capital expenditure. It is expected that further increases in throughput at the Mill will be achieved during the year. Mladen Ninkov, Griffin's Chairman, commented as follows: 'Thanks again to the extraordinary efforts of the management and staff, Caijiaying is now delivering greater throughput which will be reflected in more zinc concentrate being produced and increased revenues. Once again another wonderful result for Griffin's shareholders.' Further information Mladen Ninkov - Chairman Telephone: +44(0)20 7629 7772 Roger Goodwin - Finance Director Griffin Mining Limited Andrew Smith/Martin Eales Telephone: +44(0)20 7523 8350 Collins Stewart Limited Hugo de Salis Telephone: +44(0)20 7242 4477 St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Griffin Mining Limited's shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (symbol GFM). The Company's news releases are available on the Company's web site: www.griffinmining.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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