Drilling Report

11 June 2008

                         Ormonde Mining plc

            Tungsten Testwork Results Highly Encouraging
              New High Grade Tungsten Drilling Results

DUBLIN & LONDON: 11 June 2008 - Ormonde Mining plc ("Ormonde" or  the
"Company")  reports  highly  encouraging  results  of  the  Stage   2
metallurgical testwork at its Barruecopardo Tungsten Project, Spain.
The Company  also reports  high-grade drilling  results showing  good
continuity of  tungsten  mineralisation  in an  area  selected  as  a
possible initial mining block.


Metallurgical Highlights


  * Metallurgical testwork indicates that the liberation
    characteristics of the tungsten mineralisation are excellent,
    with high recoveries of tungsten to a gravity pre-concentrate
    being achieved at coarse crush sizes



  * The best result has been achieved from the Filon Principal Zone
    where gravity tests yielded a recovery of 88% of contained
    tungsten trioxide (WO3) to a pre-concentrate grading 49% WO3



  * The Filon Central and Filon Maestro Zones have also provided
    extremely good results with recoveries of 71% to 88% being
    achieved to a pre-concentrate


*          These results lead the Company to believe that high
  recoveries will be achieved to a final concentrate in a gravity
  processing plant


Drilling Highlights

*          Six holes were drilled in the area immediately north of
  the historic open pit to better define a possible initial mining
  block in the Filon Principal Zone; results show that there is good
  continuity in the high grade tungsten zones in this area

*          Numerous high grade tungsten intervals are reported with
  highlights including 1.0 metre grading 3.0% WO3, 1.0 metre grading
  1.8% WO3 and 7 metres grading 0.8% WO3


Kerr Anderson, Managing Director, said:

"The latest testwork results are even better than we had anticipated.
The excellent pre-concentrate grades and recoveries suggest that high
recoveries will be achieved in a process plant when saleable tungsten
concentrates are produced.

The new drilling results are  also very positive, demonstrating  good
continuity of mineralisation  in a possible  initial mining block  in
the Filon  Principal  Zone.  All  drilling  results to-date  will  be
included in the  Company's updated resource  estimate, which we  look
forward to reporting by the end of Q2.  The results received from our
evaluation activities continue to  support the Company's strategy  of
moving to early production and cash flow."


Testwork Details
A  second   stage  of   metallurgical  testwork   was  conducted   by
metallurgical laboratories  Wardell Armstrong  International  between
February and April  2008. The  objectives of  the testwork  programme
were to:

(1) Determine the optimum size for pre-concentration
(2) Determine the liberation size of the tungsten minerals.

The testwork was completed on a selection of 6 composites: one  being
composed of material from the  Filon Principal mineralised zone,  two
composed of material from the Filon Central Zone, and three from  the
Filon Maestro Zone.

The results  of this  programme, which  involved sample  preparation,
heavy  liquid  separation  testwork,  mineralogical  analysis   using
QEMSCAN and  optical  microscopy,  and  Bond  Ball  Mill  Work  index
determinations indicate that for the composites selected:

(1)   The mineralogy of the composites is simple
(2)   Scheelite was  the predominant tungsten  mineral in all  except
for 2  composites,  both from  Filon  Maestro, where  wolframite  was
present
(3)   Tungsten  minerals  in  all composites  would  be  amenable  to
pre-concentration at a crush size  of 3mm with potentially very  high
weight rejections  (>80%)  with  significant  upgrading  of  tungsten
values
(4)   The best result has been achieved from the Filon Principal Zone
where heavy liquid  analysis on  the -6mm  + 0.053mm  size range  has
yielded a  recovery of  88%  of contained  WO3 to  a  pre-concentrate
grading 49% WO3
(5)   The Filon Central Zone has also provided excellent results with
recoveries of 71% to 88% being achieved to a pre-concentrate  grading
between 23% and 29% WO3
(6)   Recoveries to  the pre-concentrate for  the Filon Maestro  Zone
are also  good,  varying between  71%  and 86%  WO3;  pre-concentrate
grades are  lower due  to the  higher content  of sulphides  in  this
mineralisation type.


Drilling Details
The new results from six drill holes, BAR-40 to BAR-45, are tabulated
below.  These holes  were drilled to  collect more detailed  drilling
information from the shallow levels of the Filon Principal Zone  ("FP
Zone") immediately north of the  historic open pit, where a  possible
initial mining block  has been identified.   The results confirm  the
continuation of the  FP Zone in  this area as  a series of  multiple,
high-grade zones.  High  grades were  also intersected  in the  Filon
Abilio Zone ("FA Zone";  east of the  FP Zone), and  in a zone  which
occurs between FA and FP, termed here the "FA1 Zone":


+-------------------------------------------------------------+
|  Hole  | From (m) | Width(m) | True Width (m) | WO3% | Zone |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
| BAR-40 |   89.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.43 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |  118.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 1.83 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |  153.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 1.51 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |  162.0   |   1.0    |      0.9       | 0.73 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |  175.0   |   1.0    |      0.9       | 0.61 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |          |          |                |      |      |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
| BAR-41 |   47.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.42 |  FA  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |   61.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 1.47 | FA1  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |  101.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 1.13 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |  113.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 1.55 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |  123.0   |   6.0    |      5.0       | 0.67 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |          |          |                |      |      |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
| BAR-42 |   66.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 2.99 |  FA  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |  132.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.87 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |          |          |                |      |      |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
| BAR-43 |   59.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.30 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |   72.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.33 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |   82.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.68 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |          |          |                |      |      |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
| BAR-44 |   21.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 1.32 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |   70.0   |   5.0    |      4.2       | 0.50 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |   89.0   |   7.0    |      5.9       | 0.80 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |  111.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.49 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |          |          |                |      |      |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
| BAR-45 |   12.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.72 | FA1  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |   37.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 1.04 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |   61.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.51 |  FP  |
|--------+----------+----------+----------------+------+------|
|        |   78.0   |   1.0    |      0.8       | 0.60 |  FP  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+



All assays  are  reported using  the  ICP lithium  metaborate  fusion
method.  All  values  greater  than 0.1%  tungsten  are  subsequently
analysed by the X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) method.


Kerr Anderson PhD EurGeol PGeo,  Managing Director of Ormonde  Mining
plc, and  a qualified  person as  defined in  the Guidance  Note  for
Mining, Oil  and  Gas Companies,  March  2006, of  the  London  Stock
Exchange,  has  reviewed  and  approved  the  technical   information
contained in this announcement.

A glossary explaining technical terms contained in this  announcement
can be found at www.ormondemining.com/projects/glossary.html.


Enquiries to:

Ormonde Mining plc
Kerr Anderson, Managing Director
Fraser Gardiner, Director
Tel: [phone]

Bankside Consultants
Simon Rothschild / Louise Mason  Tel: [phone]   Mob:  +44
(0)7703 167065

Davy (Nomad / IEX Adviser)
Fergal Meegan  Tel: [phone]

Brewin Dolphin (UK Adviser)
Gordon Culfeather  Tel: [phone]

ENDS

About Tungsten
Tungsten is most frequently used as tungsten monocarbide, which has a
hardness close  to  diamond,  in cemented  carbides.   The  principal
tungsten applications  include  its  use in  cutting  steels  and  in
tungsten alloys, electronics, and chemical products.

Prices of tungsten  concentrates are expected  to remain buoyant  for
the long term, and are currently quoted by the Metal Bulletin in  the
range $160-$180 per metric tonne unit.  A metric tonne unit is  equal
to 10kg of WO3, which equates to 1.0% contained WO3 in the rock.

About Ormonde
Ormonde Mining plc  is quoted on  the AIM  in London and  the IEX  in
Dublin.  Ormonde  is a  mineral development  and exploration  company
focused on Spain,  with the objective  of developing mining  projects
and taking them into production.

For more information please visit www.ormondemining.com.

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