AGM Statement
SERABI MINING plc
("Serabi" or "the Company")
AGM Statement
Serabi Mining plc (AIM:SRB, TSX:SBI and SBI.WT), the Brazilian focused gold
exploration Company, advises that at 2.00pm today (UK time), it will be holding
its Annual General Meeting.
The following is the text of the statement that will be made by Michael Hodgson,
the Chief Executive of the Company:
"This time last year the investment made by Eldorado Gold Corporation was
somewhat overshadowed by the suspension notice served on our Brazilian
subsidiary for alleged environmental infringements. This notice occurred as we
were about to embark on the initial drilling programme. Whilst the matter was
successfully resolved, with the suspension lifted and the fine removed, it did
create delays in the commencement of the programme by approximately six months.
Whilst this was frustrating for all stakeholders, the programme is now well
underway and I, along with my fellow directors, am very pleased with the results
to date. I think it is fair to say that the results have so far, exceeded our
expectations.  This has been a very encouraging start to our overall aim of
discovering additional gold deposits in the immediate Palito Mine vicinity, with
the initial goal of increasing the Company's existing total mineral resource
inventory to 1.5 million ounces. The close proximity of the targets under
investigation means that any such mineral resource inventory could easily be
incorporated into the existing Palito production infrastructure.
Our intention on completion of this first phase exploration programme, funding
dependent, will be to move straight to Phase 2 which will involve infill and
extension drilling on the best discoveries with the objective of establishing a
revised resource estimate. With drill rigs in short supply I do not want to be
forced to release our current rigs and risk further delays and any cessation of
drilling.
In addition to increasing the mineral resource at Palito, we are also trying to
establish a pipeline of exploration targets within our tenements. Whilst these
may be slightly further afield from the Palito Mine, I would like to stress that
the areas under investigation are all within 25km of Palito; and therefore
should exploration success follow, such targets could feasibly be part of a
larger Palito production, using the production facilities and valid mining
licenses that are in place. Â The cornerstone of our exploration success over the
past 2 years at Palito has been an airborne geophysical survey flown in 2008
over the immediate 6,000 Ha enveloping the Palito deposit. The survey included
aeromagnetics and electromagnetics (VTEM). Based on this success, we took the
opportunity of flying a further airborne geophysical survey earlier this year
extending the surveyed area and have identified a further series of targets. We
will want to follow these up with further ground based exploration work and in
the fullness of time the best of these would be subjected to drill testing.
We have also integrated and re-processed the magnetic data from this latest
airborne geophysical survey and the similar 2008 survey and the results have had
a significant impact on our structural interpretation of the Jardim do Ouro
project area. As a result, we now believe the structural zone hosting the main
Palito deposit could well be substantially longer than originally interpreted,
possibly extending as far to the south-east as the Currutela target currently
being drilled. The re-interpretation also suggests a number of sub-parallel
trending lineaments also exist. These also exhibit substantially greater strike
lengths than first thought. We are keen to test the theory that Palito and
Currutela are in fact two parts of a continuous structure which could extend
over some three kilometers and are looking to drill this potential extension
zone.
The Company has changed much over the last few years but is well positioned to
capitalise on its exploration success. With the shares now listed on the TSX as
well as AIM we have extended our access and flexibility in the capital markets.
We believe that introducing and increasing awareness amongst North American
investors will have a positive impact on the Company's investor base which sees
the value upside that Serabi provides to shareholders. This value is derived
from not just the existing resources and exploration potential but also the
physical location of its tenements, their close proximity to infrastructure and
workforce, the existing plant and facilities already established at Palito and
most importantly the requisite permits already being in place. With continued
exploration success, we would hope that this value upside will in time manifest
itself in the share price.
With this transition and the appointment of three new non-executive directors at
the end of March 2011, Mr. Graham Roberts, who until then had been Chairman of
Serabi since its inception in 2004, has elected to step down from the Board. I
would like to thank Graham for all his dedication and efforts over the past
seven years and I know that he will continue to be an enthusiastic supporter of
Serabi in the future.  Mr. Sean Harvey was appointed as Chairman on 30 March
2011.
The next eighteen months promises to be an interesting time for the Company and
I hope that our work will be rewarded with some good exploration results which
will in turn allow us to start looking at the re-establishment of mining
operations."
Enquiries:
Serabi Mining plc
Michael Hodgson Tel: +44 (0)20 7246 6830
Chief Executive Mobile: +44 (0)7799 473621
Clive Line Tel: +44 (0)20 7246 6830
Finance Director Mobile: +44 (0)7710 151692
Email: contact@serabimining.com
Website:Â www.serabimining.com
Beaumont Cornish Limited
Nominated Adviser
Roland Cornish Tel: +44 (0)20 7628 3396
Michael Cornish Tel: +44 (0)20 7628 3396
Hybridan LLP
UK Broker
Claire Noyce Tel: +44 (0)20 7947 4350
Farm Street Communications
Public Relations
Simon Robinson Tel: +44 (0)7593 340107
Fig House Communications
Investor Relations
Rebecca Greco Tel: +1 416 822 6483
Copies of this release are available from the Company's website at
www.serabimining.com
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other
than of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that
the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future
(including, without limitation, statements regarding the estimation of mineral
resources, exploration results, potential mineralization, potential mineral
resources and mineral reserves) are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are often identifiable by the use of words such as "anticipate",
"believe", "plan", may", "could", "would", "might" or "will", "estimates",
"expect", "intend", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts" and similar expressions
or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties,
many of differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ
materially from current expectations include, among other things, without
limitation, failure to establish estimated mineral resources, the possibility
that future exploration results will not be consistent with the Company's
expectations, the price of gold and other risks identified in the Company's most
recent annual information form filed with the Canadian securities regulatory
authorities on SEDAR.com. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the
date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities
laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-
looking statement.
Qualified Persons Statement
The information contained within this announcement has been reviewed and
verified by Michael Hodgson, CEO of the Company.  Mr Hodgson is an Economic
Geologist by training with over 25 years' experience in the mining industry. He
holds a BSc (Hons) Geology, University of London, a MSc Mining Geology,
University of Leicester and is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals
and Mining and a Chartered Engineer of the Engineering Council of UK,
recognizing him as both a Qualified Person for the purposes of Canadian National
Instrument 43-101 and by the AIM Guidance Note on Mining. Oil and Gas Companies
dated March 2006.
Quality Assurance and Quality Control Procedures Disclosure
The Company has implemented and maintains a Serabi quality assurance/quality
control (QA/QC) protocol at its JDO Project as defined in its "NI 43-101
Technical Report for the Jardim Do Ouro Project, Para State, Brazil" dated 22
December 2010. This ensures best industry practice in sampling and analysis of
exploration and resource definition samples. The insertion of field duplicates,
certified standards and blank samples into the sample stream form part of the
Serabi procedure (these act as an independent check on contamination, precision
and accuracy in the analytical laboratory).
Assay results are reported once rigorous QAQC procedures have been approved
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange, nor any other securities regulatory
authority, has approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release.
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