Cambridge Mineral - Equity Placing
Cambridge Mineral Resources plc / Ticker: CMR / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining & Exploration
10 September 2008
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Cambridge� Mineral� Resources� plc,� the� AIM listed mining� exploration� and� production� company
primarily� targeting precious metals in South America, has received share placing� commitments� to
raise� ��360,000 ('the Placing') through the issue of 36,000,000 new ordinary shares of� 1pence� at1.0p per share ('Placing Shares').
The� Placing� Shares� will represent 11 per cent of the Company's enlarged� issued� share� capital
following� the Placing, and will, when issued, rank pari passu in all respects with� the� existing
issued ordinary shares.� The placing is conditional, inter alia, on the new ordinary shares� being
admitted to trading on AIM for which application is being made to the London Stock Exchange and it
is� expected �that� admission will become effective and that trading in the� Placing� Shares� will
commence on or around 16th September 2008.
CMR's� Managing� Director Colin Andrew said, 'It is the Company's continuing strategy� to� acquire
established exploration projects to develop into economically mineable reserves of precious metals
providing� the Company with an output equivalent to 100,000 oz gold per annum.� With a strong� and
ever-developing portfolio of mineral projects located in South America, it was necessary� for� the
Company� to raise £360,000 for general working capital while we strive towards achieving our� goal
of� bringing our key project, the Quintana gold mine in Colombia, into production by� the� end� of
this year.'
The total number of ordinary shares in issue following the placing will be 327,115,704.
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For further information, visit www.cambmin.co.uk or contact:
Colin Andrew������������������ Cambridge Mineral Resources plc����� +44 (0) 20 7663 5618
Managing Director�������������������������������������������������� candrew@iol.ie
Michael Burton���������������� Cambridge Mineral Resources plc����� +44 (0) 20 7663 5618
Finance Director���������������������������������������������� �����mburton@cambmin.co.uk
Gavin Burnell /��������������� Ruegg & Co Limited������������������ +44 (0) 20 7584 3663
Roxane Marffy
Colin Rowbury����������������� Hichens, Harrison and Co������������ +44 (0) 20 7382 7771
Tom Beattie������������������� Haywood Securities (UK) Limited����� +44 (0) 20 7031 8018
Victoria Thomas��������������� St Brides Media & Finance Ltd������� +44 (0) 20 7236 1177
Notes to Editor
Cambridge� Mineral� Resources� plc� is an AIM listed mining and exploration� company� focussed� on
becoming� a� producer of precious metals with an output equivalent to 100,000 oz gold� per� annum.
Primarily� targeting� precious metals in South America, its strategy� is� to� acquire� established
resources� at� advanced stage exploration or near term production and develop them to economically
mineable� reserves through further exploration.� It has a strong portfolio of mineral projects� at
varying� stages� of commercialisation including its two key projects, the Quintana� gold� mine� in
Colombia,� which� is� anticipated to commence production by the end of 2008,� and� the� Rasuhuilca
silver-gold� mine� in� Peru.� The Company also has a portfolio of assets in Europe,� which� it� is
currently in the process of seeking to divest through either joint-venture or sale.
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