MR. RICHARD GRAFF NAMED TO ANATOLIA
BOARD
July 24, 2008: Anatolia
Minerals Development Limited (TSX: ANO; "Anatolia" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard
("Dick") P. Graff as a Director effective today.
Timothy Haddon, Chairman
of Anatolia, said, "On behalf of the Board of Directors and the
Company, we welcome Dick Graff to the Board. We are excited to have a
well-recognized mining consultant of Dick's caliber join the Company as
an independent Director. Dick's experience, particularly his years
as a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, will be a valuable asset to the
Company."
Mr. Graff is a retired
partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he served as the audit leader
in the United States for the mining industry. Since his retirement,
Mr. Graff has been a consultant to the mining industry and has served as
a member of a Financial Accounting Standards Board task force for
establishing accounting and financial reporting guidance in the mining
industry. Currently, he also serves as a
member of the Board of Directors for Yamana Gold, Inc. (previously a
director of Meridian Gold, Inc.) and Dynamic Materials Corporation. Mr.
Graff received his Undergraduate Degree in economics from Boston College
and his Post-Graduate Degree in accounting from Northeastern University.
About Anatolia
Anatolia Minerals is a
leader among exploration and development companies in Turkey. The
Company's 100%-owned ��pler Gold Project is among Turkey's largest
undeveloped gold deposits. Anatolia is pursuing a disciplined strategy
for growth through resource discovery and development.
Anatolia currently has
83.1 million common shares issued and outstanding, 100.4 million fully
diluted. For more information: Edward Dowling, President and CEO, or
Douglas Tobler, Chief Financial Officer at (303) 292-1299 or visit
www.anatoliaminerals.com. Anatolia trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange
as ANO.
Cautionary Statements
Certain statements
contained in this news release constitute forward-looking information,
future oriented financial information, or financial outlooks
(collectively "forward-looking information") within the meaning
of Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information may relate to
this news release and other matters identified in Anatolia's public
filings, Anatolia's future outlook and anticipated events or results and,
in some cases, can be identified by terminology such as "may",
"will", "could", "should",
"expect", "plan", "anticipate",
"believe", "intend", "estimate",
"projects", "predict", "potential",
"continue" or other similar expressions concerning matters that
are not historical facts and include, but are not limited in any manner
to, those with respect to commodity prices, mineral resources, mineral
reserves, realization of mineral reserves, existence or realization of
mineral resource estimates, the timing and amount of future production,
the timing of construction of the proposed mine and process facilities,
capital and operating expenditures, availability of sufficient financing,
and any and all other timing, development, operational, financial,
economic, legal, regulatory, political factors that may influence future
events or conditions. Such forward-looking statements are based on a
number of material factors and assumptions, including, but not limited in
any manner, those disclosed in any other Anatolia filings, and include
the ultimate determination of mineral reserves, availability and final
receipt of required approvals, licenses and permits, sufficient working
capital to develop and operate the proposed mine, access to adequate
services and supplies, commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates,
interest rates, access to capital markets and associated cost of funds,
availability of a qualified work force, and the ultimate ability to mine,
process and sell mineral products on economically favorable terms. While
we consider these assumptions to be reasonable based on information
currently available to us, they may prove to be incorrect. Actual results
may vary from such forward-looking information for a variety of reasons,
including but not limited to risks and uncertainties disclosed in other
Anatolia filings at www.sedar.com and other unforeseen events or
circumstances. Other than as required by law, Anatolia does not intend,
and undertakes no obligation to update any forward looking information to
reflect, among other things, new information or futures events.