AFRICAN QUEEN MINES PRESENTING AT CHICAGO NATURAL RESOURCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPO ON NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Vancouver, British Columbia - AFRICAN QUEEN MINES LTD. (the 'Company')is pleased to announce that Irwin Olian, its CEO, is a featured speaker at the Chicago Natural Resource and Technology Expo taking place on November 20, 2015. Mr. Olian will be discussing the outlook for the mining market and presenting the Company.

Founded in 1977, the Chicago Natural Resource and Technology Expo is America's oldest resource conference. It is taking place this year at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire, IL, near O'Hare International Airport. According to organizers of the Expo, retail response as reflected in pre-registrations has been surprisingly strong, which they attribute to bargain-hunters now starting to look for opportunities. More information on the Expo can be found at www.chicagoresourceexpo.com.

About African Queen

The Company is an exploratory resource company with diversified mineral properties in Canada and East Africa. It is presently engaged in exploration and development of its Yellowjacket Gold Project in British Columbia, which covers an aggregate of approximately 79.56 sq. km. It is also exploring its Rongo (Odundu) Gold Project comprising approximately 97 sq.km. in Kenya for gold and other metals under a joint venture with a Kenyan company. Its operations in Kenya are carried out through its operating subsidiary AQ Kenya Gold Limited. The Company has its executive offices in Vancouver, Canada. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada on April 30, 2008, and received certain southern African assets in a spin off transaction related to the acquisition of Pan African Mining Corp. by Asia Thai Mining Co., Ltd.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AFRICAN QUEEN MINES, LTD.

'Irwin Olian'
Irwin Olian
Chairman & CEO

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