KIO - Kumba Iron Ore Limited - Kumba Iron Ore Limited inaugural review and

KIO - Kumba Iron Ore Limited - Kumba Iron Ore Limited inaugural review and      
production report for the quarter ended 31 March 2008                           
Kumba Iron Ore Limited                                                          
A member of the Anglo American plc group                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 2005/015852/06)                                            
JSE Share code: KIO                                                             
ISIN: ZAE000085346                                                              
("Kumba")                                                                       
KUMBA IRON ORE LIMITED INAUGURAL REVIEW AND PRODUCTION REPORT FOR THE QUARTER   
ENDED 31 MARCH 2008                                                             
Kumba Iron Ore Limited (Kumba) today released its production report for the     
quarter ended 31 March 2008. Throughout this report, production volumes refer to
100%.                                                                           
FIRST QUARTER OVERVIEW                                                          
Strong quarterly production underpinned by strong demand.                       
Production from the Sishen Expansion Project jig plants continues to ramp up.   
Interim results for the half year to 30 June are due to be announced on 24 July 
2008.                                                                           
PRODUCTION REPORT                                                               
Kumba - production summary                                                      
`000 tonnes          Quarter ended          % change                            
                    Mar         Mar        Mar Q08                              
2008        2007       vs                                   

                                           Mar Q07                              
Iron Ore             8,190       7,638      7.2%                                
- Lump               4,888       4,495      8.7%                                
- Fines              3,302       3,143      5.1%                                
Kumba - mine production                                                         
`000 tonnes          Quarter ended          % change                            
                    Mar         Mar        Mar Q08                              
2008        2007       vs                                   

                                           Mar Q07                              
Sishen Mine          7 541       6 943      8.6%                                
Thabazimbi Mine      649         695        (6.6)%                              
Total                8 190       7 638      7.2%                                
Iron ore production is presented on a wet tonnes basis.                         
Total iron ore production increased 7.2% in the first quarter from a year       
earlier to 8,19 million metric tonnes. This was due mainly to the additional    
production delivered by the Sishen Expansion Project jig plant and stable       
performance from DMS plant at Sishen Mine and Thabazimbi Mine.                  
PROJECT PIPELINE                                                                
Project       Completion    Capital         Production      Quarterly           
date          expenditure     Volume          progress             

                           (R billion)                                          
Jig plant     2009          5.1             13.0 Mtpa       Ramp up of          
(Sishen                                                     production          
Expansion                                                   commenced 4th       
Project)                                                    quarter 2007.       
                                                           The 7th and          
                                                           8th jig              
modules to be        

                                                           commissioned         
                                                           in the 3rd           
                                                           quarter 2008.        
Full                 

                                                           production           
                                                           anticipated in       
                                                           2009. Capital        
expenditure on       

                                                           budget.              
                                                                                
Further information on Kumba can be found on its Internet site: www.kumba.com   
29 April 2008                                                                   
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