LON - Lonmin Plc - Number One Furnace Shut Down

LON - Lonmin Plc - Number One Furnace Shut Down                                 
Lonmin Plc (Incorporated in England and Wales)                                  
(Registered in the Republic of South Africa under registration number           
1969/000015/10)                                                                 
JSE code: LON                                                                   
Issuer Code: LOLMI & ISIN: GB0031192486                                         
("Lonmin")                                                                      
15 June 2009                                                                    
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
Number One Furnace Shut Down                                                    
Lonmin Plc, ("Lonmin" or "the Company") today announces that its Number One     
furnace has been shut down, following a matte run-out on Sunday 14 June.        
Our initial estimate is that a full repair of the vessel is likely to take      
around 30 days. In order to mitigate the impact on production of this shut down 
and repair, our three Pyromet furnaces have already been started up and are     
expected to tap matte in 7 days.                                                
A full inspection of the Number One furnace will be conducted, once temperature 
conditions allow, during which time we will investigate the potential cause of  
this incident. Once this inspection has been completed and a repair programme   
confirmed, a further announcement will be made. Guidance regarding the impact of
this incident on production and sales for the 2009 financial year will also be  
given at that time.                                                             
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Head of Investor Relations                                                      
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Anthony Cardew / Rupert Pittman                                                 
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Dani Cohen / Ravin Maharaj                                                      
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