LON - Lonmin Plc - Clarification of Lonmin`s rights to dispose of associated

LON - Lonmin Plc - Clarification of Lonmin`s rights to dispose of associated    
minerals                                                                        
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")                              
11 August 2010                                                                  
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
Clarification of Lonmin`s rights to dispose of associated minerals              
Further to its announcement dated 5 August, Lonmin Plc ("Lonmin") is pleased to 
announce that it has received confirmation in writing today from the Department 
of Mineral Resources of the Government of South Africa ("DMR") which rescinds   
with immediate effect its instruction, dated 3 August, requiring Lonmin to      
refrain from selling Nickel, Copper, Chrome and any other minerals (`associated 
minerals`) other than Platinum Group Metals. The Company will notify its        
customers that deliveries of associated minerals will recommence immediately.   
The DMR has further confirmed that all of Lonmin`s Section 102 applications have
been approved, thereby clarifying Lonmin`s right to mine and dispose of         
associated minerals at all its properties other than the small area which is    
subject to the prospecting right issued to Keysha Investments 220 (Pty) Ltd     
("Keysha"), a Holgoun group company.                                            
Lonmin would like to thank the DMR for its cooperation in expediting the        
approval of these Section 102 applications.                                     
The disputed prospecting right granted to Keysha covers a small area of Lonmin  
property where only UG2 is currently mined. Sales of associated minerals from   
this area amounted to approximately US$11 million in 2009. Lonmin appealed      
against both the acceptance of the application in March 2009 and against the    
award of the right in June 2010. Lonmin remains entitled to mine and dispose of 
the associated minerals mined from this area.                                   
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