FUM - First Uranium Corporation - Mining operations resume at Ezulwini Mine

FUM - First Uranium Corporation - Mining operations resume at Ezulwini Mine     
First Uranium Corporation                                                       
(Continued under the laws of British Columbia, Canada)                          
(Registration number C0777384)                                                  
(South African registration number 2007/009016/10)                              
Share code:  FUM   ISIN: CA33744R1029                                           
Mining operations resume at Ezulwini Mine                                       
TORONTO and JOHANNESBURG, November 17, 2011 - First Uranium Corporation         
(Toronto: FIU.TO) (JSE: FUM) (ISIN: CA33744R1029) ("First Uranium" or the       
"Company") has announced that the notice temporarily suspending operations in   
the underground workplaces at its Ezulwini Mine has been lifted.   The notice   
was issued pursuant to section 54 of the Mine Health and Safety Act (South      
Africa) by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on November 14, 2011       
following a fall of ground. Operations will recommence this evening.            
For further information, please contact:                                        
Gail Strauss - gailstrauss@mweb.co.za                                           
About First Uranium Corporation                                                 
First Uranium Corporation (TSX:FIU, JSE:FUM) is focused on its goal of becoming 
a low-cost producer of gold and uranium through the expansion of the underground
development to feed the new gold and uranium plants at the Ezulwini Mine and the
ramp-up of production at the Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) tailings recovery       
facility following the completion of a significant gold capital expansion       
program in May 2011. Both operations are located in South Africa.               
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www.firsturanium.com                                                            
Sponsor:Investec                                                                
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