ARQ - Anooraq Resources Corporation - Fatal accident at Bokoni

ARQ - Anooraq Resources Corporation - Fatal accident at Bokoni                  
Anooraq Resources Corporation                                                   
(Incorporated in British Columbia, Canada)                                      
(Registration number 10022-2033)                                                
TSXV/JSE share code: ARQ                                                        
NYSE AMEX share code: ANO                                                       
ISIN: CA03633E1088                                                              
("Anooraq" or the "Company")                                                    
Fatal accident at Bokoni                                                        
Anooraq Resources Corporation announces with deep regret that an employee       
was fatally injured at the Bokoni Platinum Mine`s ("Bokoni") Vertical           
shaft, on Tuesday, 14 February 2012, in a fall of ground accident in the  6-    
E17 raise line.                                                                 
The South African Department of Mineral Resources has issued a Section 54       
safety stoppage notice in respect of the Bokoni operations and further          
updates will be provided to the market in due course. The name of the           
deceased will be withheld until the next of kin have been informed.             
The board of directors and management of the Company and Bokoni Platinum        
Mines extend their condolences to both the family and colleagues of the         
deceased employee.                                                              
Johannesburg                                                                    
15 February 2012                                                                
JSE Sponsor                                                                     
Macquarie First South Capital (Pty) Limited                                     
Issued on behalf of Anooraq Resources Corporation                               
On behalf of Anooraq                                                            
Joel Kesler                                                                     
Executive: Corporate Development                                                
Office: +27 11 779 6800                                                         
Mobile: +27 82 454 5556                                                         
Russell and Associates                                                          
Nicola Taylor                                                                   
Office: +27 11 880 3924                                                         
Mobile: +27 82 927 8957                                                         
Macquarie First South Capital                                                   
Annerie Britz/ Yvette Labuschagne/ Melanie de                                   
Nysschen                                                                        
Office: +27 11 583 2000                                                         
Date: 15/02/2012 12:56:17 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the    
JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or            
implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or   
completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers,     
employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct,     
indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature,     
howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on,          
information disseminated through SENS.