Premier African Minerals : RHA Plant Modifications and Upgrades Completed

Premier African Minerals Limited, the AIM-traded, multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company focused on Southern and Western Africa, is pleased to provide this update on progress at RHA Tungsten project ("RHA") in respect of which Premier is the operator and holds 49%.

• Screens and plant modifications completed and electrical reticulation to take place over next two days. Photos of the plant are available on the following link http://www.premierafricanminerals.com/page.php?pID=54&ppID=54

• Plant expected to commence operating later this week

"The team has done a great job despite various delays in making the required upgrades and changes to the plant which are all complete now. We expect to start running the plant later this week, once the electrical reticulation is finished. We have posted some images of the plant and its recent modification on our website and we will endeavour to provide regular updates during this time".

Certain statements in this announcement, are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as ''believe'', ''could'', "should" ''envisage'', ''estimate'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''plan'', ''will'' or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions, including references to assumptions. These forward looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements reflect the Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to the Directors. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward looking statements including risks associated with vulnerability to general economic and business conditions, competition, environmental and other regulatory changes, actions by governmental authorities, the availability of capital markets, reliance on key personnel, uninsured and underinsured losses and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Although any forward looking statements contained in this announcement are based upon what the Directors believe to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with such forward looking statements.

Premier African Minerals Limited (AIM: PREM) is a multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company focused in Southern and Western Africa with production started at its flagship RHA project in Zimbabwe.

The Company has a diverse portfolio of projects, which includes tungsten, rare earth elements, gold, lithium and tantalum in Zimbabwe and Benin, encompassing brownfield projects with near-term production potential to grass-roots exploration. The Company also holds 2 million shares in Circum Minerals Limited ("Circum"), the owners of the Danakil Potash Project in Ethiopia, which has the potential to be a world class asset. At present those shares are valued at US$4 million based on the latest price at which Circum has accepted subscriptions.