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Premier African Minerals Limited / Ticker: PREM / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

18 July 2016 Premier African Minerals Limited ("Premier" or the "Company") Production recommences at RHA Summary

Premier African Minerals Limited, the AIM-traded, multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company focused in Southern and Western Africa, is pleased to report that plant upgrades are now installed and operational at the RHA Tungsten project (RHA) in respect of which Premier is the operator and holds 49%.

The screens, plant modifications as well as the electrical reticulation works have been completed and the plant is undergoing a phased commissioning and optimisation process to achieve the anticipated recoveries and operational throughput. Wolframite concentrate from ore from the underground mine has been produced. The throughput of the plant will be steadily increased to the plant's design capacity of 16 tonnes per hour.

George Roach, CEO, commented:

"I am pleased to report the installation of these much anticipated modifications at RHA and the commencement of the recommissioning and optimisation process. I will keep the market informed of progress and look forward to being in a position to deal with financial forecasts in the near future. At the same time, I am equally pleased to report that XRT test-work recently conducted on bulk sample material from RHA (see RNS dated 17 May 2016) was re-run at the express direction of the equipment provider to confirm the excellent results previously achieved, and the equipment provider now confirms that the sort achieved a near 100% recovery. Premier is reassessing the pit capacity to meet the minimum tonnage XRT sorting will require and expects to be in a position to progress this in early August. I would like to thank our shareholders for their continued support during this transitional period for the Company." Forward Looking Statements

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.

Enquiries

Chantell De Waal

Premier African Minerals Limited

Tel: +27 (0) 878063999

Michael Cornish / Roland Cornish

Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Tel: +44 (0) 207 628 3396

Jerry Keen/Edward Mansfield

Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 207 408 4090

Charles Goodwin/Aidan Stanley /Dominic Barretto

Yellow Jersey PR Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 7584 085 670

Notes

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.

ENDS

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