News Releases – Archive

2011

• 24.11.2011
  Xtierra Commences Drilling South of Bilbao, Mexico
• 07.11.2011
  Holdings in Company
• 28.10.2011
  Completion of Disposal of Pallas Green
• 24.10.2011
  Results of General Meeting
• 30.09.2011
  Proposed Disposal of Minco’s Interest in the Pallas Green Joint Venture – Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and Notice of Annual General Meeting
• 30.09.2011
  Minco Reports Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June, 2011
• 09.09.2011
  Xtierra Reports Start-Up of Drilling to Follow up Previously Encountered High Grade Silver Targets at Bilbao, Mexico
• 03.08.2011
  Pallas Green Project Mid-Year Update
• 22.07.2011
  Xtierra Reports Additional High Grade Silver Intercepts in Drilling to the South of the Bilbao Deposit and the Discovery of a New Zone of Silver Mineralisation to the North
• 20.07.2011
  Holdings in Company
• 13.07.2011
  Proposed Sale of Pallas Green Project
• 04.07.2011
  Resignation of Director
• 30.06.2011
  Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended December 31, 2010
• 28.06.2011
  Xtierra Reports High Grade Silver Intercepts in Drilling South of Bilbao Deposit, Mexico
• 27.05.2011
  Xtierra Reports Revised Resource Estimate for Bilbao Project
• 04.04.2011
  Minco Raises £1.29 Million to Fund Exploration and Working Capital – Xtierra Reports a New High Grade Silver Zone at Bilbao, Mexico
• 28.03.2011
  Pallas Green Zinc-Lead Project Update
• 03.03.2011
  Xtierra Raises $3.1 Million through Exercise of Warrants – Xtierra Will Start New Drill Program at Bilbao High Grade Silver Target, Mexico
• 25.02.2011
  Pallas Green Zinc-Lead Project Economic at its Current Stage – Updated JORC Compliant Resource Estimate of 25.9 Million Tonnes €13 Million Budget Proposed for 2011 – 2010 Drilling Update
• 24.02.2011
  Exercise of Warrants

• 31.12.2010
  Minco Raises £332,000 to Fund Exploration and Working Capital
• 24.12.2010
  Xtierra to Raise up to $4.2 Million
• 22.11.2010
  Holdings in Company
• 11.10.2010
  Minco Reports Additional Mineralised Holes and Growing Resource at Pallas Green
• 07.10.2010
  Gartmore Increases Shareholding in Minco
• 06.10.2010
  Xtierra Reports on Drilling at Bilbao – Deposit Extends to SW and NW with High Grade Zinc and Lead – New Emerging Zone of High Grade Silver
• 30.09.2010
  Minco Reports Interim Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
• 01.09.2010
  Minco Raises £1.04 Million to Fund Exploration and Working Capital
• 05.08.2010
  Xstrata Reports Update in Resource Estimate of 24.1 Million Tonnes at Pallas Green
• 28.07.2010
  Minco Reports 5 Holes Confirm High Grade Mineralisation at Knockroe Zone at Pallas Green
• 09.07.2010
  Xtierra Reports Initial Drill Results at Bilbao – Extends to SW with High Grade Zinc and Lead – New 20m Wide Silver Zone
• 30.06.2010
  Notice of AGM and Annual Reports and Accounts
• 09.06.2010
  Minco Reports Further Drill Results from Pallas Green – 29 Holes Intersect Mineralization
• 07.06.2010
  Notification of Major Interest
• 13.05.2010
  Xtierra Starts Oxide Ore Pilot Plant Tests at Bilbao
• 12.05.2010
  Minco Announces Assay Results for New Area at Pallas Green
• 06.05.2010
  Xtierra Plans New Drilling at Bilbao
• 28.04.2010
  Minco Announces New Drill Results at Pallas Green
• 16.04.2010
  Xtierra Intersects 11.5g/t Gold Over 4 Metres at El Dorado – Exercises Option to Acquire El Dorado Project – Completes CDN$5.2 Million Financing
• 14.04.2010
  Minco Raises £1.04 Million to Fund Exploration and Working Capital
• 11.02.2010
  Xtierra Announces Increased Resource Estimate for Bilbao Project – Indicated Resource Increase by 169% – Inferred Resource Increase by 68%
• 02.02.2010
  Minco Announces 2010 Exploration Programme at Pallas Green – 70,000m Drilling; 150 Drill Holes – 16 Drill Rigs Mobilized to Site
• 27.01.2010
  Minco Takes Legal Proceedings Against Silverex to Recover Debt
• 20.01.2010
  Xtierra Announces Private Placement Financing of up to CDN$5.0 Million
• 15.01.2010
  Minco Raises £1.06 Million to Fund Exploration and Working Capital
• 15.01.2010
  Xtierra Reports Metallurgical Results on Oxide Resources as Part of its Bilbao Feasibility Study

• 10.12.2008
  Independent Report to Confirm Xtierra’s Resource Estimate at Bilbao
• 28.11.2008
  Minco to Raise £1,000,000
• 06.11.2008
  Drilling Results from Pallas Green
• 29.09.2008
  Pallas Green Drilling
• 03.09.2008
  Xtierra Increases Interest in Bilbao to 100%
• 27.08.2008
  Orca Minerals Canadian Listing Transaction Closed
• 15.08.2008
  Orca Minerals Listing Approved by TSXV
• 07.08.2008
  Notification of Major Interest
• 05.08.2008
  Board Appointments
• 10.07.2008
  Pallas Green Drilling Update
• 30.06.2008
  Final Accounts 31/12/07
• 30.06.2008
  Publication of Annual Report and Accounts
• 16.06.2008
  Orca Minerals Submits TSX Listing Application
• 24.04.2008
  Orca Minerals Closes CDN$3.63M Financing
• 01.04.2008
  Orca Minerals Closes CDN$3.05M Financing
• 19.03.2008
  Pallas Green Drilling Expands Mineralization
• 06.02.2008
  Bilbao Drill Results
• 31.01.2008
  High Grade Mineralization Encountered at Pallas Green
• 22.01.2008
  Six Million Euro Budget Planned for Pallas Green in 2008
• 14.01.2008
  Pallas Green Drill Results
• 08.01.2008
  Financing Update

• 19.12.2005
  Drilling on Pallas Green Update
• 14.12.2005
  Directorate Change
• 12.12.2005
  Exercise of Warrants/Options Raises £2.6M
• 02.12.2005
  Corporate Update, December 2005
• 29.11.2005
  Collins Stewart Research Note
• 25.11.2005
  Additional Listing of New Equity
• 23.11.2005
  Drilling on Pallas Green Update
• 14.11.2005
  Additional Listing of New Equity
• 10.11.2005
  Drilling on Sisa Update
• 31.10.2005
  Laguna Bankable Study Completed
• 25.10.2005
  Additional Listing of New Equity
• 18.10.2005
  Appointment of Collins Stewart
• 26.09.2005
  Drilling Report
• 22.09.2005
  Additional Listing
• 15.09.2005
  Interim Report for the Six Months to 30 June 2005
• 08.08.2005
  Drilling Report
• 06.06.2005
  Resource Increase
• 24.05.2005
  Commencement of Drilling
• 17.05.2005
  Geochemical Evaluation
• 13.05.2005
  Additional Listing
• 10.05.2005
  Directors Shareholding
• 06.05.2005
  Non Board Appointment
• 05.05.2005
  Final Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2004
• 18.04.2005
  Minco Receives Operating License for Laguna, Zacatecas
• 12.04.2005
  Drilling Commences at Pallas Green Zinc Project
• 23.03.2005
  Exercise of Warrants
• 28.02.2005
  Minco Closes Mexican Gold/Silver Acquisition
• 10.02.2005
  Additional Listing
• 07.02.2005
  Minco Awards Bankable Study for Laguna Zacatecana Silver Project
• 31.01.2005
  Interim Report
• 25.01.2005
  Additional Listing
• 24.01.2005
  Minco Plc Acquires Gold and Silver Mining Property in Mexico
• 19.01.2005
  Announcement – Holding in Company

• 17.12.2004
  Accounting Reference Date
• 29.11.2004
  Directors Shareholding
• 18.11.2004
  Press Comment
• 20.10.2004
  Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 30 April 2004
• 18.10.2004
  Minco Completes Laguna Zacatecan Feasibility Study in Mexico
• 27.08.2004
  Minco Continues to Follow its Strategy
• 26.07.2004
  Minco to Acquire Russian Gold Assets
• 08.07.2004
  Minco Commences Drill Program on Pallas Green Joint Venture Co Limerick, Ireland
• 25.05.2004
  Minco plc Raises £4.5 Million to Advance Projects in Mexico and Russia
• 27.04.2004
  Minco Advances Mexican Silver Project
• 22.03.2004
  Minco in Russia
• 24.02.2004
  Minco Acquires Options over Significant Gold Projects in Russia