Afarak Group Plc - Company Announcement

AFARAK GROUP'S VLAKPOORT MINE COMMENCES BULK SAMPLING

7:30 London, 9:30 Helsinki, 29 June 2015 - Afarak Group Plc, Stock Exchange
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AFARAK GROUP'S VLAKPOORT MINE COMMENCES BULK SAMPLING

Afarak Group Plc ("Afarak" or the "Company") (LSE: AFRK, NASDAQ: AFAGR)
announces that the Company has commenced bulk sampling at its Vlakpoort open pit
mine in South Africa. The total open pit measured, indicated, and inferred
resources are estimated at 1.9 million tonnes of chromite, as stated in the
Company's resource statement, with a life of mine for the open pit of five
years. The Company expects to ramp up to full production in 2016, once the
submitted mining right has been approved.

The Company acquired the Vlakpoort property and prospecting surface right in
2013. The mine is located on The Farm Vlakpoort 388KQ, close to the town of
Northam in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The property is owned by Afarak
South Africa (Pty) Ltd, a 100% owned subsidiary of Afarak. The prospecting right
is owned by Destiny Spring Investments 11(Pty) Ltd, a 73.33% owned subsidiary of
Afarak.

AFARAK GROUP PLC
Alistair Ruiters
CEO


For additional information, please contact:

Afarak Group Plc
Dr Alistair Ruiters, CEO, tel +358 50 372 1130 (Helsinki Office),
aruiters@afarak.co.za

Afarak Group is a chrome mining and minerals producer focused on delivering
sustainable growth with a speciality alloys business in southern Europe and a
ferro alloys business in southern Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ
Helsinki (AFAGR) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (AFRK).
www.afarakgroup.com

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