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5 February 2009

BISICHI MINING PLC

Bisichi Mining's subsidiary obtains approval to mine all open cast reserves at Black Wattle Colliery

Bisichi Mining PLC ('Bisichi'), the mining company with direct coal mining operations in South Africa, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Black Wattle Colliery ('Black Wattle') has obtained approval from the Department of Mineral Resources to mine all open cast reserves at Black Wattle.

Bisichi has owned and operated Black Wattle in Middelburg, Mpumalanga since 1994 and first commenced open cast mining at Black Wattle in April 2008.

Andrew Heller, Managing Director of Bisichi, said: 'The start of open cast operations at Black Wattle represented an important landmark in the mine's development. Open cast mining has lowered the average cost of production, increased our washing plant yields, and allowed Black Wattle to mine its reserves more flexibly. The approval to mine all opencast reserves at Black Wattle will allow us to continue to take advantage of these benefits.'

For further information, please call:

Andrew Heller, Bisichi Mining PLC 020 7415 5030

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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL

RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

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1. Name of the issuer 2. State whether the notification
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notified in accordance with DTR
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3. Name of person discharging 4. State whether notification relates
managerial responsibilities/ to a person connected with a person
director discharging managerial
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3 and identify the connected person

Christopher A Joll
5. Indicate whether the notification 6. Description of shares (including
is in respect of a holding of the class), debentures or derivatives
person referred to in 3 or 4 or financial instruments relating
above or in respect of a to shares

non-beneficial interest

Christopher Joll beneficial Ordinary shares of 10p

interest
7. Name of registered shareholders 8 State the nature of the transaction

(s) and, if more than one, the

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them

Rensburg Client Nominees Limited Sale
9. Number of shares, debentures or 10. Percentage of issued class acquired
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1000 .01

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transaction

164p London 7/1/2010

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notification and total percentage

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Nil = 0.0% of issued share 7/1/2010

capital

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M.C. Stevens Company Secretary

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification M C Stevens, Company Secretary, Bisichi Mining PLC __________________________________________________________ Date of notification 8/1/2010

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BISICHI MINING PLC

Interim Management Statement

Published 16 November 2009 07:00:00

Interim Management Statement

Bisichi Mining PLC ('Bisichi'), the UK mining company with direct coal mining
operations in South Africa, is pleased to provide the following update about
its operations.

As stated in the Half Yearly Report, we remain positive about the profitability
in 2010 of the Black Wattle Colliery ('Black Wattle'), our direct coal mining
operation in South Africa. Nevertheless, as we reported to shareholders in the
Half Year Report, trading profits in the second half of 2009 are not going to
be as strong as in the first half. This is for several reasons:

  * Black Wattle carried out the planned closure of most of its underground

mining sections in favour of increasing production from its opencast

operations. We are pleased to report that this planned closure is now

complete. The average monthly production in the first half of the year was

130,000 tonnes per month. The average monthly production to date in the

second half of the year is 90,000 tonnes per month. This is a direct result

of this planned closure. We will see the benefits of the increased

production from our opencast operations in 2010.
   
  * Black Wattle carried out the planned closure of one opencast pit and has

opened up the next.
   
  * A strong SA Rand has continued to put downward pressure on US Dollar

revenues.
   
Looking forward to 2010, management anticipate an increase in profitability and
are pleased to report the following:

  * Black Wattle has completed the expansion of its washing plant from capacity

of 130,000 metric tonnes per month to 170,000 metric tonnes per month. This

will allow increased production.
   
  * Black Wattle has finalised a three year fixed price coal supply contract

for 900,000 tonnes of its export steam coal product to be supplied evenly

over three years commencing January 2010. The fixed price was based on the

higher forward prices and was secured at a significant premium to the

current coal price.
   
  * The planned expansion of the rail siding jointly owned by Black Wattle has

been completed. The siding upgrade includes an additional line and

stockpile area, which allows for increased throughput capacity.
   
Finally, income from Bisichi's UK properties remains steady, with no
significant change from the first half.

Mr Andrew Heller, Managing Director of Bisichi said: "With our robust cash
position and the general overall strength of our balance sheet, the flexibility
of our opencast operations and the increased capacity of both the washing plant
and rail siding, we are well-positioned to take advantage of opportunities
which we anticipate will arise next year."

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For further information, please call:

Andrew Heller, Bisichi Mining PLC 020 7415 5030

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