RNS Number:8354O
Central African Mining&Exploration
20 August 2003



                Central African Mining & Exploration Company Plc

                           ('CAMEC' or 'the Company')

CAMEC EXPANDS OPERATIONAL PRESENCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO WITH
                              NEW SUPPLY CONTRACT

   *Copper concentrate supply contract signed with Ongopolo Mining and
    Processing Ltd

   *Negotiations underway to extend supply contract with Mopani Copper Mines
    Plc

   *Building operational infrastructure in the Democratic Republic of the
    Congo

CAMEC, the AIM listed mining and exploration company, has signed a contract to
supply Namibia's foremost copper producer, Ongopolo Mining and Processing Ltd
(O.M.P.L.), with a minimum of 12,000 tonnes dry metric weight (d.m.t.) of copper
concentrate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.), during the year
commencing 1st July 2003.

CAMEC supplied 1,200 tonnes d.m.t. of over 30% copper concentrate to O.M.P.L. in
July and discussions concerning Joint Venture proposals in the D.R.C. in the
mining and processing field have now been initiated.

Additionally, CAMEC has supplied on contract over 5,000 tonnes of copper
concentrate from the D.R.C. to Zambian based Mopani Copper Mines Plc over the
last five months. Discussions concerning the extension of this supply contract
are now underway.

Phil Edmonds, Chairman of CAMEC said: "The amelioration of the political
situation in the D.R.C. is clearly underway and we feel it imperative to
establish a significant presence there as quickly as possible. We now have an
impressive infrastructure in the country, exemplified by our relationships with
significant organisations and we're now looking to build on this to establish
both mining and processing projects, particularly in the copper and cobalt
sectors. We are also looking to expand our tantalum activities into the D.R.C.
as and when this becomes possible, to complement our existing Namibian and
Mozambique operations and our presence in Zimbabwe."

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Issued on behalf of Central African Mining & Exploration Company Plc by St
Brides Media & Finance Ltd, 46 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4LR.

Contacts:

Phil Edmonds  CAMEC    Tel: 020 7224 2522

Hugo de Salis  St Brides Media & Finance  Tel: 020 7242 4477






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