Akobo Minerals

Regulatory Filings • Aug 2, 2024

Akobo Minerals successfully processes first low-grade ore through Segele processing plant

Akobo Minerals successfully processes first low-grade ore through Segele processing plant

OSLO, 02 August 2024:Akobo Minerals

AB (https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/AKOBF/quote?utm_source=Press+Release&utm_med

ium=Press+Release&utm_campaign=New+OTCQX+Company) (Euronext and Frankfurt:

AKOBO) (OTCQX:AKOBF).

Akobo Minerals, a leading gold exploration and mining company based in

Scandinavia with operations in Ethiopia, is pleased to announce the successful

processing of the first low-grade ore through the Segele processing plant,

resulting in the production of the initial gold concentrate.

This achievement marks the final phase of commissioning for the processing

plant, validating its functionality under operational conditions. It is

important to note that the processed ore is from the low-grade development phase

of the Westen Winze and does not represent any high-grade material. The company

continues to focus on testing and optimizing the plant's capabilities with low

-grade ore, as part of its measured approach towards full production.

The gradual ramp-up of production remains a strategic priority, reflecting the

company's deliberate efforts to ensure operational stability and efficiency.

Concurrently, development work in the Eastern Winze progresses, including side

shaft development towards the Westen Winze.

While acknowledging the early stages of this process, Akobo Minerals anticipates

continued advancements in plant optimization and operational readiness in

preparation for future phases, including the introduction of higher-grade ores.

Akobo Minerals continues its collaboration with our partners to enhance system

efficiencies and increase production capacities in the coming months.

For more information

Jørgen Evjen, CEO, Akobo Minerals

Mob: (+47) 92 80 40 14

Mail: jorgen@akobominerals.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/akobominerals

Web: www.akobominerals.com

About Akobo Minerals

Akobo Minerals is a Scandinavian-based gold exploration and boutique mining

company, currently holding an exploration license covering 182 km2 and a mining

license covering 16 km2 in the Gambela region and Dima Woreda, Ethiopia. The

company has established itself as the leading gold exploration company in

Ethiopia through more than 14 years of on-the-ground activity, which has now

been enhanced further with the development of its Segele mine.

Akobo Minerals' Segele mine has an Inferred and Indicated Mineral Resource of

68,000 ounces, yielding a world-class gold grade of 22.7 g/ton. Still open to

depth, the gold mineralised zone continues to expand and will have a positive

impact on future resource estimates and the life expectancy of the mine. The

exploration license holds numerous promising exploration resource-building

prospects in both the vicinity of Segele and in the wider license area.

Akobo Minerals has an excellent relationship with local communities all the way

up to national authorities and the company places environment and social

governance (ESG) at the heart of its activities - as demonstrated by a planned,

industry-leading, extended shared value program.

Akobo Minerals has built a strong local foothold based on the principles of

sound ethics, transparency and communication, and is ready to take on new

opportunities and ventures as they arise. The company is uniquely positioned to

become a major player in the future development of the very promising Ethiopian

mining industry. The company is headquartered in Oslo and is publicly listed on

the Euronext Growth Oslo Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the

ticker symbol AKOBO. For US investors, Akobo Minerals

AB (https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/AKOBF/quote?utm_source=Press+Release&utm_med

ium=Press+Release&utm_campaign=New+OTCQX+Company) (OTCQX: AKOBF) is traded on

the OTCQX Best Market, adhering to high financial standards, best practice

corporate governance, and compliance with U.S. securities laws. Additionally,

the company has a professional third-party sponsor introduction, and investors

can access current financial disclosures and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the

company on www.otcmarkets.com.

Akobo Minerals places great emphasis on meeting and exceeding industry

standards, fully complying with all aspects of the JORC code, 2012. For detailed

information on their adherence to this code, please refer to

https://www.jorc.org/. Akobo Minerals' unwavering commitment to ethical

practices, community engagement, and environmental responsibility positions them

as a formidable force in the evolving landscape of the Ethiopian mining sector.