CASTLE MINERALS LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2011

Jul 12, 2011

13 July 2011

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ASX Announcement

Unit 6, 1 Clive Street West Perth WA 6005

Tel: +618 9322 7018 Fax: +618 9284 5413

ACN 116 095 802 www.castleminerals.com

Appointment of Exploration Manager

Castle Minerals Limited (ASX: CDT, “Castle”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Haydn Hadlow as Exploration Manager.

Mr Hadlow has more than 25 years gold exploration and resource management experience having previously held senior roles with IAMGOLD Corporation, Placer Dome Asia Pacific and Pancontinental Limited.

Castle’s Managing Director, Mr Mike Ivey, said “we are very pleased to recruit someone of the calibre of Mr Hadlow, his extensive global gold experience is a terrific fit for Castle as we follow-up our recent gold discoveries and continue to explore the largest landholding in Ghana“.

Haydn’s qualifications include a BSc (Geology) and MSc (Economic Geology) from the University of Western Australia and he is a Member of the AusIMM and AIG.

Haydn replaces Mr Michael Fowler, Castle’s Exploration Manager since 2006 who is leaving to take up the role as managing director of an ASX listed company. Mr Ivey said “we wish to acknowledge the outstanding contribution that Michael has made to Castle and wish him every success.

For further information please contact:

Michael Ivey Managing Director & CEO +618 9322 7018

About Castle:

Castle Minerals listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in May 2006 (ASX code ' CDT ') and has since acquired the rights to six mineral projects in Ghana, West Africa including Akoko, Antubia, Banso, Bondaye, Opon Mansi (application) and Wa covering more than 11,000km².

All granted projects are 100% owned by Castle Minerals (subject to Ghanaian Government right to a free-carried 10% interest). Castle’s corporate objectives are exploration and development of its six projects in Ghana and the acquisition and exploration of other mineral resource opportunities, particularly in West Africa. The country of Ghana has a long history of gold mining and exploration and is Africa’s second largest gold producer behind South Africa.

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