FOCUS MINERALS LTD — Board/Management Information 2008

Jan 10, 2008

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PERTH

Level 3 105 St Georges Terrace Perth Western Australia 6000 Phone: 61 8 9215 7888 Fax: 61 8 9215 7889 Email: pwilliams@focusminerals.com.au ACN 005 470 799

11 January 2008

BOARD MOVEMENTS FOR EMERGING GOLD PRODUCER

Emerging gold and nickel producer Focus Minerals Ltd (ASX: FML ) is pleased to announce the appointment of corporate advisory specialist, Mr Chris Hendricks as an Independent non-executive Director, following the resignation of Mr Geoff Rasmussen from the Board due to his increased workload and professional commitments.

Mr Hendricks is an Associate Director of Azure Capital, and has considerable experience in corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets through various financing and corporate banking roles in both Australia and South Africa. Mr Hendricks is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Finsia Graduate and holds a Masters in Accountancy. Mr Hendricks has also provided assurance advisory services to a number of multinational companies.

Commenting on the Board changes, Mr Don Taig, Chairman of Focus Minerals said; “Regrettably, the Board has today accepted Geoff Rasmussen’s resignation due to his increasing workload and other professional commitments. We greatly appreciate Geoff’s significant contribution to Focus over the years and we thank him for his participation in the growth of the Company since his appointment in October 2005, particularly in the recent period of transition as we move towards production.”

“The Board wishes Geoff all the very best and welcomes his continuation as a significant shareholder and I am sure his keen observation of the Company’s future progress”, Mr Taig added.

“We are delighted to have secured the services of Chris Hendricks, who brings with him a wealth of corporate and financial experience. We are particularly pleased that the Board, through the appointment of Chris, has retained the necessary balance of skills to ensure there is minimal disruption to our normal business activities during this important time for Focus Minerals,” commented Mr Taig.

Mr Hendricks joins the Board immediately and will offer himself for re-election at the next Annual General Meeting.

Don Taig Chairman

BACKGROUND INFORMATION – FOCUS MINERALS LTD

Focus Minerals Ltd (ASX: FML ) is an Australian-based exploration and development group whose focus is to become a significant gold and nickel producer in the Coolgardie-Kalgoorlie-Widgiemooltha region of Western Australia.

Focus Minerals is currently fast tracking development of its wholly-owned Nepean Nickel Project (current estimated resource totalling 591,300t @ 2.2% Ni) located 25km south of Coolgardie. Focus has a view of recommencing mining operations from the historic production centre in 2008.

Through its Redemption Joint Venture with Canadian-based Committee Bay Resources Ltd, Focus Minerals is the largest landholder in the Coolgardie Gold Belt located in Western Australia, 560km east of Perth and 35km west of the ‘Super Pit’ in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. More than 2.6 million ounces of gold has been produced from the Coolgardie gold belt alone since 1892. The Redemption Joint Venture holds the mineral rights to more than 210sq km of tenements including Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources exceeding 1.6 million ounces of gold as well as the 1.2mtpa Three Mile Hill processing plant.