ORBMINCO LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Aug 14, 2012

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16 August 2012

ASX Announcement By e-lodgement

TRADING HALT

The Directors of Australian-American Mining Corporation Limited (ASX: AIW) request a Trading Halt in the Company’s securities.

As required by ASX Listing Rule 17.1, AIW provides the following information:

• The Trading Halt is requested pending the release of an announcement concerning potential capital raising by the Company;

• The Trading Halt is requested for the period ending 7.00am on Monday 20 August 2012;

• It is expected that the trading halt will end following the release of an announcement concerning the potential raising;

• AIW is not aware of any reason why the Trading Halt should not be granted; and

• AIW has no other information necessary to inform the market about the Trading Halt.

Sincerely,

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Jim Malone

Executive Director

Australian-American Mining Corporation Limited ABN 99 073 155 781 Level 6, 5 Mill St, Perth, WA, Australia, 6000 PO Box 1788, West Perth, WA, Australia, 6872 Telephone: (08) 9481 0799 Facsimile: (08) 9481 1927