Roman Semenov will lead the Auriant’s management team in Zabaykalye

Auriant Mining AB 

19.07.2012 13:56

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Stockholm, 2012-07-19 13:56 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Auriant Mining AB (publ)
('AUR' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that Roman Semenov will join
the management team as Managing Director of Auriant's operations in Zabaykalye
in Eastern Siberia. Roman will be based in Chita and will be the head of the
GRE-324 company, which is the holder of Staroverenskaya license. 

Roman Semenov has graduated in 1997 from Chita Polytech University as a mining
engineer. He spent his career in mining in Siberia working at leading
engineering and managerial positions in BuryatZoloto, Darasun (Highland Gold)
and other mining projects. Prior to joining Auriant, Roman was working at
ZabaykalZolotoProject (a project design subsidiary of Highland Gold Mining) as
a chief engineer managing such projects as Mayskoye deposit (Chukotka) and
Belaya Gora (Khabarovsk). 



For more information, please contact:



Dmitry Stankov, Development and Communications in Auriant Mining AB,

tel: +7 903 573 67 45

e-mail: dmitry.stankov@auriant.com



Denis Alexandrov, CEO in Auriant Mining AB,

tel: +7 903 550 48 40

e-mail:  denis.alexandrov@auriant.com



Company name: Auriant Mining AB

Short name: AUR

ISIN-code: SE0001337213



Website: www.auriant.com, Postal and visiting address: Engelbrektsplan 2, 4tr

 SE-114 34 Stockholm



Auriant Mining AB (AUR) is a Swedish junior mining company focused on gold
exploration and production in Russia, primarily in Zabaikalye and the Republics
of Khakassia and Tyva. The company has currently four assets, including two
operating mines (Tardan and Solcocon) and two early stage exploration assets,
one of which, Kara-Beldyr, is a joint venture with the major Canadian gold
producer Centerra Gold. The group's mineral licenses are estimated to contain
almost 1,000,000 troy ounces of gold reserves according to the Russian
standards (GKZ). 



Since July 19, 2010, Auriant Mining's shares are traded on First North Premier
at the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange under the short name AUR (before June 25,
2012 - under the short name CAG). For more information please visit
www.auriant.com. Mangold Fondkommission is Certified Adviser to Auriant, for
more information please call +46 8 503 015 50 or visit www.mangold.se. 




Cautionary Statement: Statements and assumptions made in this report with
respect to Auriant Mining AB's ('AUR') current plans, estimates, strategies and
beliefs, and other statements that are not historical facts, are
forward-looking statements about the future performance of AUR. Forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, those using words such as 'may',
'might', 'seeks', 'expects', 'anticipates', 'estimates', 'believes',
'projects', 'plans', strategy', 'forecast' and similar expressions. These
statements reflect management's expectations and assumptions in light of
currently available information. They are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, (i) changes in the economic,
regulatory and political environments in the countries where AUR operates; (ii)
changes relating to the geological information available in respect of the
various projects undertaken; (iii) AUR's continued ability to secure enough
financing to carry on its operations as a going concern; (iv) the success of
its potential joint ventures and alliances, if any; (v) exchange rates,
particularly between the Russian rouble and the U.S. dollar. In the light of
the many risks and uncertainties surrounding any gold production and
exploration company at an early stage of its development, the actual results
could differ materially from those presented and forecast in this report. AUR
assumes no unconditional obligation to immediately update any such statements
and/or forecasts 



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