Strategic Natural Resources

Strategic Natural Resources PLC (“SNR”) is pleased to announce that its 74% owned subsidiary, Elitheni Coal (Pty) Ltd (“Elitheni” or the “Company”), has confirmed a substantial increase to its coal resource at Indwe in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

According to the latest drilling results under SAMREC rules, Willem van der Schyff from the Company’s Consultant Geologists, Golder Associates Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Golder”), confirms an in-situ coal resource of 97.2 million tonnes. This is an increase of 140% since the last resource statement of May 2008. The resource of 97.2 million tonnes comprises 44.5Mt of measured resource, 26.3Mt of indicated resource and 26.4Mt of inferred resource. Based on this, Elitheni’s Mining Engineering Consultant Rudi Gerber, has confirmed 52 million tonnes of extractable coal.

Following an application from the Company to the Department of Mines and Energy (“DME”) on the 10th September 2008, the total area under exploration and applied for now stands at approximately 190,000 hectares. To date, only 2500 hectares have been drilled representing 1.3% of the total area within the applied licence.

Jeremy Metcalfe, SNR’s Chief Executive, said “In these uncertain times it is a relief to be able to report such an excellent result. We now have more than enough extractable coal to satisfy the needs of a substantial electricity power producing station planned to be constructed at our mine site and to be able to deliver coal to a number of other customers in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces.”

The information regarding Elitheni’s coal reserves in this announcement has been reviewed and approved by Rudi Gerber B.Eng (MIN) as an approved Compentent Person of Algoa Consulting Mining Engineers . This CPR is undertaken in accordance with the South African Code for representing mineral resources and mineral reserves(SAMREC 2007 Code).

Enquires:

The Company:
Jeremy P. Metcalfe, Chief Executive
Strategic Natural Resources PLC
Tel: +44(0)1303 874 798

Nominated Advisor:
Imran Ahmad/Rod Venables/ Rory Creedon
HB Corporate
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7510 8600

Broker:
Martin Lampshire/Sean Lunn
Hichens, Harrison plc London/South Africa
Tel:+44 20 7382 4450/+27 21 950 2711

PR:
Allan Piper
Tavistock Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 3150