MKA Mkango Resources Ltd

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Mkango Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MKA) (the "Corporation" or "Mkango") is
pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered
private placement of units (the "Units") announced in its press release of
February 25, 2013.  


4,285,715 Units were issued to Leo Mining and Exploration Limited ("Leominex")
at a price of C$0.175 per Unit for gross cash proceeds of C$750,000.  


Each Unit consists of one common share ("Common Share") and one-half of a Common
Share purchase warrant ("Warrant") of Mkango. Each whole Warrant entitles the
holder to acquire one Common Share for C$0.35 for a period of 12 months
following the closing date of the financing. Where the closing price of the
common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange equals or exceeds C$0.40 for 20
consecutive trading days following the date that is four months and one day
after the date of issuance of the Warrants, the Corporation shall have the right
to require conversion of the Warrants at the exercise price upon 30 days'
notice. 


The securities issued to Leominex have a hold period of four months and one day
from the closing date. No fees were payable in connection with this portion of
the Private Placement. 


As previously announced, the Corporation also plans to offer up to 7,144,285
Units to certain existing shareholders and other potential investors who are
eligible to purchase the Units on a private placement basis. The Corporation
will ensure that any participating shareholder wishing to maintain its position
in Mkango has the opportunity to do so. The Units will be offered at the same
price as was paid by Leominex. This portion of the Private Placement may be
completed in a number of tranches however the last closing date of the Private
Placement will be no later than permitted by the TSX Venture Exchange. The
securities issued under the remaining tranches of the Private Placement will
have a hold period of four months and one day from the applicable closing date.
Fees may be payable by Mkango on this portion of the Private Placement. 


The use of proceeds from the Private Placement comprise further metallurgical
test work, mine planning, environmental studies and other aspects required to
move the project through the pre-feasibility stage, in addition to regional
exploration and general corporate purposes.


As Leominex is an insider of the Corporation, the first tranche of the Private
Placement was a "related party transaction" as defined under Multilateral
Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101"). The transaction, however, was exempt from the
formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as
neither the fair market value of any securities issued to or the consideration
paid by Leominex will exceed 25% of the Corporation's market capitalization.
Leominex now beneficially owns or controls 24,138,614 common shares of the
Corporation, representing approximately 58% of the issued and outstanding common
shares of the Corporation. Assuming the remaining portion of the Private
Placement is fully subscribed, Leominex will upon closing of the remaining
portion of the private placement beneficially own or control 24,138,614 common
shares of the Corporation, representing approximately 49% of the issued and
outstanding common shares of the Corporation. The Private Placement was
unanimously approved by the directors of the Corporation. The material change
report in respect of the Private Placement will be filed less than 21 days
before the expected date of the closing which the Corporation considers
reasonable and necessary in the present circumstances to continue to move the
Songwe project towards the pre-feasibility stage. 


The Private Placement remains subject to final acceptance of the TSX Venture
Exchange. 


The Songwe Hill Rare Earth Project 

The Songwe Hill rare earth project is located within the 100% owned Exclusive
Exploration Licence 0284/10R in southeast Malawi. The Songwe project is
accessible by road from Zomba, the former capital, and Blantyre, the principal
commercial town of Malawi. Total travel time from Zomba is approximately 2
hours, which will reduce as infrastructure continues to be upgraded in the area.



On 22 November 2012, Mkango filed a Technical Report (the "Report") for its
maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate entitled NI 43-101 Technical Report
and Mineral Resource Estimate for the Songwe Hill Rare Earth Element (REE)
Project, Phalombe District, Republic of Malawi authored by Scott Swinden, Ph.D,
P.Geo. and Michael Hall, Pr.Sci.Nat., MAusIMM. The Report's mineral resource
estimates, as previously announced, are summarized below. 




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                     In-situ Indicated Mineral      In-situ Inferred Mineral
Cut-off grade                Resource estimate             Resource estimate
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1.0% TREO           13.2 mt grading 1.62% TREO    18.6 mt grading 1.38% TREO
1.5% TREO            6.2 mt grading 2.05% TREO     5.1 mt grading 1.83% TREO
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TREO - total rare earth oxides including yttrium. In-situ - no geological   
losses applied. mt - million tonnes                                         



For further details of mineral resource estimates including breakdowns thereof,
please refer to the Report which is available at www.sedar.com.


Mkango Resources Ltd.

Mkango's primary business is the exploration for rare earth elements and
associated minerals in the Republic of Malawi. It holds, through its wholly
owned subsidiary Lancaster Exploration Limited, a 100% interest in two exclusive
prospecting licenses covering a combined area of 1,751 km2 in southern Malawi.
The main exploration target is the Songwe Hill rare earth deposit, which
features carbonatite hosted rare earth mineralisation and was subject to
previous exploration in the late 1980s. 


The Corporation's corporate strategy is to further develop the Songwe Hill rare
earth deposit and secure additional rare earth element and other mineral
opportunities in Malawi and elsewhere in Africa.


On behalf of the Board of Mkango Resources Ltd.,

William Dawes, Chief Executive Officer

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

This news release may contain forward-looking statements relating to the
Corporation. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans,
intentions or expectations upon which they are based will occur. By their
nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to
the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other
forward-looking statements will not occur, which may cause actual performance
and results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or
projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, among others, the
interpretation and actual results of current exploration activities; uncertainty
of estimates of mineral resources, changes in project parameters as plans
continue to be refined; future commodity prices; possible variations in grade or
recovery rates; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated;
labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining
governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of exploration. 


The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of
the date of this press release. Except as required by law, the Corporation
disclaims any intention and assume no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities law.
Additionally, the Corporation undertakes no obligation to comment on the
expectations of, or statements made, by third parties in respect of the matters
discussed above.


The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of
this press release. 


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Mkango Resources Ltd.
Ashlee Utterback
Corporate Communications Manager
+1 (403) 444 - 5979
ashlee@mkango.ca


Mkango Resources Ltd.
William Dawes
Chief Executive Officer
+1 (403) 444 - 5979
will@mkango.ca


Mkango Resources Ltd.
Alexander Lemon
President
+1 (403) 444 - 5979
alex@mkango.ca
www.mkango.ca

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