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Tertiary Minerals PLC

06 September 2023

6 September 2023

Tertiary Minerals plc ("Tertiary" or "the Company")

KONKOLA WEST COPPER PROJECT, ZAMBIA

Tertiary Minerals plc wishes to highlight the statements made yesterday, 5 September 2023, by the Hon. Paul Kabuswe, M.P., Minister of Mines and Minerals Development for Zambia and Mr. Pushpender Singla, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Vedanta Zinc International South Africa, regarding the amicable settlement of disputes between ZCCM-IH Limited ("ZCCM") and Vedanta Resources Limited ("Vedanta") relating to Konkola Copper Mines ("KCM").

KCM was the operator of the suspended Konkola Copper Mine on mining leases that adjoin the Company's Konkola West Copper Project. The Konkola West Copper Project is projected to host the down dip extensions of the ore mined at the Konkola and Lubambe Copper Mines.

The resolution of disputes will see Vedanta return as majority shareholder and the intention to resume copper production at Konkola. As part of the dispute resolution Vedanta has committed to invest $1 billion in KCM development and $250 million to all local creditors. A $20 million annual payment has also been pledged towards corporate social responsibility by investment into the local community.

Commenting today, Executive Chairman Patrick Cheetham said:

"I am delighted to hear of the upcoming resumption of mining operations at Konkola Copper Mines where production stalled during the lengthy legal disputes. Vedanta's commitment to invest $1 billion dollars in the mining operation adjacent to our Konkola West Project and the deep drilling at the nearby Mingomba deposit by KoBold Metals highlights that we really are working in elephant country. It is an exciting time to be exploring for copper in Zambia."

Further details of the Company's Konkola West Copper Project can be found in a dedicated presentation available on the Company's website at:

https://www.tertiaryminerals.com/presentations

Contacts:

 
 Tertiary Minerals plc: 
 Patrick Cheetham, Executive 
  Chairman                        +44 (0) 1625 838 679 
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 SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP 
  Nominated Adviser and Broker 
 Richard Morrison                 +44 (0) 203 470 0470 
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 Harry Davies-Ball 
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 Peterhouse Capital Limited 
  Joint Broker 
 Lucy Williams                   + 44 (0) 207 469 0930 
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 Duncan Vasey 
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