China Shen Zhou Mining Commemorates 10-Year Anniversary

BEIJING, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. ("China Shen Zhou" or the "Company") (NYSE AMEX: SHZ), a Company engaged in the exploration, development, mining and processing of fluorite, barite, zinc, copper, and other nonferrous metals in China, recently commemorated its 10-year anniversary. Officials from local governments, the fluorite industry associations, management from China Shen Zhou's subsidiaries, and representatives from multinational chemical companies attended the ceremony.

Ms. Xiaojing Yu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Shen Zhou, commented, "Founded in 2002, China Shen Zhou has evolved into an inter-regional company engaged in the mining and processing of fluorite ore, barite ore and non-ferrous metals. As China's largest fluorite mining company, our key fluorite assets in Inner Mongolia have been verified by the world's leading independent assessment agency - SRK Consulting China. We are also the only publicly traded Chinese company whose primary focus is the mining and processing of fluorite, an increasingly scarce mineral."

"Through acquisitions, we have obtained a large amount of barite resources in Guizhou province. We continue to believe the future of China Shen Zhou is bright as we strive to build China's largest industrial base for processing low-silicon, low-phosphorus fluorite and barium salt in Guizhou," Ms. Yu concluded.

About China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc.

China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the exploration, development, mining, and processing of fluorite, barite and nonferrous metals such as zinc, lead and copper in China. The Company has the following principal areas of interest in China: (a)fluorite extraction and processing in the Sumochaganaobao region of Inner Mongolia; (b) fluorite and barite extraction and processing in the Wuchuan County of Guizhou province (c) fluorite and barite extraction and processing in the Yanhe County of Guizhou province; (d)fluorite extraction and processing in Jingde County, Anhui Province; (e) zinc/copper/lead processing in Wulatehouqi of Inner Mongolia; and (f) zinc/copper exploration, mining and processing in Xinjiang. For more information, please visit http://www.chinaszmg.com/.

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