LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 09/13/12 -- Alexander Mining plc (TSX VENTURE:AXD)(AIM:AXM) ('Alexander' or the 'Company') -

Alexander is pleased to report favourable AmmLeach® amenability testwork results for the recovery of zinc from samples provided by Red Crescent Resources Limited ('RCR') from its Hakkari Zinc Project in far south-east Turkey.

The Hakkari testwork has shown that zinc recoveries of at least 80% should be possible once the pre-treatment and leaching conditions are optimised. The completion of these amenability tests has shown that AmmLeach® could be used for leaching zinc from the Hakkari ore to produce either zinc metal or an intermediate zinc oxide product.

Further test work is required to:

1. Optimize leaching;

2. Investigate particle size effects on recovery;

3. Measure and optimize reagent consumption; and

4. Evaluate the various options available to produce a final product.

The findings of this testwork and next steps are being considered by RCR.

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