Avocet Mining PLC ("Avocet" or "the Company") today 
announces that a judge in Ouagadougou has ordered the 
lifting of the seizure of the gold shipment which had 
taken place on 7 October 2016. 

The Company continues to explore solutions to resolve 
the 2 billion CFA (US$3.4m) legal claim made by ex-
employees against Société des Mines de Bélahourou SA 
("SMB", the Burkinabe entity that operates the Inata 
mine), which remains ongoing. 

In the meantime, however, steps are being taken to 
recover the seized gold for export and to reinstate 
normal gold shipments thereafter. The intention is to 
resume operations at Inata later this week if 
possible. 

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