TIDMCEY 
 
RNS Number : 0864Q 
Centamin Egypt Limited 
03 April 2009 
 

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| Immediate Release                 |                      3 April 2009 | 
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Centamin Egypt Limited ("Centamin" or "the Company") 
(TSX:CEE, ASX:CNT, AIM:CEY) 
 
 
AWARD OF UNDERGROUND MINING CONTRACT AND MOBILISATION 
 
 
Centamin today announces it has issued a Letter of Intent to Barminco for the 
immediate mobilisation of personnel and equipment, and subsequent commencement 
of underground mining activities at the Sukari Gold Project in Egypt. 
 
 
During the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, underground mining contractors were 
invited to attend site meetings and a detailed tender process was conducted. The 
subsequent award to Barminco, one of Australia's leading underground 
contractors, will see the immediate mobilisation of personnel and equipment to 
Sukari targeting a start date of 01 July 2009 for the underground decline. Site 
works have begun at Sukari for the commencement of portal construction. 
 
An initial underground mining rate of 500,000 tonnes per annum at a grade 
between 5-10g/t Au is being targeted thus bringing higher grade ore feed into 
production earlier than otherwise would have been scheduled through surface 
mining at circa 2g/t.  Within the initial 12 months of operation, the 6mx6.5m 
decline will progress 1,200m and begin to develop in ore roughly 200m below the 
valley floor.  Initial ore from development work will begin at this stage with 
full production from the underground being achieved approximately 18 months 
after commencement of the decline. 
 
 
Centamin is a mineral exploration and development company that has been actively 
exploring in Egypt since 1995. Centamin's principal asset is the Sukari Gold 
Project, located in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. The Sukari Gold Project is at 
an advanced stage of development, with construction having commenced in the 
second quarter of 2007. 
 
The Sukari Gold Project will be Egypt's first modern gold mine and has a current 
resource of 9.39Moz Measured and Indicated, and 3.5Moz Inferred. Completion of 
mine development includes a processing plant with initial throughput capacity of 
4M tonnes per annum. Progress at the Sukari Gold Project has continued in line 
with expectations and the Company continues to expect first production in the 
second quarter of 2009. 
 
 
For Centamin Egypt Limited 
 
 
Josef El-Raghy 
Managing Director/CEO 
03 April 2009 
 
 
For more information please contact: 
 
 
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| Centamin Egypt Limited   | Buchanan Communications      | Ambrian Partners Limited  | 
| + 61 (8) 9316 2640       | + 44 (0) 207 466 5000        | + 44 (0) 207 7634 4700    | 
| Josef El-Raghy           | Bobby Morse                  | Richard Brown             | 
| www.centamin.com         | Mobile: + 44 (0) 7802 875    | Richard Greenfield        | 
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