Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

27 April 2018

CENTRAL ASIA METALS PLC

('CAML' or the 'Company')

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

Central Asia Metals plc (AIM:CAML) is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Yelland as Chief Operating Officer ('COO').

Scott is a mining engineer with over 35 years' experience in underground and surface mining operations. Before joining CAML, he was COO at Shanta Gold and has previously held senior executive roles with Konkola Copper Mines, Highland Gold Mining, Forte Energy and Berkeley Resources.

Scott has a Master's degree in Mining Engineering from the Camborne School of Mines, and started his career working in the Cornish tin mines. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Nick Clarke, Chairman of CAML, commented:

"The Board is delighted that Scott has agreed to join us. His appointment strengthens our technical capabilities, and follows those of Nigel Robinson as Chief Executive Officer and Gavin Ferrar as Chief Financial Officer. I am confident we have a very strong senior management team that is well placed to continue to develop our business."

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Central Asia Metals, an AIM-listed UK company based in London, owns the Kounrad SX-EW copper project in central Kazakhstan and the Sasa zinc-lead mine in Macedonia. The Company also owns 80% of the Shuak copper exploration property in northern Kazakhstan. For further information, please visit www.centralasiametals.com.