AFFERRO MINING INC. - Posting of Annual Accounts

Jun. 8, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

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TSX-V: AFF
AIM: AFF

LONDON, June 8, 2011 /CNW/ - Afferro Mining Inc. ("Afferro" or the "Company"), formerly known as African Aura Mining Inc., the TSX-V / AIM listed exploration and development company with iron ore projects in Cameroon and Liberia, announces that the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010 have been distributed to those shareholders that have requested to receive a hard copy. An electronic copy is available on the Company's website at www.afferro-mining.com .

About Afferro Mining Inc.
Afferro Mining is an established exploration and development company listed on the TSX-V (AFF) and London's AIM (AFF). Afferro Mining's portfolio includes a 100% interest in the Nkout iron ore project (the "Nkout Project"), which has an estimated Inferred Mineral Resource of some 1.04 billion tonnes grading 34.2% Fe, 43.0% SiO2 and 2.9% AL2O3 and 0.05% P, and surrounding iron targets in Cameroon which is subject to a resource expansion drilling programme targeting 4Bt. Afferro Mining also has a 38.5% interest in the Putu iron ore project in Liberia (the "Putu Project"), which has an estimated Inferred Mineral Resource of 185 Mt of oxide material with a grade of 37.8% Fe, 17 Mt of haematite itabirite at 48.25% Fe, and 2,173 Mt of magnetite itabirite at 33.7% Fe. The Putu Project is subject to a resource expansion drilling programme and is moving through pre-feasibility managed by joint venture partner Severstal Resources (the mining division of London and Moscow listed OAO Severstal). In September 2010, Putu was granted a 25 year renewable Mineral Development Agreement by the Government of Liberia.

Qualified Person
Howard Baker has some ten years experience in the exploration, definition and mining of iron ore Mineral Resources. Mr. Baker has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the type of activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a "qualified person" under NI 43-101 and a Competent Person as defined in the June 2009 Edition of the AIM Note for Mining and Oil & Gas Companies. Howard Baker consents to the inclusion in this press release of the matters relating to iron ore in the form and context in which they appear and confirms that the information is accurate and not false or misleading.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Afferro Mining Inc.

Luis da Silva, President & CEO
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7257 2930

Evolution Securities Limited

Nominated Adviser: Jeremy Ellis / Neil Elliot
Corporate Broker: Tim Redfern / Jonathan Wynn
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7071 4300

RBC Capital Markets

Joint Broker: Martin Eales / Richard Hughes
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

Pelham Bell Pottinger

Charles Vivian / James MacFarlane
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7861 3232