China Shen Zhou Mining (SHZ) Shares 2011 Fluorite Production Policy

BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. (“China Shen Zhou”, or the “Company”) (NYSE Amex: SHZ), a company engaged in the exploration, development, mining and processing of fluorite, zinc, lead, copper, and other nonferrous metals in China, today announced that the Company has received the preliminary 2011 production limitation policy for the fluorite industry from the China Non-metallic Minerals Industry Association Fluorite Committee (CNMIAFC).

In 2010, the Chinese government adopted a series of policies to protect the country’s scarce fluorite resources from exploitation and promote an improved pricing environment. Prior to the implementation of such policies, producers in downstream industries, such as hydrofluoric acid, had developed excess capacity and adopted a low-price and low-margin strategy to survive, resulting in the over mining of fluorite and the emission of unnecessary environmental waste.

The 2010 target reduced fluorite ore production to under 10 million metric tons and reduced final processed fluorite products to under 4.75 million metric tons. This plan resulted in a sharp increase in prices, increasing pricing for the primary fluorite product by over 100%.

CNMIAFC communicated that the Chinese government’s preliminary 2011 production plans are approximately 9.5 million metric tons of fluorite ore production, with final processed fluorite products at approximately 4.5 million metric tons. The final limitation production plan targets for 2011 will be issued by the Chinese government at the end of 2010.

As the leading fluorite company in China, China Shen Zhou has been advised by the Chinese government that it will have priority status in order to assist the Company in achieving its production targets.

Ms. Xiaojing Yu, Chief Executive Officer of China Shen Zhou, commented, “I believe that the government’s 2011 limitation production plans will generate a similar price effect on fluorite products as the industry experienced in 2010. As the biggest fluorite producer in Northern China, China Shen Zhou is also the largest beneficiary of these policies protecting the country’s valuable fluorite resources.”

About China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc.

China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the exploration, development, mining, and processing of fluorite and nonferrous metals such as zinc, lead and copper in China. The Company has the following principal areas of interest in China: (a) fluorite extraction and processing in the Sumochaganaobao region of Inner Mongolia; (b)zinc/copper/lead exploration, mining and processing in Wulatehouqi of Inner Mongolia; and (c) zinc/copper exploration, mining and processing in Xinjiang.

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