Announcements 2007

Statement re DRC

05 October 2007

Brinkley Mining notes the statement issued to media by Bell Pottinger today quoting a member of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC"). This statement appears to suggest that Brinkley Mining's agreements with the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) atomic energy authority, the Commissariat General a l'Energie Atomique (CGEA) will not progress.

The Board of Brinkley Mining has not received any such confirmation from the government of the DRC and is seeking further clarification from the atomic energy authority, the CGEA.

Brinkley Mining does not yet have any mining or exploration licenses in the DRC and the principal focus of its current operations are in relation to its exploration activities in South Africa.

Brinkley Mining regularly updates its shareholders. The Company is not aware of any other information which should have been disclosed and as and when there is any further news to report on the Company's interests in the DRC or elsewhere a further announcement will be made.