Arafura Resources Limited announced that Ms Shasha Lu has retired from the company's board. Ms Lu's retirement allows her to focus her efforts on pursuing other business interests which include her recent appointment as a Non Executive Director of Sheng Kang Ning (Shanghai) Mining Investment CO., LTD. Ms Lu was appointed as a Director of Arafura in July 2009. At the time of her appointment Ms Lu was an Executive Director and CEO of Hong Kong East China Non Ferrous Mineral Resources Co.

Ltd. (HKECE) which is a subsidiary of Jiangsu East China Nonferrous Metals Investment Holding CO., LTD (ECE). HKECE holds the foreign business interests of ECE. Ms Lu has stepped down from her position as Executive Director and CEO of HKECE and is now pursuing new business interests including those at SKN.