Southern Hemisphere Mining Limited reported further positive developments at its Llahuin Copper/Gold Project (Llahuin Project) in central Chile following the receipt of further drilling results and the completion of positive preliminary metallurgical test work. An accelerated drilling program is continuing at the Llahuin Project with latest results highlighting the significant potential to grow the current resource inventory. Meanwhile, the preliminary metallurgical test work results support the Company's plans to progress development of the Llahuin Project under its recently established joint venture with Lundin Mining Corporation.

The latest results include some outstanding broad intersections of copper/gold mineralisation, such as 314m at 0.41% copper equivalent from 2m and 350m at 0.41% copper equivalent from surface in the Central Porphyry Zone and 88m at 0.53% copper equivalent from 40m from a test hole drilled in the Cerro de Oro Zone, 1km to the south. The results from preliminary metallurgical test work indicate that the Llahuin Project mineralization is highly amenable to a conventional flotation process, with a low unit energy requirement expected for crushing/grinding and copper recoveries of up to 91 % achieved. These characteristics, together with the ability to produce a concentrate grading 28-32% Cu with low levels of deleterious materials in concentrate, support the commercial development potential of the Llahuin Project.