LRL Leyshon Res

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Leyshon Resources Limited
24 September 2007



25 September 2007

 Single ore type to produce gold, silver metal and high grade zinc concentrate

Leyshon Resources Limited ("Leyshon") (AIM & ASX: LRL) is pleased to announce
that it expects to be able to produce a high grade zinc concentrate as well as
gold and silver metal from a single ore type at its Zheng Guang project in
Heilongjiang, northeast China.

Independent metallurgical consultancy Metallurg Pty Ltd of Australia has
reported on the latest testwork programme on the proposed gold and zinc
flotation circuit undertaken by AMMTEC (Australian Metallurgical & Mineral
Testing Consultants) of Western Australia.

Recovery of gold from sulphide ore has improved from 84% to 87% based on the
leaching of gold and silver metal from a high grade concentrate produced from
the proposed whole of ore flotation circuit. Further grinding and flotation of
the same concentrate produced a saleable zinc concentrate grading 47% zinc at a
recovery of 87% zinc.

The results confirm that there will be no requirement for mining and treating
separate ore types; meaning that a single gold/zinc sulphide ore can be supplied
to the plant. This will have considerable benefits in terms of grade control and
lower mining costs as larger volumes of ore can be mined without incurring the
difficulty of separating the ore types.

Metallurgical test work is ongoing to further refine the results achieved to
date and confirm the proposed process design.

Gold and silver recovery from the near surface oxide and transition ores oxide
treated through a proposed conventional carbon in leach circuit have previously
been reported at 89% and 74% respectively.

Managing Director Paul Atherley commented: "We are delighted with these results.
The ability to bulk mine a single ore type and produce gold, silver metal with a
saleable high grade zinc concentrate is very encouraging. It will also be a very
straightforward process route to allow the Company to bring to bear the full
benefits of low Chinese capital and operating costs to the project."

For further information contact:

Leyshon Resources Limited
Paul Atherley - Managing Director
Tel: +86 137 1800 1914
Mob: +61 417 475 038

Pelham Public Relations
Charles Vivian
Tel: +44 (0)207 743 6672
Mob: +44 (0)7977 297 903

Candice Sgroi
Tel: +44 (0)207 743 6376
Mob: +44 (0)7894 462 114

Seymour Pierce
Jonathan Wright
Tel: +44 (0)207 107 8050

http://www.leyshonresources.com

Background Information

Leyshon is fully engaged in China with its main operating office in Beijing its
Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer all based in China and
with over 80% of employees who are either native Chinese or Mandarin speaking.

The company is rapidly progressing the Zheng Guang gold zinc project to
production status and is aiming to jointly develop it as the first ever Sino
Foreign owned mine in the mineral rich province of Heilongjiang in 2008.

The project benefits from exceptional infrastructure as it is located within a
well established coal and copper mining community with rail, power, water and
mining contractor services immediately available.

In March 2007 Hellman and Schofield Pty Ltd of Australia reported a JORC
compliant recoverable resource estimate of 1.21 million ounces of gold, 3.72
million ounces of silver and 94,000 tonnes of zinc of which 50% was reported in
the Measured and Indicated category.

The gold equivalent of this resource estimate is over 1.7 million ounces and the
discovery cost to date has been less than US$5 per ounce reflecting the lack of
modern exploration in a major gold belt which has produced over 20 million
ounces from mainly surface and alluvial methods.

Leyshon's partner, the Qiqiha'er Brigade of the Heilongjiang Bureau of Geology
and Mineral Resources, one of the largest organizations of its kind in China, is
providing a range of services to the joint venture from its complement of 4,000
technical staff, drill rigs, laboratory and other technical facilities. This
valuable support is enabling the project to rapidly move ahead on an extremely
cost effective basis.





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