Mariana Resources Ltd : Director Dealing in Company Securities

6 juni 2016

AIM: MARL   6 June 2016

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Director Dealing in Company Securities

Mariana Resources Ltd ('Mariana' or 'the Company'), the AIM listed exploration and development company with projects in Turkey and South America, reports that the Company's Chief Operating Officer, Eric Roth, completed the sale of 2,800,000 Mariana shares ("Ordinary Shares") on June 3, 2016 at an average price of 3.5 pence per share. 

Upon completion of this transaction, Mr Roth retains a beneficial interest of 4,781,906 Ordinary Shares in the Company's issued share capital.

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For further information please visit website at www.marianaresources.com or contact the following.

In Australia:
Glen Parsons (CEO)	Mariana Resources Ltd	+61 2 9437 4588
Eric Roth (COO)	Mariana Resources Ltd	+56 9 8818 1243
Rob Adamson	RFC Ambrian Limited (Nomad)	+61 2 9250 0041
Will Souter	RFC Ambrian Limited (Nomad)	+61 2 9250 0050
In U.K.
Oliver Stansfield	Brandon Hill Capital (UK Broker)	+44 20 3463 5061
Jonathan Evans	Brandon Hill Capital (UK Broker)	+44 20 3463 5016
Camilla Horsfall	Blytheweigh (Financial PR)	+44 20 7138 3224
Megan Ray	Blytheweigh (Financial PR)	+44 20 7138 3203

About Mariana Resources
Mariana Resources Ltd is an AIM quoted exploration and development company with an extensive portfolio of gold, silver and copper projects in South America and Turkey.
Mariana's most advanced asset is the Hot Maden gold-copper project in north east Turkey, which is a joint venture with its Turkish JV partner Lidya (30% Mariana and 70% Lidya). A maiden mineral resource estimate of 2.03 Moz gold Equivalent (Indicated Category) and 0.97 Moz gold Equivalent (Inferred Category) (100% basis) was reported for Hot Maden on August 18, 2015. Elsewhere in Turkey, Mariana holds a 100% interest in the Ergama gold-copper project.  
In Suriname, Mariana has a direct holding of 10.2% of the Nassau Gold project.) The Nassau Gold Project is a 28,000 Ha exploration concession located approximately 125 km south east of the capital Paramaribo and immediately adjacent to Newmont Mining's 4.2Moz gold Merian project.
In southern Argentina, the Company's core gold-silver projects are Las Calandrias (100%), Sierra Blanca (100%), Los Cisnes (100%), Bozal (100%). These projects are part of a 160,000+ Ha land package in the Deseado Massif epithermal gold-silver district in mining-friendly Santa Cruz Province. Mariana acquired 100% interests in the Doña Ines gold-silver and Exploradora East copper prospects in northern Chile through the Aegean Metals Group transaction which closed in January, 2015, with Mariana exploration now being funded by Asset Chile through the provision of $1.65m for a total 50% interest.
In Peru, Mariana is focusing on acquiring new opportunities which complement its current portfolio.

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