17 August 2017

Origo Partners plc

("Origo" or the "Company")

Moly World Receives Mining Licence

Origo is pleased to announce that its portfolio company Moly World Ltd ("Moly World") has been awarded a 30 year mining licence for its Mandal Project in Mongolia by the Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia.

The Mandal Project holds a large JORC resource of 203Mt in situ material at 0.126 per cent. Molybdenum and 0.026 per cent Tungsten.  The resource covers a lateral area of approximately 900m and vertical extent of 500m from surface. Origo holds a 20 per cent. stake in Moly World which owns 100 per cent. of the Mandal Project through its subsidiary Mandal Moly.  In addition, a subsidiary of Origo has an off-take agreement covering up to 20 per cent of all production from Mandal Moly while Origo holds an interest of between 5 and 20 per cent. in Moly World.

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