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Lydian International Ltd. is a diversified UK mineral exploration and development company, with expertise employing “first mover” strategies in international emerging environments.

Currently the Company is focused on Eastern Europe in the Western Balkans and the Caucasus regions, advancing a pipeline of highly prospective precious and base metal projects. In the Caucasus region Lydian is operating an exploration joint venture with Newmont Overseas Exploration Ltd. a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation.

The Company's two flagship projects are a newly discovered gold project at Armulsar in Armenia, and an advanced zinc, lead, silver and gold project at Drazhnje in Kosovo.

Lydian's two largest share holders are Newmont Mining Corporation and the International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank Group).

The probability of discovering large, world-class projects is higher in prospective, newly emergent and transitional environments. Lydian is positioned to leverage and manage emerging environment exploration opportunities. The company has unique capabilities in grassroots discovery, “first mover” strategies in securing assets, and superior management of the complex social and political aspects of these environments.

Currently the company is focused on Eastern Europe. Lydian has developed a diversified portfolio of highly prospective precious and base metal projects at the early and advanced exploration development stage. Lydian’s flagship projects include a promising gold project at Armulsar in Armenia, and zinc-lead-silver-gold at Drazhnje in Kosovo. The Company is also focused on its pipeline of new gold and base metal projects.

Lydian’s joint venture partner is Newmont. Its major investors include Newmont and the International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank). These relationships help bolster the Company’s competitive advantage while mitigating geopolitical risk.

Lydian benefits from the leadership of an experienced management team and board, with considerable backgrounds in operations, finance and in building companies.

Lydian is a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:LYD). The Company’s strategy to maximize shareholder value from its asset portfolio may include:

    * Develop a defined resource into a mine in collaboration with Newmont - should Newmont decide
      to exercise its option to earn into the project. Under these circumstances Newmont would
      manage the mine-development process and subsequent exploitation; or
    * Enter into a production joint-venture agreement with a local mining company or partner that
      would have the technical and financial capabilities to put the resource into production; or
    * Float off an asset into a new company, offering it to existing and new shareholders, while
      retaining a royalty payment based on production.

                                                         BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                                               (for more information click here)

Gordon Wylie                                                                              Dr. Timothy Coughlin
Non-Executive Director and                                                 President and Chief Executive Officer
Chairman of the Board                                                        BSc Geology, MSc Exploration and 
BSc (hons) Geology, Grad Dip                                           Mining Geology, PhD (structural geology)
Mining Engineering, Management Diploma (UNISA)

Roderick Corrie
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director
MA Cambridge, ACIB, MSI

Marc C Henderson                                                                               Peter Mullens
Non-Executive Director                                                                       Non-Executive Director
CFA                                                                                                     BSc Geology

                   For more information on Lydian's Management team click here

Listing: TSX
Symbol: LYD
   
Largest Shareholders:
Newmont                                                  12.9%
IFC (Part of World Bank)                       12.9%

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