8 October 2012
                                                       
                                        Colombian Mineral Resources Plc
                                           ("CMR" or the "Company")
                                                       

                                           Suspension of Trading


At  the  request of CMR, trading in the Ordinary Shares of the Company has been suspended with immediate effect
pending a review of the Company's financial position.

The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the announcement.

For further information, please contact:


ENQUIRIES:

Colombian Mineral Resources Plc                           Tel: +34 91 590 2619
Ignacio Maria Ozcariz Arraiza - Chairman
i.ozcariz@cmrcolombia.com

LHM Casey McGrath                                         Tel: +353 1 495 9200
Con Casey
con.casey@lhmcaseymcgrath.ie