CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/01/13 -- Urion Minerals International B.V. ("Urion"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Trafigura Beheer B.V. ("Trafigura"), is pleased to announce that it has acquired 9,829,894 shares ("Shares") in the capital of Iberian Minerals Corp. plc. ("Iberian") (TSX VENTURE:IZN) at a price of C$1.10 per share, pursuant to a compulsory acquisition completed in accordance with Article 34 of the Articles of Association of Iberian.

As a result of the Compulsory Acquisition, Urion now holds an aggregate of 507,437,421 Shares, which represents 100% of the outstanding Shares.

Trafigura intends to cause Iberian to apply to delist the Shares from the TSX Venture Exchange and to cease being a reporting issuer under Canadian securities laws.

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This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, acquire, subscribe for, sell, dispose of or issue, or any solicitation of an offer to sell, dispose, issue purchase, acquire or subscribe for any security. The documentation relating to the compulsory acquisition is available electronically without charge at www.sedar.com.

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