Amazon Mining Holding Plc (TSX-V symbol: “AMZ”)(“Amazon” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that the Company has retained Dr. Gaspar Korndörfer to conduct conceptual studies on the benefits of Amazon’s proposed ThermoPotash product. Dr. Korndörfer is a leading agronomist and brings a wealth of knowledge in Brazilian crops and soils, and experience in developing new fertilizers. Dr. Korndörfer will assist Amazon in developing a highly effective potash fertilizer from the Cerrado Verde project.

Cerrado Verde is a source of potash rich rock from which Amazon plans to produce a slow-release, non-chloride, multi-nutrient, fertilizer product.

Dr. Gaspar Korndörfer is currently a Professor of Agriculture at the Universidade Fedederal de Uberlandia. He has a Post-Doctorate from University of Florida, US, and has earned his Doctorate on Soils and Plant Nutrition from ESALQ of the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. His past research  includes ground breaking work on the use of biologically available silica in the plantation of sugarcane, demonstrating silica’s role in protecting crops from pests and enhancing crop resistance to drought; and “Opportunities for Potassium Fertilizer in Brazil”, a work commissioned by Amazon Mining aimed at identifying the potential advantages of ThermoPotash in Brazilian soils.

Conceptual studies and initial agronomic simulations carried out by Dr. Korndörfer are being used to define technical parameters for the planning of Amazon’s metallurgical test work, which is being performed by Phoster Tecnologia de Aglomerações (Phoster). He will also conduct laboratory scale tests on the application of ThermoPotash and oversee field tests conducted by ArcelorMittal, Agrifirma and other development partners.

Further to the news release dated November 24, 2009, the Company wishes to clarify that Agrifirma’s co-operation will be confined to field agronomic tests. Agrifirma is thus only meeting its own costs incurred in applying ThermoPotash to soybeans and corn crops on designated test plots. and data collection and analysis will using its own field and technical staff.

Commenting President & CEO Cristiano Veloso, “We are pleased to add Professor Gaspar’s expertise to our team, he will be an important part of our upcoming lab and field agronomic trials. Our development partner agreements provide an opportunity to market our ThermoPotash product to important potential customers as well as collect vital information about how our product can be applied in real world conditions. We now have agreements that will provide information on ThermoPotash use for sugarcane via EMBRAPA (See news release August 4, 2009), eucalyptus via ArcelorMittal (See news release September 23, 2009), and soybeans and corn via Agrifirma (See news release November 24, 2009). These crops represent 71% of Brazil’s planted crops by land area. We hope to add agreements for other important crops, but we are pleased with our start.”

About Amazon

Amazon Mining is a mineral exploration and development company founded by Brazilians in 2005. The company is focused on the development of Cerrado Verde project. Cerrado Verde is source of a potash rich rock from which Amazon plans to produce a slow-release, non-chloride, multi-nutrient, fertilizer product. Amazon Mining is a UK public company with shares listed on the TSX Venture Exchange since November 2007.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Amazon Mining Holding Plc, Jed Richardson, Vice President of Corporate Development

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