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[heddog]

Hallo,

ich möchte euch gerne Vane Minerals vorstellen. Bin eher "zufällig" auf die Aktie gestoßen und hab gleich zugeschlagen, Vane hat meiner Meinung nach durch die Finanzierung der gesamten Exploration aus der produzierenden Silber/Gold Diablito Miene in Mexiko und dem exklusiven Zugriff auf die weltweite Explorations-Datenbank von Freeport-McMoRan ein geniales Business-Modell entwickelt.
Auch das exzellente Management stammt größtenteils von Freeport.

Die derzeitigen Explorations-Projekte beinhalten 32(!) Uran-Properties in den USA, sowie Gold- und Kupfer Properties in Mexiko und Paraguay.

Handelbar ist Vane Minerals am Besten über die London Stock Exchange.
Offenbar wird auch ein Listing in Toronto angestrebt, was den Kurs zusätzlich beflügeln könnte.

Website: http://www.vaneminerals.com/?page=Home


Gruß,
heddog

[heddog]

VANE Minerals PLC
Ticker: VML
Exchanges: LON
2006 Sales: 1,592,600
Country: UNITED KINGDOM


Business Description
VANE Minerals PLC. The Group's principal activities are evaluating and acquiring mineral exploration targets, principally gold, silver and uranium targets. Its properties include uranium prospects in south-western United States, Guadalcazar property in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico and gold-copper exploration project in eastern Paraguay. It also develops and operates Diablito mine in Mexico to help fund exploration work across the Group's portfolio of uranium, base and precious metal prospects. The Group is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. In May 2007, VANE Minerals (US) LLC, the Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired North La Sal property in southeastern Utah.

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Company Background

In 2001 Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Co. (“Freeport”) elected to disband their world-wide mineral exploration program to focus on Indonesia. At that time Senior Vice President of Exploration at Freeport, Steven D. Van Nort, took early retirement and together with other members of his team at Freeport formed NuVu LLC, a consulting company. They then negotiated an agreement with Freeport for exclusive rights to review the more than 7,000 world-wide exploration files assembled by Freeport during the previous 85 years (“The Databank”). The Freeport contract was then transferred to AVEN Associates LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of VANE Minerals Ltd.

VANE Minerals Limited, was incorporated in April 2002 as a minerals exploration and development company primarily focused on defining and developing projects generated from the review of the Freeport Data Bank and from contacts of the Directors and their associates.

The Company has a highly qualified and experienced group of exploration, development and management personnel capable of maximizing the potential of any project. AVEN Associates, the US subsidiary of VANE, has the benefit of four senior geologists, two of whom are directors of VANE Holdings Plc, with cumulative experience in exploration, development and mining of over 150 years. VANE Holdings Plc has two further directors with combined experience in assembling large exploration land positions, raising funds and initiating, organizing and managing start-up ventures.

The company now has a producing Silver/ Gold mine, Diablito, in Mexico, financing the group's exploration programme.

Since December 2004, VANE (US) LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of VANE, has agressively acquired an Uranium Portfolio in the US, a highly attractive and politically stable enviroment. So far, 32 separate projects have been obtained offering excellent potential.

The company also has Gold/ Copper exploration projects in Mexico and Paraguay.

http://www.vaneminerals.com/?page=About

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URANIUM PORTFOLIO

Since December 2004, VANE has assembled an impressive portfolio of uranium projects. The Company has identified a number of high-quality projects in the Colorado Plateau Uranium District in the southwestern US. 39 targets, including a number of previously drilled properties, have now been acquired in the breccia pipe district of northern Arizona (which has historically produced 23 million pounds of uranium oxide(U3O8). VANE also has five main stratabound projects in southeastern Utah. These are the Happy Jack Mine and North Wash property which currently have combined historically drilled inferred resources of 300,000 pounds of U3O8, with excellent potential for additional resources, and the North Alice Extension, adjoining the North Alice Mine, which was mined by Homestake until the 1980’s when the price of uranium was too low to continue economically. North La Sal and Pine Ridge are both on the prolific La Sal channel, where the Pandora Mine is currently being operated by Denison Mines.

On the northern Arizona breccia pipe projects, VANE has a comprehensive drilling programme in place which has been ongoing since the start of 2007. VANE has 10 additional permits pending, 10 being processed, and plans to continue the permitting process for drilling on all of its northern Arizona pipe targets. The Company recently completed an NI 43-101 report covering its breccia pipe exploration program. VANE geologists believe that each pipe could potentially contain between 1m and 6m lbs U3O8 as historically shown in breccia pipe deposits.

First round drilling completed at the North Wash Project verified the eU3O8 and V2O5 grades identified by drilling by Cotter Corp in the late 1970’s. VANE has recently commenced a 25-hole drilling program at the North Alice Extension project which has was drilled historically by Homestake with delineation drilling. VANE is aiming to produce a NI 43-101 resource within 6 months on the project. Drilling is also planned on the North La Sal and Pine Ridge projects.

The company intends to continue its expansion of its property portfolio.

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URANIUM PORTFOLIO

Since December 2004, VANE has assembled an impressive portfolio of uranium projects. The Company has identified a number of high-quality projects in the Colorado Plateau Uranium District in the southwestern US. 39 targets, including a number of previously drilled properties, have now been acquired in the breccia pipe district of northern Arizona (which has historically produced 23 million pounds of uranium oxide(U3O8). VANE also has five main stratabound projects in southeastern Utah. These are the Happy Jack Mine and North Wash property which currently have combined historically drilled inferred resources of 300,000 pounds of U3O8, with excellent potential for additional resources, and the North Alice Extension, adjoining the North Alice Mine, which was mined by Homestake until the 1980’s when the price of uranium was too low to continue economically. North La Sal and Pine Ridge are both on the prolific La Sal channel, where the Pandora Mine is currently being operated by Denison Mines.

On the northern Arizona breccia pipe projects, VANE has a comprehensive drilling programme in place which has been ongoing since the start of 2007. VANE has 10 additional permits pending, 10 being processed, and plans to continue the permitting process for drilling on all of its northern Arizona pipe targets. The Company recently completed an NI 43-101 report covering its breccia pipe exploration program. VANE geologists believe that each pipe could potentially contain between 1m and 6m lbs U3O8 as historically shown in breccia pipe deposits.

First round drilling completed at the North Wash Project verified the eU3O8 and V2O5 grades identified by drilling by Cotter Corp in the late 1970’s. VANE has recently commenced a 25-hole drilling program at the North Alice Extension project which has was drilled historically by Homestake with delineation drilling. VANE is aiming to produce a NI 43-101 resource within 6 months on the project. Drilling is also planned on the North La Sal and Pine Ridge projects.

The company intends to continue its expansion of its property portfolio.

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DIABLITO – SILVER/GOLD EXPLORATION

Diablito is currently producing at a rate of approximately 50 tons a day to provide gross revenues of approx. $400,000 per month. A drilling campaign of 20 holes, was completed last fall that was designed to upgrade and expand the resource base by exploring the mineralisation down dip to the south as well as exploring offset portions of the vein along strike to the east and west.

This drilling increased the Diablito resource by approximately 52% from 93,000 tonnes to a total of 141,000 tonnes, with an average grade of 6.07 g/t Au and 684 g/t Ag. VANE now has the option of either increasing daily production above the current rate of 50 tpd or extending mine life by some three years at the current rate of production. The Company remains on track to construct its own 120 tpd mill and flotation plant close to the Diablito mine site which will serve to dramatically reduce transportation costs and remove the current reliance on third party toll milling arrangements. This is expected to be completed in October 2007. The extra capacity at the mill will give VANE the ability to increase revenues through either increased production, ore buying or toll milling.



GUADALCAZAR - GOLD EXPLORATION

VANE has completed an in-depth review of the geological data collected in the course of the company’s Guadalcazar gold-silver project in Central Mexico. All the results confirm the existence of strongly anomalous concentrations of gold and silver over an area 6 km by 2 km in the Guadalcazar Basin. Results of the most recent drilling, 7 holes completed during 2006, showed measurable improvement in gold and silver values over those previously reported following the 2005 drilling campaign.

Even though the gold-silver values are very low and the genesis of the gold and silver found to date remains only partially understood, it is the opinion of VANE’s Board that this hydrothermal gold-silver-mercury-tin system, now known by virtue of its considerable extent, to contain some 1.3 million ounces of gold and 354 million ounces of silver, constitutes an exploration target worthy of additional exploration, including additional drilling. The extent and character of the mineralization suggest the existence of a mineralized center that the widely spaced drilling has so far not intersected.

It is the Board’s opinion that the additional work needed to fully test the Guadalcazar Basin, including the surrounding limestone, can best be accomplished via a farm out or joint venture arrangement with another exploration/mining company. To this end, an executive summary covering the Guadalcazar project has been distributed to a number of candidate companies.


PARAGUAY - GOLD/COPPER EXPLORATION

Eastern Paraguay is geologically part of the mineral-rich Brazilian Precambrian Shield but has seen only limited mineral exploration. Anomalous concentrations of gold in no less than 22 areas were recognised and delineated during a diamond exploration programme of stream sediment sampling carried out during the 1990’s by Rex Diamond Corp (“Rex”).

VANE Minerals Sucursal Paraguay is currently investigating two exploration areas covering 119,133 hectares in eastern Paraguay. Field work, primarily consisting of soil geochemistry, has outlined several very prospective areas, one of which measures 14 km by 8 km. In-fill sampling continues to more accurately define the gold anomalies and identify targets for drilling which is planned for H2 2007 or H1 2008.

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Board of Directors and Key Management

Steven Van Nort CEO
Matthew C Idiens Commercial Director
L Clark Arnold Director of Geology
Ian H McNeill Finance Manager
Robert P Jeffcock Non-Executive Director
David Ingmire Non-Executive Director


Major Shareholders

Commerzbank 10.01%
The Nelson Family Trust 8.55%
Roy Williams 8.55%
Richard Harris 8.3%
Alan F Edwards 7.65%
L C Arnold 7.19%
S D Van Nort 4.45%
R P Jeffcock 3.97%

[Popeye82]

Hört sich erstmal interessant wie vielversprechend an.
Muss selber erst noch gucken,
mein Gefühl sagt mir -daß Dir da wahrscheinlich
ein guter Griff gelungen ist.

mal schaun.

Popeye

[heddog]

Danke, freue mich über deine Meinung, wenn du dir Vane genauer angeschaut hast...

[heddog]

Minesite.com by Jack Hammer : 25-October-2007

VANE Sees Gold In Its Brecciated Uranium Portfolio

“The C…

“We’re very confident”, says Mr Idiens. “We’re drilling the pipes as we go along, and once we get one with a nice couple of hundred feet at 0.5 per cent plus, we’d stick four holes in and then start thinking about sinking a shaft”. Assuming a US$100 uranium price each pipe should net around US$230million. So, nice numbers, given that the company has 39 targets of which five are confirmed pipes, albeit that they work on a price assumption that looks a lot less secure than it did six months ago.

And it may be that the Canadians are the only ones who really appreciate such assets geologically. But those financial projections ought to attract anyone still bullish on uranium. They’ll certainly be of interest in the City, where the technical aspects of a project are often appreciated simply on the say-so of a respectable consultant or a good analyst. In London the latest investors to buy into the VANE story with a £500,000 financing package are our old friends at City Natural Resources, and they boast not a single geologist amongst their number. But VANE’s got an 88 page report from SRK, available for viewing on its website, in which the Arizona assets are referred to as “an excellent suite of exploration targets”. It makes for encouraging reading for the technically-minded and the non-technical alike.

So in truth what Mr Idiens is doing when he tips his hat to Canadian expertise is preparing the way for a Toronto listing. This is something that hasn’t yet been decided at a board level, let alone put to shareholders, but it’s definitely on the cards. All of VANE’s assets are in the Americas, and Mr Idiens aside, most of its directors are there too. There’s the producing Diablito gold mine in Mexico, the brecciated uranium portfolio in Arizona, a strata-bound uranium project in Utah on which a 43-101 resource is due within the next six months, a huge exploration license in Paraguay, and another Mexican gold property that’s only borderline economic. So VANE is very definitely a company of the Americas, and although the North American shareholder base is on the meagre side, that’s something VANE would like to change.

An additional reason for a Toronto listing is the impact of the constant sniping by Nasdaq directors against the quality of Aim as a market. Aim has served VANE reasonably well over the years, occasionally delivering decent volumes, and allowing for several fund raisings. The company’s share price has only really taken off, however, since it launched its foray into the uranium market last year. VANE has also historically struggled to retain the interest of the sales staff of some of the brokers it formally employed, although the current relationship with Ambrian seems strong enough. More to the point the recent appointment of Westwind as joint broker with Ambrian is a clear pointer back to Canada.

If the company does go onto the Toronto markets, the Canadians ought to like what they see. Not only is uranium still relatively strong at US$75 per lb, but the company is generating revenue of around US$250,000 per month from the Diablito gold property. That cash flow supports the uranium drilling programme, and that in turn ought to add value. That’s the theory at least - you never know in this business. But, with a bit of luck, 2007 might just turn out to be the year in which VANE Minerals marked the beginning of a virtuous and highly lucrative circle.

http://www.vaneminerals.com/?page=papersSingle&itemID=247

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Überblick über die letzen News vom November:

2-November-2007

Proposed Placing

VANE Minerals PLC (AIM:VML) is pleased to announce that the Company has provisionally allocated an issue of 28,571,428 ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares”) to placees with a view to raising gross proceeds of approximately £5 million at a placing price of 17.5p per Ordinary Share (“Proposed Placing”).

Completion of the Proposed Placing remains subject to the placees who comprise institutional investors in Canada and the United Kingdom, entering into formally binding subscription agreements. The Proposed Placing is also conditional, inter alia, on the approval of the Company’s shareholders being granted for the issue of the Ordinary Shares.

The net proceeds of the Proposed Placing are to be used primarily for accelerating VANE’s breccia pipe drilling campaign in northern Arizona, where the Company has 39 drill targets, and for proceeding to further rounds of drilling on the Company’s six properties in Utah. It is envisaged that further drilling at the North Alice Extension and North Wash in Utah should enable the Company to produce a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 complaint resource statement in the early part of 2008.

As previously notified to shareholders, VANE continues to be in discussions with a number of entities regarding potential joint venture/ acquisition opportunities, all of which the Company is confident could add significantly to the Company’s portfolio of assets.

Westwind Partners (UK) Limited is acting as lead agent (the “Lead Agent”) for the Proposed Placing in Canada and the United Kingdom and Ambrian Partners Limited is acting as broker to the Proposed Placing in the United Kingdom.

Matthew Idiens, Executive Director, commented “The Board of VANE is extremely pleased with the interest shown in the capital raising by new investors, especially from North America where our assets are primarily based and we are looking forward to accelerating drilling with the intention of producing a resource statement early next year”.

It is expected that the necessary Extraordinary General Meeting (the “EGM”) will be convened and that the Placing will be completed on or before 30 November 2007 (or such later date as the Company and the Lead Agent may agree being not later than 31 December 2007). A circular to the Company’s shareholders convening the EGM will be despatched shortly.


Anmerkung: 5 Millionen GBP sind zum heutigen Umrechnungskurs etwa 7 Millionen €.

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9-November-2007

Notice of EGM & Increase in proposed placing

VANE announces that a notice convening an Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM') has been sent to shareholders on 7 November 2007. The EGM is scheduled for Shareholders to vote on the proposed placing as announced on 2 November 2007. It is to be held at the offices of Hammonds Solicitors, at 7 Devonshire Square, Cutlers Gardens, London, EC2M 4YH on 30 November 2007 at 11.00 am.

In addition, the Company announces, further to the statement on 2 November 2007, that Westwind Partners has exercised an option it had agreed with the Company to increase the size of the proposed share issue to £6.25 million, by placing an additional 7,142,857 Ordinary shares.

Accordingly, at the EGM resolutions will be put to Shareholders to approve the issue of 35,714,285 Ordinary shares.

As previously announced, the net proceeds of the placing are to be used primarily for accelerating VANE's breccia pipe drilling campaign in northern Arizona, where the Company has 39 drill targets, and for proceeding to further rounds of drilling on the Company's six properties in Utah.

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LONDON (SHARECAST) - Vane Minerals edged higher Friday after the miner said its wholly-owned uranium subsidiary had encountered significant mineralization at the North Alice Extension drilling campaign in Lisbon Valley, Utah.

The AIM listed firm said significant mineralization was encountered in 8 of the 17 holes drilled, while 8 of the remaining 9 holes were mineralized and just one was barren.

It now plans to drill additional holes and expand the drilling into new areas.

“This is a very positive set of results which is an encouraging step towards the company's aim of producing a resource estimate in the first half of 2008,” said commercial director Matthew Idiens.

“Drilling will recommence as soon as we have approval from the BLM (Bureau of Land Management).”


Die ganze Newsrelease: http://www.vaneminerals.com/?page=PressSingle&itemID=249

[heddog]

längeres, interessantes Interview mit commercial Director Matthew Idiens von Februar 2007: http://www.minesite.com/fileadmin/content/content/CommodityW…

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MK noch unter 50 Mio, da ist noch Spielraum.

[heddog]

Für mich eines der "Highlights" aus dem Vane Minerals Uran-Portfolio:

Happy Jack Mine - Utah
• Drilling commenced in April 2007 on 25 hole drilling programme
(5,500 feet)
• Historical production of 3.1m lbs U3O8
• Existing mine portals and infrastructure
• Drill-indicated resources of 170,000 lbs U3O8 in 9 pods (Non- 43-
101)
• Exploration potential of additional 1m lbs U3O8
• Potential for near-term production


Die ganze, sehr empfehlenswerte Presentation vom Juli 07 gibts hier zum Download: http://www.vaneminerals.com/?page=Downloads

[heddog]

Aus dem (Radio-) Interview mit Matthew Idiens:

Our Happy Jack mine which is, has had historically, had 3.1 million pounds mined out of it, we’ve got some exploration potential there to increase our, our, we’ve only got a small interest there. There’s 150 – 170 thousand pounds resource at the moment there. And that we believe could extend to about a million pounds but it’s an old mine, it’s got infrastructure there, it’s got ramps, and everything, the infrastructure, power etc, it’s all there. If we can add on the pounds through exploration then that could be in production fairly fast. The mills in the area are, there are two mills in the area, one 70 miles away and one 40 miles away. And, and those will be taking, well IUC own one of them and they have announced, I believe, that they will be taking ore in mid 2008. So there’s no point in us doing anything before then because there’ll be no where for us to send our ore. But, I don’t think we’ll be in a position to mine it before then anyway.

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Artikel über Vane Minerals bei Resource Investor, unbedingt lesen! :

http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=31912

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Uranium spot price continues to climb: a bearish take on the market

With the spot price for uranium up US$17 from its recent low of US$75 per pound, market players continue to go back and forth on the price they are willing to buy and sell the nuclear fuel at.

This week, uranium rose US$2 to US$92 at Ux Consulting, while remaining at US$93 for TradeTech. Long-term prices remained at US$95 for both market monitors.

Recent bad news on the supply side should continue to provide strength for uranium in the foreseeable future, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Adam Schatzker. He thinks sellers are still looking for higher prices, while buyers may be more hesitant given recent price gains.

In a note to clients, Mr. Schatzker addressed UxC’s most recent outlook, which highlighted the bearish argument for uranium after taking the bullish side last week. One of these factors is the high number of new projects in the pipeline that could come on line in the next few years. More projects likely means the market will be less sensitive when individual shortfalls occur.

UxC also estimates that speculators currently hold 16 to 18 million pounds of uranium. They may decide to get out if new projects look like they will meet demand.

RBC thinks uranium prices will continue to rise, possibly breaking the US$100 mark by the end of 2007.

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NEWS




Vane Minerals Press Release : 21st November 2007

Start-up of Mill and Flotation Plant & Option to Purchase Agreement on Silver /Gold Prospect

VANE Minerals Plc (the "Company") and its 100% owned Mexican subsidiary, Minerales VANE SA de CV, are pleased to announce the startup of its 120 tonnes per day mill/flotation plant located at San Dieguito de Arriba, some 30 km NNW of the Company's underground Diablito silver/gold mine.

As a result of operating its own mill, the Company has been able to reduce the ore cut off grade at the Diablito mine and there is now over 15,000 tonnes of ore stockpiled awaiting processing. It is planned to utilize the lower grade material first in the 2 to 4 week start up period during which the mill will be fine tuned to optimize recovery.

An "Option to Purchase Agreement" on the Bonanza silver/gold prospect, located 15 km SE of the mill at San Dieguito de Arriba has been finalized. The blocked portal has been reopened and underground sampling of the steeply dipping quartz vein is in progress to confirm old rib sampling which indicated approximately 18,000 tonnes of readily available vein material between the surface and the 355 metre elevation. Historic data available to the Company indicate the vein material sampled and drilled by Industrias Peňoles S.A. de C.V. in 1986 averaged 350 g/T Ag and 3.0 g/T Au. The vein material appears to be ideally suited for supplemental feed to the mill in San Dieguito de Arriba.

Dependent on the confirmation of the old sample results, a drilling program to confirm and expand this potential resource will be initiated in Q1 2008. The agreement consists of staged payments up to April 2009 and can be terminated by the Company at any point with no further payments required

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Vane Minerals Press Release : 30th November 2007
Result of EGM
VANE Minerals Plc (AIM: VML)

VANE announces that following its Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM"), held at 11am today, all proposed resolutions were duly passed by shareholders.

The EGM was convened primarily to seek the necessary authorities to approve a placing of Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") to raise approximately £6.25 million at a placing price of 17.5p per Share.

Application has been made for the 35,714,285 new Shares issued today to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that trading in the Shares will commence on Monday 3rd December.

The net proceeds of the Placing will be primarily used to accelerate VANE's breccia pipe drilling campaign in Northern Arizona, where the Company has 39 drill targets, and to proceed with further rounds of drilling on the Company's six properties in Utah. It is envisaged that further drilling at the North Alice Extension and North Wash in Utah should enable the Company to produce a National Instrument 43-101 complaint resource statement in the early part of 2008.

For further information, please review: www.vaneminerals.com.

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VANE Minerals plc - Aiming to become a significant US uranium developer and producer



Die neue Presentation vom Oktober jetzt zum Download auf der Homepage:
http://www.vaneminerals.com/?page=Downloads

[heddog]

Uranium Properties

- Areas of significant historic or current production

- BrecciaPipe Deposits (Northern Arizona)

•39 individual drill targets within the Northern Arizona BrecciaPipe District

•District contains among highest grade uranium depositsin the US

•Potential for 1 –6MMlbs U3O8 in each pipe

•SRK validation of targets and exploration programme (NI 43-101)

- StrataboundDeposits (Utah)

•Six properties covering 4,000 acres

•Pre-existing drill-indicated resource

•Initial drill testing completed

•Potential near-term production within haulage distance of two mills
- All projects owned 100%

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Proposed £5 million fundraising
Use of Proceeds

Accelerate brecciapipe drilling campaign
•20 additional drilling permits pending
Utah projects campaign
•Second round of drilling at North Alice Extension
•Second round of drilling at North Wash
•Second round of drilling at Happy Jack mine
•First round of drilling at North La Sal
SRK Consulting to complete NI 43-101 reports for NAE and North Wash
Investigate M&A opportunities
Scope proposed mill project in Northern Arizona

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Summary

Internationally recognised exploration team with track record of major discoveries

Freeport database

Strong uranium portfolio -continues to expand

Aggressive drilling programs

Near-term value-adding milestones

Diversified portfolio, incorporating exposure to uranium, gold, silver, copper

Proven ability to exploit projects

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Vane Minerals Press Release : 15th January 2008

Approval of further 8 drilling programs in Northern Arizona Breccia Pipe project
VANE is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned uranium subsidiary VANE Minerals (US) LLC, has received approvals on eight "Plans of Operations" put forward by VANE for exploration drilling on its breccia pipe targets in northern Arizona.

Seven approvals to drill are on projects located on U.S. Forest Service lands in the Kaibab National Forest. According to the Forest Service, the applications received from VANE were the first submitted in over 20 years for breccia pipe drilling in this area. Activities in the area began to close in the mid-1980's due to uranium market conditions. The Company is very encouraged with these approvals and believes it has established a process whereby approvals can be obtained for projects on Forest lands on a timely basis moving forward. The approvals are for drilling on the Antelope Pipe and the CP3, CP4, CP6, CP8, CP10, and CP11 pipe targets. Approval of the applications comes following archaeological and biological surveys carried out by the Company in 2007.

The eighth approval received is on the Willaha target located on State of Arizona school trust lands. On surface indications are that this target contains uranium mineralization, with 5000 counts per second (cps) gamma radiation or 50 times background recorded by VANE in 2007 from a hand-held gamma-ray scintillometer.

These projects will be added to the current drilling schedule to be drilled in 2008. The Company is presently looking to contract a second rig suitable for breccia pipe drilling in order to accelerate the pipe exploration program.

Matthew Idiens, Director of Corporate Development commented: "These approvals are significant for the Company in that we are the first in 20 years to obtain permits from the Forest service in this area. The drilling programs continue to move ahead and following last year's successful fundraising, we believe the Company is in a strong position to create significant value for shareholders in 2008"

Kristopher K. Hefton, Chief Operating Officer VANE Minerals (US) LLC, BSc Geology, who meets the criteria of a qualified person under the AIM Rules - Guidance for Mining, Oil and Gas Companies, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained within this announcement.

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Ambrian Research Coverage: Speculative Buy
http://www.vaneminerals.com/?page=Downloads

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Vane Minerals Press Release : 3rd March 2008
Update on Uranium Activities

VANE Minerals Plc announces an update on its uranium activities in Utah and Northern Arizona conducted by VANE Minerals (US) LLC, its wholly-owned uranium subsidiary.
Highlights

- 7,478 acres acquired on the Uravan Mineral Belt trend
- Further progress on breccia pipe drilling program
- Permit approved for further 75 drill holes on North Alice Extension ("NAE")
- First resource calculation (not yet NI 43-101 compliant) on initial drilling at NAE
- Permits approved for all five north rim breccia pipe projects

Abajo Basin, Utah

The Company has successfully acquired a 100% interest in an area previously held and explored with limited drilling by Union Carbide at the end of the last uranium cycle. The property extends to over 7,400 acres of exploration ground on the southwest trend of the Uravan Mineral Belt (uranium-vanadium) that extends from western Colorado into eastern Utah. The belt has historical production of over 63m lbs of uranium and 330m lbs of vanadium from 1948 to 1978.* The property consists of 3,678 acres of Utah Metalliferous Minerals Leases and 3,800 acres in Federal lode claims.

Northern Arizona Breccia Pipe Drilling

Further to its announcements on 19 September 2007 and 15 January 2008, the Company has completed additional drilling on the Miller Southwest Pipe as well as on its Eastern Star and Willaha targets and has received approval for additional drilling permit applications. Approvals have been received on Notices of Intent to drill from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on all five targets held by VANE on the north rim: NCP1, NCP3, NCP5, NCP7, and Cholla.

A second drill hole on Miller Southwest was completed to 1,650 feet that penetrated more of the pipe than the initial hole and intersected several intervals of uranium mineralization in the bottom 400 feet of the hole. The strongest mineralization consisted of intercepts of 7.5 feet at 0.04% eU3O8 from 1,254.0 - 1,261.5 feet and 5.5 feet at 0.04% eU3O8 from 1,277.0 - 1,282.5 feet. VANE geologists are encouraged by these intervals, which are located at the top of the favorable horizon for the development of ore-grade mineralization. The drill hole was outside the pipe below these intervals. Weaker mineralization was encountered deeper in the hole and is believed to be located in fractures.

At Eastern Star, two drill holes were completed 200 feet apart and located based on surface geology. Both holes intersected alteration and strong fracturing downhole consistent with the outlying zone of a mineralized pipe and one hole encountered 4X background gamma radiation at depth.

The Miller Southwest Pipe and Eastern Star targets are being evaluated for further drilling. Drilling is in progress on the Willaha target. The Company has been able to continue drilling operations through the winter and retain the drill rig, although unusually severe weather conditions have caused slight delays.

North Alice Extension drilling campaign in Lisbon Valley, Utah

Upon successful completion of the initial 17 drill holes previously announced (16 November 2007), the Company applied for, and has now received, approval from the BLM to drill an additional 75 holes over a larger permitted area. Drilling is expected to commence as soon as weather permits. A management estimate of an inferred resource has been reached from the initial drilling, where 8 of the 15 holes intersected ore-grade intercepts, of 120,000 lbs eU3O8 in mineralization with an average grade of 0.14% eU3O8 and a thickness of 8.8 feet. Whilst this estimate is not yet compliant with Canadian National Instrument (NI) 43-101, SRK Consulting is in the process of completing an NI 43-101-compliant report on the project with the intent of updating the report as further drilling results are obtained.

North Wash drilling project, Utah

The Company has submitted the Notice of Intent application to the BLM to drill up to 100 new exploration holes. Drilling is expected to commence once approval has been granted.

Other Business

In line with VANE's business strategy, the Company continues to pursue opportunities aggressively and is in negotiations on a number of new projects.

Matthew Idiens- Director of Corporate Development commented: " We are really pleased with the progress being made on all fronts, the combination of the successful fund raising at the end of 2007, the approval of drilling permits together with the company's aggressive acquisition strategy puts VANE in an excellent position for value creation."

Kristopher K. Hefton, Chief Operating Officer VANE Minerals (US) LLC, BSc Geology, who meets the criteria of a qualified person under the AIM Rules - Guidance for Mining, Oil and Gas Companies, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained within this announcement.

* Source: State of Colorado report- uranium mining in Colorado

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Vane Minerals acquires Uravan property

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Vane Minerals PLC (LSE: VML.L ) said it has acquired 7,478 acres on the Uravan Mineral Belt trend that
extends from western Colorado into eastern Utah and added it has completed additional drilling on the Miller southwest pipe as well as on its Eastern Star and Willaha targets.

The company said its geologists are encouraged by the mineralisation found in these intervals.

Vane added that it has received approval for additional drilling permit applications over these projects.

The company has also received approval to commence additional drilling at the North Alice Extension in Lisbon Valley, Utah and expects to commence drilling as soon as the weather permits. Drilling at the North Wash project will begin once the company gets approval for its Notice of Intent application to drill up to 100 new exploration holes.

Vane added that it continues to pursue opportunities aggressively and is in negotiations on a number of new projects and is in an excellent position for value creation.