Further re Turkish Parliament Passes New Mining Law

10.06.2010  |  Globenewswire Europe

10 June 2010 - London: European Nickel PLC ("European Nickel" or the "Company")
(AIM, PLUS: ENK) wishes to advise shareholders that the Turkish parliament
passed the new Mining Law today.  The Bill has now been sent to the President
for signature after which it will be published in the Official Gazette and will
become law.  This is anticipated to take about a month.  Following the gazetting
of the new Mining Law, the process will commence for the re-issuance of European
Nickel's forestry permit.

The Company will continue to keep shareholders informed as this process
advances.


For more information, please visit www.enickel.co.uk
or contact:

Simon Purkiss or Andrew Lindsay, European Nickel Tel: 020 7290 3130

Andrew Chubb or Tarica Mpinga, Canaccord Genuity Tel: 020 7050 6500

Alex Buck, BuckBias Tel: 07932 740 452



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