Asian Mineral Resources Results of Annual and Special Meeting

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 2, 2016) - Asian Mineral Resources Ltd. ("AMR" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ASN) is pleased to announce that all resolutions presented before the Company's shareholders at the Annual & Special Meeting held December 31, 2015, including board membership, appointment of auditors and approval of the continuance of the Company's stock option plan were passed. Elected as directors of the Company were James Askew, Michael Brown, Christopher Castle, Robin Widdup, Martyn Buttenshaw and Evgenij Iorich.

ABOUT AMR

AMR is one of the few new sources of nickel sulphide supply globally. AMR commenced commercial production from its Ban Phuc nickel mine in Vietnam in mid-2013. The Ban Phuc project currently produces over 6,900 tonnes of nickel and 3,500 tonnes of copper per annum contained in concentrate, plus a cobalt by-product.

In addition to in and near-mine expansion projects, Ban Phuc provides a cash-generative operating platform from which AMR can continue to focus on developing a new nickel camp within its 150km² of concessions located throughout the highly-prolific Song Da rift zone, where AMR has a number of advanced-stage nickel exploration targets.

For further details on AMR, please refer to the technical report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report - Ban Phuc Nickel Project" dated February 15, 2013 available on SEDAR or the AMR website www.asianmineralres.com.

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Contact

Paula Kember
Chief Financial Officer
+1 (416) 360-3412