Equinox to Publish Q3 2010 Results on Monday, November 8, 2010; Issues Conference Call Details

TORONTO, Nov. 2 - Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX and ASX symbol: "EQN") ("Equinox" or the "Company") will release its 2010 third quarter results on Monday, November 8, 2010 (Toronto time), subject to change.

The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results on Monday, November 8, 2010. The call will be hosted by President & CEO, Craig R. Williams and COO, Cobb Johnstone.


Q3-2010 Conference Call & Webcast

Date: Monday, November 8, 2010

Time:
18:00 HRS (Toronto time)
18:00 HRS (New York time)
23:00 HRS (London time)
01:00 HRS (Lusaka time - Tuesday, November 9, 2010)
07:00 HRS (Perth time - Tuesday, November 9, 2010)
10:00 HRS (Sydney / Melbourne time - Tuesday, November 9, 2010)

Webcast: The Company's website at www.equinoxminerals.com. A webcast replay of the event will be available until November 8, 2011.

Dial-in International: +1 412-317-6789
Dial-in Australia: +1 800-822-994 (Toll-free)
Dial-in North America: +1 877-317-6789 (Toll-free)
Dial-in UK & EU: + 080 8238 9064 (Toll-free)

Call Instructions: Please call in 10 minutes prior to the call and reference "Equinox Minerals." An operator will be available to assist you.

Replay: Available approximately one hour after completion of the call and until 09:00 HRS (Toronto time) on December 10, 2010

Replay Dial-in: +1 412-317-0088 (International) and +1 877-344-7529 (North America). To access the recording, please enter Conference # 445180. An archived transcript of the call will also be available on the Company's website.


Craig R. Williams
President & Chief Executive Officer



About Equinox

Equinox Minerals Limited is an international mining company dual-listed on the Canadian (Toronto) and Australian stock exchanges.

The Company is currently focused on operating its 100% owned large scale Lumwana Copper Mine in Zambia, one of the largest new copper mines to be developed globally over the last few years.

Equinox acquired the Lumwana project in 1999 and following nearly 10 years of feasibility, financing and construction, commissioned the mine, plant and infrastructure in December 2008.

Situated 220 km northwest of the Zambian Copperbelt, Lumwana is now a major copper mine which has established Equinox as one of the world's top 20 copper producing companies.

Lumwana is mining and processing in excess of 20 million tonnes of ore per year, mined at an average life of mine strip ratio of <3:1. Lumwana ore, which is predominantly sulphide, is treated through a large, yet conventional plant, producing a copper concentrate for sale to local and international offtakers. Equinox is on track to achieve its 2010 production guidance of 140,000t of copper in concentrate at a C1 cash cost of US$1.35/lb of copper.

In addition, Equinox has been implementing a strategy of expansion through organic expansion at Lumwana, with an objective of 35Mtpa throughput to produce approximately 200,000tpa of copper, as well as through an international search for acquisition opportunities.

For information on Equinox and technical details on the Lumwana Project please refer to the company website at www.equinoxminerals.com



For further information:

Craig R. Williams(President and Chief Executive Officer),
Michael Klessens(Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer)
Phone:+61 (0) 8 9322 3318 Email: equinox@equinoxminerals.com or

David Griffiths (Gryphon Management Australia)
Phone +61 (0) 419 912 496 Email: david.griffiths@gryphon.net.au