Equinox to Publish Q4 and Annual 2010 Results on March 9, 2011; Issues Conference Call Details

TORONTO, March 1 /CNW/ --
TORONTO, March 1 /CNW/ - Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX: EQN) (ASX: EQN) ('Equinox' or the 'Company') will release its 2010 fourth quarter and
annual results on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 (Toronto time), subject to
change.

The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the
results on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. The call will be hosted by
President & CEO, Craig R. Williams and COO, Cobb Johnstone.

Q4 and 2010 Conference Call & Webcast

Date:                     Wednesday, March 9, 2011

                           

Time:                     18:00 HRS (Toronto time)

                          18:00 HRS (New York time)

                          23:00 HRS (London time)

                          01:00 HRS (Lusaka time - Thursday, March 10, 2011)

                          07:00 HRS (Perth time - Thursday, March 10, 2011)

                          10:00 HRS (Sydney / Melbourne time - Thursday, March 10, 2011)

                           

Webcast:                  The Company's website at
                          www.equinoxminerals.com. 
                          A webcast replay of the event will be available until March 9, 2012.

                           

Dial-in                    1 800-822-994 (Toll-free)
Australia:  

                           

Dial-in                    1 866-605-3852 (Toll-free)
Canada:  

                           

Dial-in UK:                 080-8238-9064 (Toll-free)

                           

Dial-in US:                1 877-317-6789 (Toll-free)

                           

Dial-in                    1 412-317-6789
International: 

                           

Call                      Please call in 10 minutes prior to the call and reference 'Equinox
Instructions:             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 April 11, 2011.

                           

Replay                     1 412-317-0088 (Canada / International) and  1 877-344-7529 (US
Dial-in:                  Toll-Free). To access the recording, please enter Conference #
                          448829.  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 and construction of the Jabal Sayid
copper-gold project in Saudi Arabia.

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
kilometres north-west 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.

Equinox recently acquired the Jabal Sayid project as the project entered
the construction phase with first production scheduled for 2012. Jabal
Sayid is located within the Arabian Shield minerals province, 350
kilometres north-east of the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, the
commercial capital of Saudi Arabia, and 120 kilometres south-east of
Medina.

Equinox also owns several other advanced exploration projects in Saudi
Arabia, including the Jabal Shayban and Jabal Baydan gold-base metal
projects, the Lahuf gold project and the Bari Porphyry gold-copper
project.

For information on Equinox and technical details on the Lumwana and
Jabal Sayid projects please refer to the Company's website at www.equinoxminerals.com.

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