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| | August 14, 2008
Financial Results for Second Quarter 2008
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| | News Release Number 2008-24
Toronto Ontario, August 14, 2008 - Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX & AIM: NUS) (the "Company" or "Nautilus") announces the release of its unaudited consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 together with Management's Discussion and Analysis.
2nd Quarter 2008 Highlights:
- $299 million (equivalent) in cash and cash equivalents held on deposit with major banks as of June 30, 2008
- Contract signed with Canyon Offshore Inc. to provide the vessel, Remote Operated Vehicle and drilling equipment for the Company's exploration and environmental programs
- Completed initial metallurgical test work on our Solwara 1 deposit confirming that a marketable copper concentrate can be produced using standard froth floatation techniques
- New CEO and President appointed
- Contract to provide the specialist Mining Support Vessel ("MSV") for Nautilus' Solwara 1 Project in Papua New Guinea was signed with North Sea Shipping Holding AS
- Commenced our 2008 exploration campaign
Steve Rogers, President and CEO, commented: "During this second quarter of 2008, the Company completed its project targets with the award of the MSV contract, the final contract of the three components of our mining system and closed the quarter with US$299 million in cash and cash equivalents."
The Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis have been filed on www.sedar.com and are available on the Company's website, www.nautilusminerals.com.
About Nautilus Minerals Inc.
Nautilus is the first company to commercially explore the ocean floor for gold and copper seafloor massive sulphide deposits and subject to timely permitting is positioning itself to become an emerging producer in 2010. The Company's main focus is the Solwara 1 Project, which is located in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean. Nautilus is listed on the TSX and on AIM, and has among its largest shareholders two of the world's leading international resource companies, Teck Cominco (7.2%) and Anglo American (5.7%). Epion (22.4%) is controlled by the founder of Metalloinvest one of the largest and fastest growing mining and metallurgical holdings in Russia.
For more information please refer www.nautilusminerals.com or contact:
Investor Relations
Nautilus Minerals Inc. (Toronto)
Email: investor@nautilusminerals.com
Tel: +1 (416) 551 1100
Australian Project Office
Tel: +61 (7) 3318 5555
Numis Securities Limited
Nominated adviser: John Harrison
Corporate broking: James Black
Tel: + 44(0) 20 7260 1000
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