Iberian Minerals Provides Aguas Tenidas Labour Update

Iberian Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IZN) today announced that, following
prolonged wage negotiations with trade unions at Aguas Tenidas, the unions have
elected to engage in a work stoppage.


The two unions involved in negotiations have mandated a two day per week rolling
strike action which began at 6 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, August 20, 2011.
Both the mine and plant were shut down with operations expected to resume by 6
a.m. (local time) Tuesday. In the absence of a new labour contract settlement it
is expected that the next work stoppage would occur on the same days next week
and beyond. Expenditures during the shut downs will be kept at a minimum, with
the plant and mine on care and maintenance.


Daniel Vanin, President & CEO of Iberian said today "In the current economic
climate, the unions' demand for what amounts to a 37% agregate increase in
salaries and benefits is both unfair and entirely unrealistic. Unions have
failed to recognise the above average nature of our existing wage offering, or
the harsh economic realities that we face in the region and as a nation".


Robert Byrd, Operations Manager at Aguas Tenidas went on to say "We deeply
regret that Unionised employees have chosen to strike rather than seek a
solution through constructive dialogue. We are known to recruit and retain the
best talent. Our employees are highly skilled, are compensated competitively
against industry peers and are respected in the local community. We believe
that, if their views are aligned, the two unions concerned can play a positive
role in future operations at Aguas Tenidas and, as such, we invite them to
return to the negotiating table".


About Iberian Minerals Corp.

Iberian Minerals Corp. is a Canadian listed global base metals company with
interests in Spain and Peru. The Condestable Mine, located in Peru approximately
90 km south of Lima operates at 2.2 million tonnes per year producing copper,
and associated silver and gold in a concentrate. The Aguas Tenidas Mine is in
the Andalucia region of Spain approximately 110 km north-west of Seville and
operates a 2.2 million tonnes per year underground mine and concentrator that
produces copper, zinc and lead concentrates that also contain gold and silver.


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