BEIJING, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE Amex: SHZ), today announced that the Company will be unable to file its annual report for the year ended December 31, 2012 on Form 10-K by the extended April 16, 2013 deadline.

On April 2, 2013, the Company filed a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing that it was unable to file with the SEC its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 by April 1, 2013 and that it expected to file its annual report as soon as practicable.

The Company has been working with great diligence to complete the filing, but will require additional time due to ongoing discussions with the SEC concerning the accounting treatment for certain costs incurred at the Company's mines. The Company is working diligently on this matter and intends to file its annual report on Form 10-K as soon as practicable.

About China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc.

China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the exploration, development, mining, and processing of fluorite and nonferrous metals such as zinc, lead and copper in China. The Company has the following principal areas of interest in China: (a) fluorite extraction and processing in the Sumochaganaobao region of Inner Mongolia; (b) fluorite extraction and processing in Jingde County, Anhui Province; (c) zinc/copper/lead processing in Wulatehouqi of Inner Mongolia; and (d) zinc/copper exploration, mining and processing in Xinjiang.

For more information, please visit http://www.chinaszmg.com/.

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Contact Information

Ziming Li
Investor Relations
China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc
Tel: 86-10-88909976
Investors@chinaszky.com

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