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Nov 22, 2006

Passendro gold project, central african republic - new high grade structures indentified; feasibility study update

Toronto, Ontario – Nov 22, 2006, AXMIN Inc. (AXM-TSX Venture) is pleased to provide an update on the feasibility study at the Passendro Gold Project in the Central African Republic ("CAR"), where engineering and environmental studies have progressed on schedule and over 40,000 metres of reverse circulation and core drilling has been completed on infill, extensional and sterilisation programs. As part of this, a deeper drill program is in progress on the Main Zone prospect with the objective of testing newly recognized higher grade gold bearing structures below the base of the currently planned pit floor. Results to date from this deeper drill program include 11.9 g/t Au over 12 metres, 7.0 g/t Au over 10.5 metres, 5.3 g/t Au over 6 metres and 3.0 g/t Au over 9 metres.

Chief Executive Officer, Dr Jonathan Forster comments "The feasibility study is progressing well, with no untoward issues identified to date. The detailed infill drilling that we have undertaken since the commencement of the feasibility study has been essential for planning purposes and has proved extremely valuable in resolving the controls on gold mineralisation. One result of this detailed feasibility drilling is that we have defined high grade gold bearing structures in the Main Zone. The Main Zone already contains 36% of Passendro’s 1.1 million ounces of gold in probable reserves (being 13.74 Mt assaying 2.6 g/t Au (announced May 10, 2006)) even though the reserves in this area are contained in pits constrained mainly to a depth of less than 60 metres by the absence of prior deeper drilling. Selective mining of these structures could potentially permit us to substantially deepen the planned pit. The initial results from a new deeper drilling program are very encouraging and suggest we may indeed be able to selectively mine the very extensive Main Zone at a higher grade than previously reported and to a much greater depth than previously modeled."

The feasibility study has so far addressed transport and logistic details for mine development and supply, whilst core drilling has generated samples for metallurgical testwork which is being undertaken at the SGS-Lakefield facility in South Africa. The location of the process plant has been finalised and condemnation drilling has been successfully completed. A review of power sources has identified a proposed third party hydro-electric project located some 270 km to the south with plans for power generation approximately in line with the development schedule at Passendro. A letter of intent for power take-off has been signed with the project developers, although studies will continue in parallel on alternative standalone power supplies.

The draft terms of reference ("ToR") for the Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA") have been prepared following conclusion of the baseline dry and wet season studies and in conjunction with ongoing socio-economic studies. The ToR will be submitted to the CAR government shortly.

Core and reverse circulation drilling has focused on the necessary infill programs, primarily at the Main Zone, Bacanga Head, Katsia and Barbacoa prospects. The Main Zone has previously been regarded as a shallow low-grade bulk mining proposition with an average grade of 1.93g/t. Au. However close-spaced drilling to vertical depths of 40-50 metres which has now been completed on 20 metres centres over 1,500 metres of strike length, within a corridor of width 300 metres has highlighted the presence of a higher grade (weighted drill average of about 3.5 g/t Au) footwall structure, with a dip of about 45 degrees towards the southwest, over a strike length of nearly 1,000 metres, as well as a series of higher grade hanging wall structures with individual strike lengths ranging from 150 to 300 metres. This new information indicates the alternative proposition of mining to much greater depth at a higher average grade with a potentially significant increase in the total reserve for this area.

Exploration to extend the known deposits and to test new areas has continued and will be reported on completion of the feasibility study planned for mid-2007.

The following table contains initial drill results from the deeper levels of Main Zone:

* Hole ended in mineralisation

Analytical work is being carried out at the independent OMAC Laboratories Ltd. in Ireland. The samples are subject to a full sample preparation followed by a 50 gram fire assay with an AA finish. Blanks (5%), pulp duplicates (5%) and a suite of Geostats standard reference material are being used to monitor sample preparation and laboratory performance during first pass analysis. Further QA/QC work is carried out on a quarterly basis. This comprises check assaying 20% of all >500 ppb samples using prepped coarse reject samples at OMAC and a second laboratory. Check assay batches are also routinely monitored using 5% blanks, standards and pulp duplicates. This press release has been reviewed by in-house qualified person Dr Jonathan Forster, Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in the United Kingdom.

AXMIN is a mineral exploration company with a strong focus on gold in highly prospective properties across central and west Africa. For more information regarding AXMIN visit our website at www.axmininc.com.

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