Icon Mines Announces Container Shipment and Initial Equipment Departed From USA to Douala, Cameroon

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Icon Mines, LLC ("Icon Mines" or the "Company"), an innovative mining and commodities trade company headquartered in Virginia, announces container shipment of first six inch exploration dredge in process and will arrive in Cameroon in 45 days for exploration of production site within Eastern Region of Cameroon.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States., January 7, 2012 - (PressReleasePoint) -Icon Mines Announces Container Shipment and Initial Equipment Departed From USA  to Douala, Cameroon Icon Mines, LLC ("Icon Mines" or the "Company"), an innovative mining and commodities trade company headquartered in Virginia, announces container shipment of first six inch exploration dredge in process and will arrive in Cameroon in 45 days for exploration of production site within Eastern Region of Cameroon.

The company has now successfully transported the second phase of equipment from Icon's staging area in USA via container to Cameroon and is now in route to Douala, Cameroon. This begins the movements needed of the equipment into Cameroon to begin the second phase of bulk sampling, pre-production, pitting and high grade gold recovery before a commercial system can be approved, transported and assembled for larger scale exploitation planned. The team of Cameroonian and Americans currently on location is being led by our Senior Operations team Mr. Kabir Maina and Mr. Bala Maina are on notice for customs clearance and ready for in land logistics to mining zone. Once Icon concludes the setting up process Icon will begin "Dredging for Gold." Icon is looking forward to showing raw gold bearing material immediately as this portion of the process is now completed.

About Icon Mines:
The Company is an aggressive junior mining exploration and development Company that is production oriented at the earliest possible profitable opportunity. Icon controls a full prospecting license in Cameroon, West Africa for Gold, Precious Metals, Precious Gems and Rare Earth elements. Icon Mines also has the rights to a 719 square kilometer property in Central African Republic for Gold and Diamond. Icon is focused on near term production of these properties this season. Icon is production and acquisition oriented and is considering several additional projects suitable for near term production in West and Central Africa.

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