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TORONTO, March 27 /CNW/ - Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX and ASX symbol: "EQN") ("Equinox" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it will
appoint Mr. Anthony (Tony) Reeves, to serve as an Independent Director
on the Board of the Company, effective 1 April, 2011.


Mr. Reeves is a highly experienced senior executive and is currently the
Chief Financial Officer of Foster's Group Limited, a global premium
branded beverage company. From 2001 to 2009, he was CFO of OneSteel
Ltd, a fully integrated global manufacturer and distributor of steel
and finished steel products, which was demerged from BHP Billiton in
2000. OneSteel also mines and exports iron ore. Prior to that, he was
CFO of Orica Explosives after holding a number of senior executive
roles in finance, marketing and IT with the ICI Group in the UK, USA
and Australia. Mr. Reeves is a Fellow of CPA Australia and immediate
Past President of the Group of 100, an organisation of CFOs from
Australia's largest businesses.


Mr. Reeves has a Bachelor of Economics from the University New England,
a Masters of Commerce from the University New South Wales and attended
the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School.


Peter Tomsett, Equinox Chairman said: "I am very pleased to have Tony
join our Board of Directors. He has had a long and distinguished career
in a variety of businesses associated with resources and capital
intensive industry. His experience and stature within the finance and
business community will allow him to provide valuable input as Equinox
continues its development as a significant copper producer."


About Equinox


Equinox Minerals Limited is an international mining company dual-listed
on the Canadian (Toronto) and Australian stock exchanges.


The Company is currently focused on operating its 100% owned large scale
Lumwana Copper Mine in Zambia and construction of the Jabal Sayid
Copper-Gold project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


Equinox acquired the Lumwana project in 1999 and following nearly 10
years of feasibility, financing and construction, commissioned the
mine, plant and infrastructure in December 2008. Situated 220
kilometres northwest of the Zambian Copperbelt, Lumwana is now a major
copper mine which has established Equinox as one of the world's top 20
copper producing companies.


Equinox recently acquired the Jabal Sayid project as the project entered
the construction phase with first production scheduled for 2012. Jabal
Sayid is located within the Arabian Shield minerals province, 350
kilometres north-east of the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, the
commercial capital of Saudi Arabia, and 120 kilometres south-east of
Medina.


For information on Equinox and technical details on the Lumwana and
Jabal Sayid projects please refer to the company website at http://www.equinoxminerals.com/">www.equinoxminerals.com