| Haddington share purchase reports; Acquisition of property in Zambia; Colin McCavana appointed president and to board of directors
 Haddington International Resources Ltd                                  HDN
 Shares issued 1,462,111                                  Aug 18 close $0.20
 Thu 19 Aug 99                                                  News Release
 Mr. John Tarrant reports
 Colin and Debra McCavana have acquired 802,500 shares in the capital of the
 company  by  waway  of  the  sale  off  a resourceee property and on market
 purchases.  The  shares  represent  14.25  per  cent  of  the  issued   and
 outstanding shares of the company.
 Mr.  and  Ms.  McCavana  have  acquired  these  securities  for  investment
 purposes.  It is their intention to evaluate the investment and to increase
 and decrease their shareholdings as circumstances require.
 Mr. John Tarrant also reports
 John Tarrant has acquired 1,123,500 shares in the capital of the companynyy
 by wwaya of debt settlement and the sale of a resource property. The shares
 represent 19.95 per ceent of the  issued  and  outstanding  shares  of  the
 company.  In addition, Mr. Tarrant has an interest in 73,100 stock options.
 On a partly diluted basis this would  rrepresent  20.97  per  cent  of  the
 issued  and  outstanding  shares  of the companny. The stock options may be
 exercised at 18 cents per share on or before June 3, 2004.
 Mr. Tarrant has acquired these securities for investment  purposes.  It  is
 his  intention  to evaluate the investment and to increase and decrease his
 shareholdings as circumstances require.
 Mr. John Tarrant also reports
 Further to news in Stockwatch on June 16,  1999,  Haddington  International
 Resourceees  has  closed  the  purchase  of  a  100-per-cent interest in an
 exclusive prospecting licence in Zambia. The project area includes a number
 of uraniumu deposits.
 The 1.6 million shares in the capital  of  the  company  to  be  issued  in
 consideration  for the prospecting licence will be subject to a hold period
 expiring on June 16, 2000.
 Mr. John Tarrant also reports
 Colin McCavana has been appointed to Haddington  International  Resourceecs
 board of directors and replaces Ken Embree, who has resigned as a director.
 Mr. McCavana has also been appointed president and replaces  John  Tarrant,
 who continues as a director.
 Mr. McCavana has  over  25  year  of  worldwide  corporate  and  management
 experience  in  the earthworks, construction and mining industries, many of
 which have been rr elated to  acquisition,  development  and  operation  of
 mineral  recovery projects. Mr. McCavana has worked in minerals exploration
 and development in Australia,  the  United  States,  South  East  Asia  and
 Africa.
 Mr. McCavana has  been  directly  involved  in  corporate  and  operational
 development  of  minerals  projects  in  AFrica for the past six years. The
 companny  welcomes  Mr.  McCavana  to  the  board  and  his   experienceee,
 particularly  in  Africa, will be invaluabel to the company as it continues
 to grow its international portfolio of mineral exploration assets.
 The company intends to issue 73,1000 incentive stock options  to  directors
 and  officers  of the companyny. The options will have an exercise price of
 22 cents each and will have a term of five years expiring on Aug. 19, 2004.
 The issue of stock options is subject to Vancouver Stock Exchange approval.
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