ANO Atlatsa Resources Corporation

VANCOUVER, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Anooraq Resources Corporation ("Anooraq") (TSXV: ARQ; NYSE Amex: ANO; JSE: ARQ) announces that the implementation of its name change, from Anooraq Resources Corporation to Atlatsa Resources Corporation ("Atlatsa"), is effective from today (TSXV: ATL; NYSE Amex: ATL; JSE: ATL).

The new corporate website can be viewed at www.atlatsaresources.com.

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SOURCE Anooraq Resources Corporation