EXHIBIT 8.1

ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES AS AT JUNE 30, 2010

Name	Country of Incorporation	Proportion of ownership interest
N1C Resources Incorporation	Cayman Islands		100	%
Anooraq Minera Mexicana	Mexico		100	%
N2C Resources Incorporation *	Cayman Islands		100	%
Plateau Resources Proprietary Limited *	South Africa		100	%
Bokoni Holdings Proprietary Limited *	South Africa		51	%
Bokoni Mines Proprietary Limited *	South Africa		51	%
Boikgantsho Proprietary Limited *	South Africa		51	%
Kwanda Proprietary Limited *	South Africa		51	%
Ga-Phasha Proprietary Limited *	South Africa		51	%
Lebowa Platinum Mine Limited *	South Africa		51	%

* Indirectly held