This stock is having a good run, up for the last 5 days, Anybody know why?

PRESS RELEASE 21 May 2004



African Gold plc


African Gold acquires 70 percent of the Konongo/Owere 950,000 oz gold resource
in Ghana

Announces a new NOMAD

Oliver Baring becomes joint Chairman

African Gold is paying US $ 4 m to acquire 70 percent of three mining licences covering 125 sq km in the
Konongo/Owere district of the Ashanti Gold Belt in Ghana and has an option to acquire an additional 10 percent.
Payment will be made in two stages, US $2 million cash plus US $1m in African Gold shares immediately. A further
payment of US $1m cash will be made after 180 days.
An independent report indicates that the licence area contains a resource in excess of 950,000 ounces of gold at
an average grade of 2.30 g/t gold.
The acquisition includes an adjacent prospecting licence covering approx 76 sq km. containing numerous gold
exploration targets.
The bulk of the gold resource is contained in sulfide ore bodies at depths from 70 metres to below 250 metres.
These bodies are similar to the Ashanti-style mineralization mined by Anglo/Ashanti at the Obuasi gold mine.
Diamond drilling will commence in the near future and will focus on converting inferred and indicated ounces to
the measured category.
The joint venture is subject to regulatory approvals in Ghana.
Three other properties in the Ashanti Gold belt are under option to African Gold and are the subject of ongoing
due diligence.


Change of Nominated Advisor

Canaccord have been appointed nominated advisor and stockbroker to the company.
The board expresses its gratitude to Rowan Dartington for their high standard of
service over the years.


Oliver Baring appointment

The board has appointed Oliver Baring as joint-Chairman of African Gold plc. He
is London based and will focus on the development strategy of the company. Mr.
Baring is Executive Chairman of First Africa Group. He has recently retired as
Managing Director of the Corporate Finance Division of UBS, where he held
responsibility for both Africa and Mining. He is a former partner of Rowe &
Pitman, and spent five years with the Anglo American/De Beers Group in the US,
UK and South Africa. He is chairman of the board of directors of Ridge Mining
Plc and an advisor to The Sentient Resources Fund and the Tiedemann Investment
Group.



John Teeling, joint-Chairman of African Gold commented, 'This is the beginning
of the African Gold development strategy. The Konongo acquisition together with
our assets in Zimbabwe gives us a gold resource in excess of 1 million ounces.
The appointments of Canaccord and Oliver Baring and the establishment of a
London office reflects the increased level of activity in London. We have an
active deal flow at present which I am confident will lead to additional
acquisitions in the near future.'




Contacts:

John Teeling + 353 1 833 2833
Oliver Baring + 44 (0)7785 320567

Up 19%... I sent an email to john teeling and he confirmed they are drilling is now. Hopefully we see some good results in the next 3 weeks. Good luck to all of us.

Relevant to AFG too

Buy Golden Prospect at 27.75p
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Buy at 7p

Xmortal,have you got an email address for Oliver Baring

no soz.

Thanks all the same.

Some one on advfn received an email saying annual report will be out within two weeks.

Do u think it will go up?

Hopefully we will get a drilling up date at the same time.

A tickup today any news?

Excellent drilling results

Can you tell us where you found the result please...John

Hlye - click on news icon at top and put in epic code

That must be the shortest rally in history. I sometimes think AFG has to hit a million tonnes of platinum if it's price is ever to go up ! What's keeping it down ?

mm are going mad today

This has got to be the one of the craziest days in AFG's history. Up 11% down 5%, up 22%, what on earth is going on? John50, I think you may well be right. probably finish up where it started!

I think there is more good news on the way with annual report

Rumour / fact has it that AFG have been shorted to the nth degree in Berlin. Some say that this Berlin Shorting is fiction, others fact. Whatever the truth the drilling report looks positive, seems to be considered good news. Hopefully if this type of shorting has been prevalent in AFG, the positions will be closed and we will see a dramatic increase in the SP.

Hope so PH.