Amara Mining Regulatory News (AMA)

27 Feb 2006 08:10

Cluff Gold PLC27 February 2006 CLUFF GOLD PLC Completion of follow up core drilling programme at Baomahun Gold Prospect, Sierra Leone Cluff Gold Plc ("Cluff Gold" or "the Company") today announces the completion ofits follow up drilling programme at the Baomahun Gold Prospect ("Baomahun") inSierra Leone. Highlights: • Five drillholes completed for a total of 790m o four holes intersected significant mineralisation • Assay results confirm that mineralisation remains open in all directions on the two zones o additional 150 metres added to known strike extent of mineralisation • Initial trench results extend mineralisation by more than 800 metres o results include 20 metres grading 6.4 g/t Au and 18 metres grading 1.12 g/t Au • More than 5,000 metres of follow up core drilling is programmed for the 2006 field season The recently completed follow up drilling on the Central and Western Zones wasprogrammed to investigate the northern mineral extensions of both zones. Belowis a table of some of the significant intersections: Hole ID Dip (degrees) Intercept From (m) Comments DDH 28 45 25.3m@2.39g/t 105.4 Includes 2m@7.57g/tDDH 29 45 21m@2.25g/t 85 Includes 6m@3.7g/tDDH 30 45 16.4m@2.23g/t 134 Includes 2m@9.15g/tDDH 32 45 8.5m@0.88g/t 11.5 The mineralisation remains open in all directions on both structures. TheCompany plans to embark on some 5,000 metres of follow up core drilling duringthe 2006 field season. In addition, initial results from the trenching programme started early thisyear have been received. This programme was undertaken to investigate thecoincident geophysical and gold-in-soil anomalies in the prospective corridoralong the banded iron formation (''BIF''). Included in the initial trenchresults are trenches 5 and 20. Trench 5, some 800 metres north and along strikeof the Western Zone, intersected 18 metres grading 1.12 g/t Au including 1 metreat 14.1 g/t Au. Trench 20 is located on the Central Zone and intersected 20metres grading 6.4 g/t Au. Both trenches were stopped in mineralisation andplans are underway to extend them. Douglas Chikohora, Technical Director of Cluff Gold plc, comments, '"We arepleased to report further encouraging drill assay results which have extendedthe strike of the Central and Western Zones by 100 and 50 metres respectively.Initial results from the trenching programme support both the geophysical andsoil-sampling findings previously announced, and are consistent with theCompany's belief that the geology in the prospective corridor is indicative of apotentially large mineralised system. This potential will be evaluated by amultifaceted exploration approach, which will include drilling and additionaltrenching, working towards further increasing our resource estimate at theproject.'' About Baomahun: Baomahun is located about 180 km east of the capital, Freetown, in the SouthernProvince of the country and the geological setting is similar to the LakeVictoria goldfields in Tanzania. Cluff has a right to earn a 60% interest inBaomahun by funding the project to the completion of a bankable feasibilitystudy or to a maximum of US$5 million. This right is to be acquired fromWinston Mines which owns the two exploration licences relating to Baomahun,covering an area of approximately 137 km(2). For further information, please contact: Cluff Gold Numis Securities Parkgreen Communications J.G. Cluff / Douglas Chikohora John Harrison Cathy Malins / Annabel LeatherChairman / Technical Director Tel: +44 (0) 20 7776 1500 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7493 3713Tel: +44 (0) 20 7340 9790 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange