Cluff Gold (CLF in London) Sierra Leone Results
27 February 2006
CLUFF GOLD PLC London AIM: CLF
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 of its follow up drilling programme at the Baomahun Gold Prospect (“Baomahun”) in Sierra 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 was programmed to investigate the northern mineral extensions of both zones. Below is a table of some of the significant intersections:
Hole ID Dip (°) Intercept From (m) Comments
DDH 28 45 25.3m@2.39g/t 105.4 Includes 2m@7.57g/t
DDH 29 45 21m@2.25g/t 85 Includes 6m@3.7g/t
DDH 30 45 16.4m@2.23g/t 134 Includes 2m@9.15g/t
DDH 32 45 8.5m@0.88g/t 11.5
The mineralisation remains open in all directions on both structures. The Company plans to embark on some 5,000 metres of follow up core drilling during the 2006 field season.
In addition, initial results from the trenching programme started early this year have been received. This programme was undertaken to investigate the coincident geophysical and gold-in-soil anomalies in the prospective corridor along the banded iron formation (‘’BIF’’). Included in the initial trench results are trenches 5 and 20. Trench 5, some 800 metres north and along strike of the Western Zone, intersected 18 metres grading 1.12 g/t Au including 1 metre at 14.1 g/t Au. Trench 20 is located on the Central Zone and intersected 20 metres grading 6.4 g/t Au. Both trenches were stopped in mineralisation and plans are underway to extend them.
Douglas Chikohora, Technical Director of Cluff Gold plc, comments, ‘”We are pleased to report further encouraging drill assay results which have extended the strike of the Central and Western Zones by 100 and 50 metres respectively. Initial results from the trenching programme support both the geophysical and soil-sampling findings previously announced, and are consistent with the Company’s belief that the geology in the prospective corridor is indicative of a potentially large mineralised system. This potential will be evaluated by a multifaceted exploration approach, which will include drilling and additional trenching, working towards further increasing our resource estimate at the project.’’
About Baomahun:
Baomahun is located about 180 km east of the capital, Freetown, in the Southern Province of the country and the geological setting is similar to the Lake Victoria goldfields in Tanzania. Cluff has a right to earn a 60% interest in Baomahun by funding the project to the completion of a bankable feasibility study or to a maximum of US$5 million. This right is to be acquired from Winston Mines which owns the two exploration licences relating to Baomahun, covering an area of approximately 137 km².
For further information, please contact:
Cluff Gold
J.G. Cluff / Douglas Chikohora
Chairman / Technical Director
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7340 9790
Numis Securities
John Harrison
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7776 1500
Parkgreen Communications
Cathy Malins / Annabel Leather
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7493 3713
