CAN Central A.G.

RNS Number:4994W
Central African Gold PLC
14 May 2007

 Central African Gold Plc / Ticker: CAN / Market: AIM / Sub-sector: Gold Mining



14th May 2007



               Central African Gold Plc ("CAG" or "the Company")

                      Strengthening of the Management Team



CAG, the AIM traded gold mining and exploration company, is pleased to announce
it has appointed the following members to its team:



  * Richard Dahl - Exploration Manager, Mali;
  * Simon Youds - Bibiani Mine Underground Project Manager; and
  * Dale Richards - Senior Operations Geologist



The appointments are part of the Company's continuing strategy of assembling a
strong management team with the relevant experience and expertise to advance the
Company's gold exploration and production portfolio in Ghana, Mali, Botswana and
Zimbabwe. Furthermore the new team members will support the Board's aggressive
growth strategy of continuing to acquire a solid portfolio of projects, to
create a leading mid-tier African gold mining company.



Richard Dahl, appointed as the Exploration Manager in Mali, has over 25 years
experience as a geologist in the mineral exploration industry throughout Africa,
the Middle East, Europe and North America. He has joined the Company to
administer our Malian exploration portfolio. Richard will be based in Bamako to
support the now operational Medinandi project and to help evaluate potential new
properties ahead of the 2008 field season.



Previously Mr. Dahl was an Associated Consulting Geologist with GAF-AG, a
private international geo-information technology company based in Germany with
institutional mineral resource projects worldwide. Mr. Dahl has experience in
resource project management in Mauritania, Madagascar and Papua New Guinea.
Richard has gained a sound understanding of the mining industry having worked in
both consultative and managerial roles within the geoscientific mineral
exploration arena.  He worked as a Consulting Geologist undertaking
geoscientific, technical advisory and project management roles for clients such
as North American Palladium Ltd, Ditem Exploration Inc and Arca Exploration Inc.
Mr. Dahl was also Resident Manager for Cluff Mining Burkina SARL of Cluff Mining
Ltd, Santa Fe Mining Inc. and Newmont Mining USA, in Burkina Faso. He was in
charge of the evaluation and acquisition, programming, planning and execution of
exploration work on company licences. Furthermore Richard Dahl acted as a
Technical Advisor for the United Nations, where he was based in Niger, West
Africa designing, planning and installing a computerised geological and mining
information centre for mining exploration initiatives.



Simon Youds has been appointed as the Bibiani Mine Underground Project Manager,
CAG's flagship project in Ghana, to help oversee the mine's operations and
assist with commissioning the phased expansion of its operations and production
levels. Simon specialises in underground mining engineering and management and
has over 12 years experience in the area.  He started his professional career as
a mining engineer, having graduated with a Batchelor of Engineering from the
University of New South Wales, Australia and subsequently held a number of
positions in engineering roles for Australian based mining companies, namely
Managing Contractor for Central Norseman Gold Corp Ltd; Drill and Blast Manager
Engineer for Olympic Dam Operations; and a Senior Operations Engineer for WMC
Leinster Nickel Operations.



More recently Mr. Youds undertook various mining managerial roles where he was
in charge of the development and construction of mines.  He was a Mining Manager
for an underground gold project in the Highlands of Kainantu in Papua New
Guinea, where he has worked since 2005. Previously he held positions in Tanzania
with Barrick Gold Corporation and Afrika Mashariki Gold Mines Ltd.



Dale Richards has been appointed by CAG as Senior Operations Geologist. Mr.
Richards has gained over ten years experience in the mining industry working in
the operational geology field in consultative roles primarily in western,
central and southern Africa. His work to date has had a strong emphasis on ore
body modelling, mineral resource and mineral reserve estimation and strategic
planning. Until recently he was an Advisor for Venmyn Rand Pty Ltd a South
African based, independent mining and minerals management consultancy, where he
compiled technical and geological information and compiled techno-economic
reports.



Dale has had extensive experience in both Ghana and South Africa having worked
in senior geologist positions for a number of large mining houses. He has worked
for Ghana Manganese Company in a consultative role, reviewing historical
exploration data for brown-field gold exploration projects. Additionally Mr.
Richards has worked closely with Gold Fields, a world class precious metal
producer, on a number of its mining projects in both Ghana and South Africa. He
was employed to work as a senior geologist on the Tarkwa gold mine in Ghana
overseeing geological modelling, geo-statistical evaluation and implementing a
grade control system for its operations. He was also contracted by Gold Fields
to oversee the operational geology function of the East Driefontein gold mine
and the Kloof gold mine, both based in South Africa near Johannesburg.  Mr.
Richard's applied ground experience will supplement CAG's Bibiani operations in
Ghana and help support the Company's growing operational base in Zimbabwe.



Central African Gold's CEO Mr Greg Hunter said: "We are very pleased to welcome
such experienced personnel to the Company and feel they are ideally suited to
advance our aggressive growth objectives. We have an already strong portfolio of
projects; both producing and exploration focussed in Ghana, Mali, Zimbabwe and
Botswana, and are currently reviewing further prospects in the immediate area. I
believe the new additions to the management team have added to the strong skills
base of the Company and will help support the Board in delivering its vision of
CAG becoming a mid-tier African mining house."



                                  * * ENDS * *



For further information please contact or visit www.centralafricangold.com or
contact:

Greg Hunter          Central African Gold Plc           Tel: +27 (0)82 882 4222

In London:
Hugo de Salis        St Brides Media & Finance Ltd      Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 4477
Felicity Edwards     St Brides Media & Finance Ltd      Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 4477
Simon Raggett        Strand Partners Limited            Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494
Braden Saunders      Strand Partners Limited            Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494


In South Africa:
Nicole Broome        Central African Gold               Tel +27 11 676 2500
                                                        Mobile +27 83 601 1702

Charmane Russell     Russell and Associates             Tel: + 27 11 880 3924(Tel)
                                                        Mobile + 27 82 372 5816



Notes to Editors:

Central African Gold Plc, admitted to AIM in April 2004, was established to
acquire gold assets with a geographical focus on Africa. The Company has
established a sound portfolio with projects in Ghana, Mali and Botswana. It has
a highly experienced management team, which has worked together for four years
managing six underground greenstone gold mining operations and building
exploration portfolios.



CAG's portfolio includes the producing Bibiani gold mine and prospecting
licences in Ghana, which it acquired from AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, two joint
ventures in Mali covering 23 prospective permits and licences in Botswana
covering the extension of the Kraaipan greenstone belt from South Africa. The
directors are evaluating additional prospects in Africa to establish CAG as a
leading mid-tier African gold producer with world class exploration and
production assets.




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

MSCOKDKNOBKDPPD

Central African Gold (LSE:CAN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024

Central African Gold (LSE:CAN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024