African Mining & Exploration Plc announced the completion of a resource definition drilling programme at its 207 sq km Kossanto Gold Project ('Kossanto') located in the highly prospective Kenieba inlier in western Mali. 3,136m reverse circulation ('RC') drilling programme completed following positive check-assay results at Kossanto which included 9m at 11.88g/t Au with 2m at 28.15 g/t, and 19m at 1.87 g/t Au with 10m at 2.42 g/t. Programme primarily targeted Gourbassi East area where a mineralised structure of 900m strike length, which remains open, has been identified, and also drill tested the Gourbassi West target area. Further positive check-assay results received on previously identified mineralisation in a trench resampling programme at Gourbassi East undertaken November 2012 with significant intercepts including 13m at 0.93 g/t and 23m at 0.68 g/t. To date over 2,000 samples have been submitted to an accredited laboratory and results will be announced in due course.

Aim to delineate a maiden JORC compliant resource at Kossanto in first half 2013.