Results for 2006 - Delivering on Promises

22 March 2007 - European Goldfields Limited (AIM: EGU / TSX: EGU) ("European Goldfields" or the "Company") today reports its results for the financial year ended 31 December 2006. Highlights of the year are:

Financial highlights:

• Sales of US$52.4m in 2006, compared to $1.5m in 2005
• Sales up 30% in Q4 over Q3 2006
• Profit (before tax) of $12m in 2006, compared with a loss of $13.3m in 2005
• Operating cash flow increasing to $19.4m in 2006, up $26.3m over 2005
• Annual net earnings reported for the first time; $3m in 2006
• Working capital of $41.9m at 31 December 2006; funded beyond permitting of new projects

Operational highlights:

• Stratoni production targets exceeded for 2006
• New economic mineralisation discovered at Stratoni
• Off-take agreements signed for 70% of Olympias stockpile of gold concentrates - Expressions of interest received for the balance
• Two technical feasibility studies for Skouries and Certej nearly completed in 2006 
• Permit-wide exploration underway in Greece - Twenty exploration targets identified
• Albion Process Technology achieved 92% gold recovery on composite sample
• Target exploration underway to extend Certej life-of-mine

Commenting on the results, David Reading, Chief Executive Officer of European Goldfields, said: "We are delighted to be reporting annual net earnings for the first time in our history, and to have exceeded our production target in 2006 for our Stratoni operations.  Future growth will also come from our other three major gold and base metals projects which have made significant progress during 2006.  These are well on track with feasibility work completed and permitting progressing as planned. With rapidly increasing cash flows and one of the largest proven gold and base metal reserves in Europe, we remain on track to become a leading mid-tier producer over the next few years."

Conference Call & Webcast - 22 March 2007 at 10am EST / 2pm GMT

European Goldfields will host a conference call on Thursday, 22 March 2007 at 10:00 a.m. EST / 2:00 pm GMT to update investors and analysts on its results. Participants may join the call by dialing one of the three following numbers, approximately 10 minutes before the start of the call.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

European Goldfields' audited consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the years ended 31 December 2006 and 2005 are filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

STRATONI OPERATIONS (GREECE)

Highlights:

• Production targets exceeded for 2006
• Stratoni reserves increased by 23%
• New economic mineralisation discovered at Stratoni
• Strong community support achieved for Stratoni operations

Production targets exceeded for 2006 - European Goldfields' 65%-owned subsidiary Hellas Gold S.A. ("Hellas Gold") has milled a total of 179,950 wet metric tonnes (wmt) of ore in 2006 at its Stratoni zinc-lead-silver plant in Northern Greece, exceeding the production target of 170,000 wmt for the year.

Hellas Gold completed seven shipments of concentrates from Stratoni in Q4 2006, and 20 shipments for the whole of 2006. This translates into the following sales of concentrates:

Sales of contained metals increased by 38% for lead and 35% for silver in Q4 2006 compared to Q3 2006, while decreasing by a marginal 6% for zinc.

Production ramp-up in 2006 - Ore production rates from underground have steadily increased from 400 to almost 900 tonnes per day during 2006. Ore production is expected to continue to increase more rapidly than initially anticipated, up to a maximum of 400,000 tonnes per year by the end of 2009.

The successful ramp-up in production to date is a result of extensive refurbishment of mine infrastructure undertaken in 2006. This included the refurbishment and re-equipping of mine workings and equipment, installation of key items such as a backfill pump to ensure tight fill in the upper levels, and backfilling a large void inventory to provide working faces.  Rehabilitation work at the Stratoni mill was also essentially complete by Q3 2006.

In summary, Hellas Gold has redesigned the mine and is now operating at a steady rate while completing the underground development required for 2007 production and the new decline to ramp-up production in 2008.

Hellas Gold has also started an improved programme of detailed grade control in Q3 2006. This has already increased the understanding of grade distribution within the orebody and should improve mining efficiency and plant recovery over time.

Ongoing investment in the plant includes new pumps and commissioning of the already installed on-stream analyser for improved recovery.

Stratoni reserves increased by 23% - European Goldfields announced in January 2007 an increase in reserves at Stratoni, which were reported as follows under Canadian NI 43-101:

* After deduction of ore extracted since the start of mining operations in Q4 2005.

Total reserve tonnes have increased by 23% over the reserves published prior to the start of operations at Stratoni in Q4 2005, accounting for deduction of ore since then.  The new reserve will add an extra year to Stratoni's life of mine, a 20% increase over the remaining five-year mine life under the prior reserve. 
A marginal reduction in grades is expected to be more than offset by greater quantities of metal to be produced over the total life of mine and the ramping-up of production going forward.

The new reserve has allowed Hellas Gold to ramp-up its planned yearly ore production schedule as follows:

- Year 2006: 170,000 tonnes
- Year 2007: 250,000 tonnes
- Year 2008: 350,000 tonnes
- Year 2009: 400,000 tonnes
- Year 2010: 400,000 tonnes
- Year 2011: 400,000 tonnes
- Year 2012: 400,000 tonnes

This new reserve is based on an updated measured & indicated resource estimate for the Stratoni orebody, which results from a new optimised geological model based on revised geological mapping, additional data from underground sampling, and a more reliable understanding of the orebody after a full year of mining at Stratoni.

A better understanding of the orebody has also allowed Hellas Gold to define increased inferred resources comprising some 555,000 tonnes grading 7.3% lead, 10.2% zinc and 181 g/t silver.

In addition, Hellas Gold recently started a new exploration drilling programme at Stratoni, which is expected to increase life of mine by another two years at least. Initial drilling results are expected in Q1 2007. An important objective of the drilling programme is to upgrade existing inferred resources to full Canadian NI 43-101 compliant reserves.

Development underway for continued production ramp-up in 2007 - A ramp to access the upper parts of the mine has been commenced, along with infrastructure to connect the upper part of the mine with existing ore bins to improve ore handling and ventilation. This infrastructure will provide access to new working ends in the upper part of the mine to ensure the ramp-up in production continues in 2007.

Significant progress has also been made on the new decline to the Mavres Petres orebody, which is now approximately 1,100 metres in and advancing at over 5m per day on average. The new decline is not necessary for mining in 2007 but becomes critical for the future production ramp-up involving the deeper portions of the orebody, as well as providing better ventilation.

Tailings strategy outlined - In order to ensure tailings storage capacity for the life of mine, a global strategy for the management of tailings has been developed by Hellas Gold. Additional tailings storage space has been created by removing coarse tailings material from existing storage facilities to backfill old mine workings. Dried fine material has also been moved from the existing tailings ponds and placed in the voids created by removing the coarse tailings. Following successful trials, two filter presses have been bought and will be commissioned in Q2 2007. The filter press at the mill will be used for processing the current production of fine tailings and water treatment sludge to allow the maximum utilisation of the space created at the existing facility. The second filter press will eventually be installed close to the new water treatment plant, but will initially be used to treat the wet tailings and water treatment sludge for dried c! ake storage. Current production of coarse tailings from production will be used for backfill of current workings.

Water management programme adopted - To reduce future water pumping and treatment costs, Hellas Gold commenced backfilling of the old Madem Lakkos mine workings. A total of 13,000m3 of void has been filled so far.  In addition, a second water treatment plant at the Stratoni mine site will be commissioned in 2007 to improve efficiency and provide capacity for extreme rainfall events. The new plant will include the second filter press to allow dry storage of treatment residue as filter cake.

New economic mineralisation discovered at Stratoni - In October 2006, European Goldfields began an exploration drilling programme at Stratoni.  Stratoni already has well-defined reserves over a six-year life of mine. Six areas targeted by the drilling are obvious extensions to known mineralisation, in addition to more conceptual targets between the two main Stratoni deposits.

The two targets being investigated first are known extensions to previously mined areas of the Stratoni (Madem Lakkos) deposit, where production grades of 9.0 to 10.7% lead, 9.0 to 9.6% zinc and 160.0 to 185.3 g/t silver are recorded.  The programme is aimed at drilling out resources in these areas of known economic mineralisation.

Drilling into the known extensions of the upper part of the eastern deposit at Stratoni (Madem Lakkos) has confirmed the geological model with mineralisation occurring in the fold hinge of an antiform in the upper levels.  Mine workings that were not recorded in the old mine plans have been shown to be more extensive than previously thought.  A second deeper target at Madem Lakkos will be drilled in Q2 of this year.

The drilling programme will also investigate inferred resources which form extensions to the western deposit at Stratoni (Mavres Petres). The drilling programme is designed to upgrade these inferred resources to the measured and indicated categories. These inferred resources are extrapolations from the known reserves and comprise some 555,000 tonnes grading 7.3% lead, 10.2% zinc and 181 g/t silver.

Economic mineralisation has been encountered in the new decline running between the existing reserve and mined-out areas at Madem Lakkos.  The decline exposed some 35 metres of strike length and a minimum of 4 metres width.  The zone is located approximately half-way between the two previously known deposits at Stratoni.  Average grades from panel sampling of 6.2% lead, 11.2% zinc and 105 g/t silver compare favourably with current reserves.  The zone is open along strike, up and down dip and towards the hanging wall and is interpreted as a footwall zone to the main marble horizon.  In addition to the intersected zone, there is a high potential for further mineralisation where the zone intercepts the main marble both up dip and to the east. A drill programme designed to define at least 200 metres of strike and 75 metres of dip extent will commence in April 2007.  The new decline will enable immediate access for mining of any new discovery.

Additional drilling will also be conducted from the new decline at regular intervals along the rest of the 1.5 kilometre zone between the existing reserve and mined-out areas at Madem Lakkos.

The drilling programme aims to significantly increase reserves and life of mine.  The existing environmental and mining permits for Stratoni will allow Hellas Gold to immediately exploit any new discoveries resulting from this drilling programme.

SKOURIES & OLYMPIAS PROJECTS (GREECE)

Highlights:

• Off-take agreements signed for 70% of Olympias stockpile of gold concentrates - Expressions of interest received for the balance
• Skouries technical feasibility study nearly completed
• Skouries reserves increased by 13%
• Phasing of Olympias established
• Permitting process underway
• Permit-wide exploration underway - Twenty exploration targets identified

Off-take agreements signed for 70% of Olympias stockpile of gold concentrates - Expressions of interest received for the balance - Hellas Gold's Olympias project benefits from an existing stockpile of gold concentrates representing a reserve of approximately 258,000 tonnes grading 23.3 g/t gold (containing 193,000 oz of gold), in addition to substantial underground reserves of gold, lead, zinc and silver. An additional 9,000 wet metric tonnes (wmt) of concentrates (containing 6,000 oz of gold) is also located at Hellas Gold's port facility in Stratoni.

In 2006, Hellas Gold secured the sale of a total of 184,000 wmt of Olympias concentrates (containing approximately 130,000 oz of gold) over a three year period to four different off-takers - Shandong MIC BioGold Ltd (a subsidiary of Michelago Limited of Australia), MRI Trading AG, a subsidiary of Celtic Resources Holdings Plc and Euromin S.A. - with expressions of interest to sell up to an additional 132,000 wmt of concentrates if the initial shipments are successful.

In Q4 2006, Hellas Gold completed six shipments of gold concentrates from the Olympias stockpile, representing half of the 12 shipments completed in 2006.  This amounts to the shipment of 9,041 wet metric tonnes of gold concentrates in Q4 2006 and 17,649 for the whole of 2006.

The price payable for the concentrates varies with the prevailing gold price.  The agreements produce an attractive return for Hellas Gold at a gold price of US$500/oz.

Skouries technical feasibility study nearly completed - Hellas Gold has completed most technical studies for the final bankable feasibility study on its Skouries project in Northern Greece. Skouries is a typical gold-copper porphyry deposit that forms a near vertical pipe. These studies include:

• A cost and definition study for the process plant and associated infrastructure, undertaken by Aker Kvaerner Engineering Services
• A cost and definition study for underground mechanical and electrical utilities, undertaken by Scott Wilson Mining
• The design of the tailings management facility, undertaken by Golder Associates
• A study of hydrogeology and creek boundaries by the Greek Institute of Geology & Mineral Exploration (IGME), to be used in the development of a new hydrogeological model
• A reserves estimate, undertaken by SRK Consulting.

Mining studies confirm that Skouries could be mined as a low strip open pit (0.6:1) operation and as a highly productive underground mine, either in sequence or concurrently, at a rate between 6 and 8M tonnes per annum. This would produce annually approximately 40,000t of copper and 200,000 oz of gold over a mine life of over 20 years. This production rate is shown to be sustainable based on the detailed mine design carried out by SRK Consulting and benchmarking with other comparable mines. Other international consultants involved in these mining studies are Scott Wilson Mining, Diogo Caupers and Steve Nicol.

The metallurgy at Skouries is considered to be straight-forward. The mine will feed a process plant designed for a nominal throughput of 21,000 tonnes per day. The processing will comprise gyratory crushing for open pit and underground ore, single-stream SAG and ball-mill grinding. Approximately 30% of gold will be recovered by a gravity circuit to produce dor� on site. A highly-marketable copper/gold concentrate will also be produced by conventional froth flotation, thickening and filtration.

Extensive testwork completed by Lakefield Research and other consultants has shown average recoveries of 84% gold and 91% copper can be achieved. Concentrate grades of approximately 26% copper and averaging 27g/t gold are expected.

The concentrates will be trucked to Hellas Gold's port storage facility at Stratoni, which will be approximately 15km away by road from the Skouries plant site.  Skouries is located on a high plateau with no habitation in the vicinity.

The study by Golder Associates incorporates the latest paste production technology in a phased tailings management facility (TMF) that will minimise land take and embankment height and provides increased tailings stability. The study shows that the paste tailings are inert. The use of paste tailings and a phased TMF also allows sequential rehabilitation of the tailings management facility to minimise active tailings areas.

The technical studies indicate to date that the project will require approximately US$270 million in initial capital expenditure under the following categories:

• $188 million for the process plant and associated infrastructure
• $53 million for the tailings management facility
• $21 million for the open pit
• $8 million for other costs

Operating costs for the open pit mining are expected to be $1.28 per tonne, and $6.05 per tonne for the underground mining.

Hellas Gold plans to publish the results of the final feasibility study on Skouries once the final Environmental Impact Study (EIS) is completed in Q2 2007.  The EIS is being carried out by the Greek consulting group Enveco.

Hellas Gold has initiated discussions with Outokumpu Oy for the purchase of mill and plant equipment and with Aktor S.A. for the construction of the plant and related infrastructure.

Skouries reserves increased by 13% - In July 2006, European Goldfields announced a 13% increase in reserve tonnes for Hellas Gold's Skouries deposit, which were reported as follows:

The increase in reserves resulted from a new mine plan and schedule which includes the adoption of a deeper open pit, an optimised sub-level cave underground mine design and improved long-term metal price forecasts.  The updated reserve was estimated by SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd at a gold price of $425/oz and a copper price of $1.1/lb.

The updated reserve is based on a new pit optimisation and subsequent practical pit design along with a detailed underground mine design based on relevant net smelter return (NSR) cut-offs and practical mining constraints which takes into account mining recoveries and dilution.

Phasing of Olympias established - Development at Olympias will progress in three phases, which will allow the phasing of capital.  Phase 1 will consist in Hellas Gold processing old tailings at Olympias, which will have the added benefit of cleaning up the valley, together with underground refurbishment and limited mining in the upper levels of the mine.  These tailings contain 2,400,000 tonnes of material grading 3.4 g/t gold and 14.2 g/t silver, which could yield 385,000 tonnes of marketable concentrates grading 19.2 g/t gold and 75.7 g/t silver.

Phase 2 will consist in underground mining around the existing shaft and other infrastructure, thereby minimising capital investment. Hellas Gold has recently completed a mining schedule for Phase 2, which indicates that ore will be extracted at a rate progressing between 200,000 and 400,000 tonnes per annum, expected to commence in 2008. Revenue during Phase 2 will be generated from the sale of lead/silver, zinc and gold pyrite/arsenopyrite concentrates.

Finally, Phase 3 will consist in the construction of infrastructure , including a new gold processing facilities at Stratoni.

Permitting process underway - In January 2006, Hellas Gold submitted a business plan to the Greek State for the joint development of its major gold and base metal projects of Skouries and Olympias. This submission represents a significant milestone in obtaining the permits for these projects.

The business plan focuses on a phased approach to the development of the projects with emphasis on achieving full production at the Skouries gold-copper porphyry deposit as soon as possible, and the phasing of the Olympias gold-lead-zinc-silver deposit.  This approach minimises financial risk by the phased injection of capital.  The principal revenue stream in the early phases will be through the sale of concentrates.

In March 2006, Hellas Gold received an official response from the Greek Ministry of Development (the "Ministry") on the business plan. The response states that the Ministry is in agreement with the principles stated in the business plan, and that the Ministry considers the business plan to be in the best interests of the Greek economy. This response was received by Hellas Gold within the timeframe provided for in its contract with the Greek State.

In March 2006, Hellas Gold submitted a preliminary environmental impact study (PEIS) to the Greek government, on which comments are expected shortly. Hellas Gold is currently finalising a full environmental impact study (EIS) which is expected to be submitted to the Greek government in Q2 2007, addressing any comments made on the PEIS. On approval of the EIS, the environmental permits for Skouries and Olympias are expected to be issued.

Hellas Gold will then submit to the Greek government a final technical report on the Skouries and Olympias projects, which will restate the principles of the business plan and take into account any conditions detailed in the environmental permit.  The mining permits are expected to be issued on approval of the technical report by the Greek government.

Permit-wide exploration underway - Twenty exploration targets identified - Hellas Gold holds 317 km� of highly prospective exploration licences in northern Greece. Recent work by European Goldfields has highlighted a total of twenty exploration targets, including six advance targets and extensions to known deposits, seven targets of known mineralisation for follow-up work and seven conceptual targets. The geological context of the targets has been identified and a model for the emplacement of known mineralisation has now been developed.

The model indicates that there are more than 20 km of structural corridors that have acted as mineralising pathways with marble hosted polymetallic massive sulphide mineralisation, including the Stratoni and Olympias deposits. The model also identifies a 10 km long intrusive belt which hosts the Skouries copper/gold porphyry.

A programme of mapping, reinterpretation and modelling is underway on the Piavitsa advanced target.  This polymetallic massive sulphide target comprises a 6 km mineralised structure with a 3.5 km central zone expressed by old manganese oxide open pits.  Within the zone, seven holes drilled by the previous owners over 1300 metres of strike length and some 500 metres of known down dip extent define three mineralised horizons averaging 12 metres width including high grade zones averaging around six metres width.  Grades within the intercepts ranged from 0.3 to 22.2 g/t gold, 0 to 533 g/t silver, 0 to 26% zinc and 0 to 12% lead.  The current programme is designed to better define targets and assist in the interpretation of geophysical surveys planned for later in the year.

Pilot ground based geophysical programmes are being commissioned in order to assess the effectiveness of EM geophysical surveys over areas that are prospective for massive sulphide mineralisation.  Once the results have been considered, European Goldfields plans to fly airborne magnetic surveys over the entire licence block and airborne EM surveys over the massive sulphide belts.  The airborne surveys are planned
for H2 2007 and are aimed at identifying new target areas and prioritising these with existing targets in preparation for drilling in 2008.

CERTEJ PROJECT (ROMANIA)

Highlights:

• Viability of two development options confirmed
• Albion Process Technology achieved 92% gold recovery on composite sample
• Resources converted into Canadian NI 43-101 compliant reserves
• Urbanisation Certificate received - First milestone in the permitting process
• Technical feasibility study submitted to Romanian government
• Target exploration underway to extend life-of-mine

Viability of two development options confirmed - European Goldfields is actively pursuing two viable development options for its 80%-owned Certej project:

• the production and sale of high-grade gold/silver flotation concentrates
• the production of gold dor� on site using the Albion Process.

The project is expected to involve the mining and processing of 3.0 Mt per annum over at least nine years. This would yield approximately 275,000 tonnes of concentrate per annum with high grades ranging realistically between 17 - 22 g/t gold and 85 - 165 g/t silver (depending on the source of the ore in the deposit), with a flotation gold recovery of approximately 88%.  This translates into an annual planned production of approximately 170,000 oz of contained gold in the concentrate.

Albion Process Technology achieved 92% gold recovery on composite sample - Using the Albion Process to produce gold dor� on site is expected to significantly increase project profitability and returns.  Recent results using the Albion Process suggest recoveries from concentrates of approximately 92% for gold and up to 95% for silver.  The Albion Process is a combination of ultra-fine grinding of concentrates and oxidatative leaching at atmospheric pressure.

Hydrometallurgy Research Laboratories (HRL, a subsidiary of Xstrata PLC) is completing the Stage III pilot plant scale continuous testwork programme using the Albion Process, after which European Goldfields expects to publish Canadian NI 43-101 compliant reserves based on this process. HRL has already successfully completed Stages I and II of the metallurgical testwork programme.

In October 2006, European Goldfields entered into licence agreements securing the Albion Process Technology for the Certej project.  The licence agreements were entered into with Xstrata Queensland Limited and Highlands Frieda Limited, the co-owners of the technology.

Resources converted into Canadian NI 43-101 compliant reserves - In April 2006, European Goldfields announced the conversion of resources into Canadian NI 43-101 compliant reserves for the Certej deposit, based on the sale of concentrates option. The reserve estimation was carried out by independent consultants RSG Global Pty Ltd ("RSG Global") and can be summarised as follows:

Note: Lower cut-off grade of 0.8 g/t gold.  Uniform conditioning and based on a selected mining unit model using 6.25 X 12.5 X 2.5 metre blocks.

The reserve was estimated at a gold price of $425/oz and a silver price of $7/oz. This estimation followed the completion of extensive metallurgical testwork, an in-house pre-feasibility study and subsequent pit optimisation and pit design work by RSG Global, which included a geotechnical drilling programme and geotechnical pit design parameters completed by Golder Associates of the UK.

The conversion of resources into reserves means that the project can support the necessary capital investment and produce a robust return at a gold price of $425/oz and above.

Urbanisation Certificate received - First milestone in the permitting process - In September 2006, European Goldfields announced that the Hunedoara County Council has issued a General Urbanisation Certificate for the Certej project.  The certificate confirms the designation of Certej as an industrial mining area and confirms local community support for the project. This important milestone is the first official step in the permitting process for Certej.

Technical feasibility study submitted to Romanian government - European Goldfields has established a clear path to applying for permits to develop the Certej project. In 2006, European Goldfields completed the following studies in support of its permit application:

• all necessary Environmental Impact Assessments (Levels I and II)
• a Social Impact Assessment Study
• an Archaeological Study
• a Technical Feasibility Study (TFS), submitted to the government in March 2007

The TFS will provide the majority of technical analysis for a bankable feasibility study to be produced in Q2 2007 for project financing.

Environmental impact study nearing completion - To complete its application for environmental and mining permits, European Goldfields plans to submit a final Environmental Impact Study (EIS) to the Romanian government in Q3 2007, allowing an increase in production at Certej and the processing of ore on site. European Goldfields already holds a mining permit for Certej, which is currently being exploited on a small scale by the Company's partner in Romania.

The permits and a detailed urbanisation plan are expected by the end of 2007 following a standard public consultation process with the local community.  Customary construction and public utility permits are expected to follow by mid-2008 when the detailed engineering design has been completed for the site plant.

ECOIND and Cepromin, Romanian companies with proven track records in environmental research and permitting procedures, and the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest have been employed to assist in preparing the TFS and the EIS.  These studies also include significant input from international consultants such as RSG Global, Golder Associate and Core Resources.

Target exploration underway to extend Certej life-of-mine - Exploration in Romania will focus on extending the life-of-mine of the Certej project and increasing the number of conceptual and regional targets for further exploration in the South Apuseni Mountain area.

Certej life-of-mine extension work comprises drilling out inferred resources and deeper, potentially high grade feeder zones, in-fill drilling and metallurgical testwork on satellite deposits, investigation of high grade vein deposits near to the project that could sweeten the feed grade in the early project life and the development of targets that could enhance the value of concentrates produced, by the addition of copper rich material for example. Drilling to convert inferred resources (currently treated as waste where they fall in the open pit) to the indicated category has now commenced and will be completed in two phases, the second phase being results dependant. Phase one comprises a total of eight diamond drillholes and phase two comprises seven diamond drillholes. European Goldfields has identified thirteen targets in total within its current concessions and plans to carry out exploration work on six of them in 2007.  The two most advanced targets, Teascu and! Pitigus, are effectively contiguous to one another and are located some seven kilometres from Certej.  In-house resource estimates on these two targets are expected by Q3 2007 following in-fill drilling.

European Goldfields is planning a major programme of airborne geophysics and regional mapping and geochemical surveys in order to generate and prioritise regional and conceptual targets in the region.  The results will be used to further develop the model built up during recent generative work which highlighted the importance of the overall structural framework in controlling intrusives and for the channeling, concentrating and trapping of mineralisation. Systematic investigation of these targets, including drilling, metallurgical testwork and resource definition, is planned for 2008.

 
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Resources & reserves parameters

For additional information on the resource and reserve estimates quoted in this news release, please refer to the Company's Resources & Reserves Declaration at www.egoldfields.com/goldfields/resources.jsp. Patrick Forward, General Manager, Exploration of the Company, was the Qualified Person under Canadian National Instrument 43-101 responsible for reviewing the disclosure of resource and reserve estimates quoted in this news release.

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