Statement re Audited Accounts

RNS Number:9445F
Oriel Resources PLC
10 July 2006
                                                               
                                                                        AIM: ORI
                                                                        TSX: ORL
                                                                   PRESS RELEASE
                                                                   July 10, 2006

                              Oriel Resources Plc
                    Audited Accounts and Grant of Options

Oriel Resources plc ("Company") (AIM:ORI, TSX:ORL), the dually listed mining and
exploration company developing chromium and nickel deposits in Kazakhstan, 
announces that its Canadian auditors, BDO Dunwoody LLP ("BDO Canada"), have 
completed their audit of the Company's financial statements for the year ended 
December 31, 2005.

On June 30, 2006, BDO Stoy Hayward LLP, the Company's UK auditors, ("BDO UK") 
completed their audit of the Company's financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2005. The Company filed its unaudited financial statements on SEDAR
on that same date. On July 5, 2006 the Company filed on SEDAR its 2005 annual
report with its audited financial statements attached. The financial statements
were prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles and were accompanied by an auditor's report prepared by BDO UK. The
audited financial statements were mailed to shareholders on July 4, 2006 in
accordance with the extension granted by AIM.

The Company is a designated foreign issuer under Canadian securities laws and as 
such is exempt from the requirements under Canadian securities laws with respect 
to the preparation, approval and filing of its annual financial statements and 
auditor's report on financial statements if, among other things, it complies 
with certain foreign disclosure requirements. Canadian securities laws requires 
that the Company's financial statements be accompanied by an auditor's report 
prepared by an accounting firm that is, at the date of the auditor's report, a 
participating firm in the Canadian Public Accountability Board ("Board") and is 
in compliance with the restrictions or sanctions imposed by the Board. In order 
to comply with this requirement, an auditor's report has been prepared by BDO 
Canada and filed on SEDAR. BDO Canada finalised their audit report on July 7, 
2006 and the financial statements and auditor's report were filed on SEDAR on 
that same date.

The Company further announces the grant of 500,000 options (the 'Options') to 
acquire Ordinary Shares under the Company's Unapproved Share Option Plan (the 
'Option Plan') at an exercise price of 30.5p, which was determined under the 
Option Plan rules, to David Swan, the Company's Finance Director and Company 
Secretary.

The Options are exercisable as follows:

As to 116,667 Ordinary Shares - July 3 2007;
As to 116,667 Ordinary Shares - July 3 2008; and
As to 116,666 Ordinary Shares - July 3 2009.

Before this grant of the Options Mr Swan held options to acquire 500,000
Ordinary Shares under the Option Plan at an exercise price of 74.5p. He now
holds a total of 1,000,000 options.


ENDS

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For further information please contact:

Tania Tchedaeva, Assistant Company Secretary, Oriel Resources Plc 
Tel: [phone]

Gavin Dallas, Marketing and PR, Oriel Resources Plc 
Tel: [phone]

Michael Padley / Michael Spriggs, Bankside Consultants
Tel: [phone]

Keith Schaefer, Vanguard Shareholder Solutions
Tel: + 1 604 608 0824

www.orielresources.com
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