Drilling Report

    RNS Number : 0353L
  Persian Gold PLC
  05 January 2009
   
    Persian Gold PLC
    Drilling report
    5 January 2009 

    Exploration Update on Dalli

    Persian Gold (AIM:PNG), the Irish based Iranian gold and copper explorer, is pleased to provide results from the trenching programme at
the South Hill of Dalli. The property, which lies 200km southwest of Tehran, is a gold/copper porphyry with extensive surface mineralisation
and two distinct centres located 1.7km apart. It is a joint venture between Persian Gold (70%) and Dorsa (30%), a local Iranian company.

    A total of 1220 metres in 8 trenches have been placed in the South Hill area and samples taken every 2 metres at the main hill and 4
metres away from the main hill. A total of 475 channel samples were collected from these trenches. The channel samples were analysed for
gold and copper as well 43 other elements in ALS Chemex Lab in Canada and these results include:

 Trench No.       Total Length         Mineralised         Gold (g/t)       Copper (%)
                                    Interval (m)

    TR01            176                 176              0.91 g/t           0.34%

    TR02            188                 188               1.1 g/t           0.33%

  TR2450            216                 128              0.64 g/t           0.5%

  TR2540            120                 120               1.0 g/t           0.32%

  TR2600            116                  78              0.82 g/t           0.62%

   TR2340           180                  44               0.4 g/t           0.1%

   TR2400           184                  40               0.1 g/t           0.3%

   TR2030           40                   40              0.04 g/t           0.05%



    Three of these trenches were placed along the azimuths of the drill holes DDH01, DDH02 and DDH07. Results from these holes were reported
earlier. The gold and copper concentrations in the trenches show a very good correlation at depth with the borehole results.

    The results of drilling, trench sampling and surface geological mapping, show that the gold and copper mineralisation is still open at
north-northwest of South Hill.

    A detailed 3D model of the deposit will be completed in Q1 2009, which will include an estimate of potential tonnage.

    This release has been approved by Bahman Rashidi, Country Manager, for Persian Gold and a qualified geologist with more than eleven
years experience exploring in Iran.

    Enquiries:

 Persian Gold PLC
 John Teeling, Executive Chairman  [phone]

 College Hill
 Paddy Blewer                      [phone]
 Nick Elwes

 Blue Oar Securities
 Nick Lovering                     [phone]
 Toby Gibbs 


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