Acquisition & Temp Suspension

RNS Number:4700X
Setstone PLC
07 April 2004

7 April 2004



                                  Announcement



                          Setstone Plc (the "Company")

                      Acquisition and Temporary Suspension



The Directors of Setstone Plc announce that the Company has signed Heads of
Agreement with SHG Golden & Silver Limited ("SHG") to conditionally acquire,
subject to contract, the whole of SHG's issued share capital on terms to be
finalised following due diligence.



SHG owns mineral resources in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.



These comprise the following:


-        Two operating gold mines: Kuran Jailoo covering 41.6 hectares and in which the Kyrgyzstan government
         owns 31%. Komator,the second mine is owned 100% by SHG and covers 22.5 km2.

-        Tasa-Kemin Area: contains 3 further areas in which gold mining has been conducted in the past as well
         as a highly prospective areas for gold, all of which covers in total 271km2 on which extensive drilling
         has already been carried out.
-
         Kalesai Deposit: a beryllium deposit which was utilised by the former Soviet Union and has a 28 year
         mine life remaining at 350,000 tonnes per year.

-   Kutessai-II Deposit, a rare earth base metals deposit.

-        Processing facility with a capacity of 500,000 tons of ore annually.




In view of its size the acquisition, if it proceeds, will be subject to
shareholders' prior approval. A further announcement will be made in due course
and the Company has requested that trading in its shares on AIM be temporarily
suspended.


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