Arzu South Resource Drilling: Kiziltepe Prospect

9 April 2008
AIM / PLUS Markets: AAU

          ARZU SOUTH RESOURCE DRILLING: KIZILTEPE PROSPECT

  Positive results to be incorporated in revised resource estimate

Ariana  Resources  plc   ("Ariana"  or  "the   Company"),  the   gold
exploration and development company focused on Turkey, announces  the
results from 31 diamond drill holes completed on the Arzu South  Vein
at the Kiziltepe gold prospect.   This drilling was undertaken  along
650m of strike of the Arzu  South vein system and in-filled  drilling
undertaken in 2006  and 2007.   The new results  are consistent  with
those contained in  the existing  defined mineral  resource and  will
help to  establish  a revised  Joint  Ore Reserves  Committee  (JORC)
estimate for the upper portion of the vein.

Highlights


  * Intersections of 6.9m at 23.25 g/t Au equiv., 7.3m @ 11.99 g/t Au
    equiv. and 9.4m @ 9.07 g/t Au equiv.



  * New JORC resource estimates underway for Arzu South and Banu
    veins



  * Additional drilling results from Arzu North, Vein 4 and Ceylan
    veins pending


Dr. Kerim Sener, Managing Director, commented:

"We continue  to  be  encouraged  by the  progress  of  our  work  at
Kiziltepe, both at Arzu  South and at other  veins on the prospect.
The  aim  of  the  Arzu  South  programme  was  to  establish  higher
geological confidence in the near surface resource and to upgrade our
2007 resource estimate.  Both objectives have been achieved.

"Our extended drilling programme was completed on schedule and we are
presently in the process of  receiving and interpreting new data  for
the Arzu North, Banu, Vein 4 and Ceylan veins.  These veins show  the
potential to add to the global mineral resource for the prospect.

"We are also presently evaluating  the optimal mining and  processing
route for the prospect whilst considering specific scenarios for  its
further development via a scoping study."

Details of Programme

A field team from the Company's Turkish operating subsidiary,  Galata
Madencilik San. ve Tic.  Ltd. Sti., supervised  the completion of  31
diamond HQ drill holes on the Arzu South Vein.  The holes reported in
this release totalled a depth of 1,589m.  They were drilled to depths
of between 34 and  77 metres and  angled at 60  degrees along a  650m
section of  vein  strike length.    Quartz veins,  other  mineralised
structures and  stockwork were  located in  all 31  holes.   Selected
intersections are given in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Diamond  drill hole  intersection data from  the Arzu  South
Vein:


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|           |From |       | Apparent |Recovery | Gold | Silver  | Au + Au  |
|   Hole    | (m) |To (m) |Width (m) |   (%)   | (Au  |(Ag g/t) |  equiv.  |
|           |     |       |          |         | g/t) |         |  (g/t)   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D01-08 |30.1 | 32.5  |   2.4    |   83    | 1.42 |  10.24  |   1.62   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D02-08 |27.3 | 36.7  |   9.4    |   93    | 3.86 |  20.88  |   4.28   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D03-08 |69.4 | 73.4  |   4.0    |   100   | 1.28 |  49.29  |   2.27   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D04-08 |36.4 | 43.4  |   7.0    |   97    | 3.06 |  65.81  |   4.38   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D05-08 |22.5 | 23.4  |   1.0    |   94    | 3.46 |  38.01  |   4.22   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |32.6 | 33.1  |   0.5    |   100   | 6.61 |  27.30  |   7.16   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D05-08 |39.1 | 44.0  |   4.9    |   95    | 5.65 |  73.67  |   7.12   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D06-08 |63.3 | 63.8  |   0.5    |   100   |16.20 | 463.00  |  25.46   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |69.5 | 72.7  |   3.2    |   98    | 2.24 |  93.12  |   4.10   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D07-08 |32.4 | 36.3  |   3.9    |   88    | 1.39 |  8.47   |   1.56   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |38.3 | 41.9  |   3.6    |   96    | 3.07 |  54.30  |   4.16   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D08-08 |27.0 | 28.7  |   1.7    |   95    | 2.73 |  57.74  |   3.88   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |34.0 | 37.2  |   3.2    |   98    | 3.67 |  34.61  |   4.36   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D09-08 |33.4 | 39.0  |   5.6    |   95    | 4.12 |  81.01  |   5.74   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D10-08 |63.3 | 65.5  |   2.2    |   99    | 7.75 | 146.50  |  10.68   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D11-08 |36.6 | 40.6  |   4.0    |   86    |10.21 | 106.37  |  12.34   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D12-08 |14.5 | 15.1  |   0.6    |   97    | 5.36 |  42.80  |   6.22   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |31.1 | 36.0  |   4.9    |   95    | 3.75 |  19.03  |   4.13   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |58.8 | 60.8  |   2.0    |   99    | 6.47 | 187.00  |  10.21   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D14-08 |19.4 | 21.8  |   2.4    |   97    | 3.38 |  83.67  |   5.05   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |30.9 | 31.7  |   0.8    |   100   |12.00 | 196.00  |  15.92   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D15-08 |19.8 | 29.2  |   9.4    |   95    | 7.31 |  88.01  |   9.07   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |29.7 | 32.1  |   2.4    |   97    | 4.96 |  46.38  |   5.89   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D16-08 |26.8 | 29.4  |   2.6    |   95    | 8.92 | 148.92  |  11.90   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D17-08 |26.6 | 33.5  |   6.9    |   90    |21.28 |  98.72  |  23.25   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D18-08 |35.7 | 37.3  |   1.6    |   97    | 4.59 | 132.76  |   7.25   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D19-08 |27.8 | 34.1  |   6.3    |   96    |11.08 | 136.28  |  13.81   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D20-08 |29.6 | 34.0  |   4.4    |   94    | 6.38 | 103.30  |   8.45   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |44.5 | 44.8  |   0.3    |   100   | 9.87 | 123.00  |  12.33   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D21-08 |34.6 | 41.9  |   7.3    |   96    | 9.42 | 128.35  |  11.99   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D22-08 |44.6 | 48.4  |   3.8    |   98    | 8.91 | 131.25  |  11.54   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D23-08 |11.2 | 12.0  |   0.8    |   98    | 6.88 | 435.00  |  15.58   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |47.0 | 49.8  |   2.8    |   96    | 3.27 |  60.94  |   4.49   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D24-08 |30.7 | 32.0  |   1.3    |   96    | 2.15 |  53.17  |   3.21   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |38.9 | 44.5  |   5.6    |   97    | 8.52 | 164.66  |  11.81   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D25-08 |40.3 | 46.3  |   6.1    |   98    | 6.21 | 141.17  |   9.03   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D26-08 |44.4 | 47.6  |   3.2    |   97    | 7.51 | 285.81  |  13.23   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D27-08 |24.0 | 26.6  |   2.6    |   92    | 1.27 |  8.82   |   1.45   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |40.0 | 42.1  |   2.1    |   95    | 9.43 | 348.00  |  16.39   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D28-08 |11.5 | 12.2  |   0.7    |   100   | 4.23 |  5.30   |   4.34   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |27.4 | 28.5  |   1.1    |   100   | 5.52 |  18.30  |   5.89   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|And        |33.0 | 36.0  |   3.0    |   91    | 2.94 |  77.82  |   4.50   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D29-08 |21.7 | 25.1  |   3.5    |   97    | 4.07 |  93.66  |   5.94   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D30-08 |42.0 | 47.4  |   5.4    |   97    |10.94 | 190.02  |  14.74   |
|-----------+-----+-------+----------+---------+------+---------+----------|
|KTP-D31-08 |46.6 | 49.0  |   2.4    |   99    | 5.57 | 108.04  |   7.73   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Notes:                                                                    |
|No top cut has been applied to assay results                              |
|Intersections based on a 0.5 g/t cut off grade                            |
|Weighted averages have been calculated for core recovery and gold/silver  |
|grades                                                                    |
|Au + Au equiv. g/t is the sum of the gold grade and the gold equivalent   |
|grade of silver based on a gold/silver price ratio of approximately 1:50  |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+


Sampling and Assaying Procedures

606 half core samples from the  drilling programme on the Arzu  South
Vein were sent for assay.  Of these 362 samples have returned  grades
of less than 0.5 g/t Au (60% of the total), 70 samples between  0.5-1
g/t Au (11%  of total),  97 between  1-5 g/t  Au (16%  of total),  41
between 5-10g/t (7% of total) and 36  samples above 10 g/t Au (6%  of
total), with the peak grade at 33.50 g/t Au and 1,590 g/t Ag.  Sample
recovery averaged 96% in the mineralised zones.

All samples have been prepared by the ALS Chemex preparation facility
in Izmir and assayed by 30g  fire assay at the ALS Chemex  laboratory
in Romania.  Routine re-assaying of all samples assaying greater than
10 g/t Au  and 100 g/t  Ag has also  been completed by  ALS Chemex.
Standard, blank and duplicate  samples are being  used in the  sample
batches,  which  is  in  line  with  the  Company's  quality  control
procedures.  Quality control checks  have determined that all  blanks
and standards have passed  (except for one batch  for which an  assay
re-run has been requested) and duplicate samples have shown excellent
correlations, with 98.4% correlation for crushed duplicates and 99.6%
correlation for  pulp  duplicates.   Laboratory  sample  preparation,
assaying  procedures   and  chain   of  custody   are   appropriately
controlled.  The Company  maintains an archive  of half core  samples
and all  pulps  and  photographic  record of  all  cores  for  future
reference.

Kerim Sener, BSc (Hons), MSc, FGS,  PhD, is the Managing Director  of
Ariana Resources plc.  A graduate of the University of Southampton in
Geology, he also  holds a Master's  degree from the  Royal School  of
Mines  (Imperial  College,  London)  in  Mineral  Exploration  and  a
doctorate from the University of Western  Australia.  He is a  Fellow
of The  Geological Society  of London  and has  worked in  geological
research and mineral  consultancy in Southern  Africa and  Australia.
 He has read and approved the technical disclosure in this regulatory
announcement.

Contacts:


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| Ariana Resources plc             | Tel: [phone] |
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| Michael Spriggs, Chairman        |                    |
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| Kerim Sener, Managing Director   |                    |
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| Beaumont Cornish Limited         | Tel: [phone] |
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| Roland Cornish                   |                    |
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| Bankside Consultants             | Tel: [phone] |
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| Michael Padley / Louise Davis    |                    |
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| Loeb Aron & Company Ltd          | Tel: [phone] |
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| Peter Freeman / Frank Lucas      |                    |
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| City Capital Corporation Limited | Tel: [phone] |
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| Charles Dampney                  |                    |
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Editors' note:

About the Kiziltepe prospect

The  Kiziltepe  prospect  is  located  within  a  ten-year  renewable
operating licence  that  forms  part  of  the  Company's  100%  owned
Sindirgi gold project in Balikesir Province, western Turkey.

Kiziltepe lies  approximately 100km  east of  the one  million  ounce
vein-hosted Ovacik gold mine and 115km northwest of the five  million
ounce Kisladag  gold mine.  The prospect  hosts over  20km in  strike
length of  gold-silver  bearing  low-sulphidation  epithermal  quartz
veins across an  area of at  least 3km by  1km. Individual veins  are
exposed for up to 750m and widths  vary between 1m and 14m. The  main
veins trend northwest,  dip to  the northeast and  are hosted  within
Miocene age dacitic volcanic rocks.

Ariana  acquired  the  Sindirgi  Gold  Project  from  Newmont  Mining
Corporation (NYSE & ASX: NEM; TSX: NMC) in March 2005.  Franco-Nevada
Corporation retains the right  to a royalty of  up to 2.5% on  future
gold production from the Sindirgi gold project.

Ahead of  commencing  the  drilling programme,  Ariana  obtained  all
necessary environmental and  forestry approvals  from the  provincial
government in Balikesir and the State Government in Ankara.

About Ariana Resources

Ariana  is  an  exploration   and  development  company  focused   on
epithermal gold-silver and porphyry copper-gold deposits in Turkey.
The Company is exploring a portfolio of prospective licences selected
on the basis of its in-house remote-sensing database.

The Company's  flagship asset  is the  Sindirgi Gold  Project,  which
targets a series of prospects, within a prolific mineralised district
in western  Turkey.   The  project  hosts over  45km  of  gold-silver
bearing epithermal quartz  veins.   This project  is presently  being
assessed as to its economic merits.

Loeb Aron &  Company Ltd.  and City Capital  Corporation Limited  are
joint brokers  to the  Company and  Beaumont Cornish  Limited is  the
Company's nominated adviser.

For further  information  on Ariana  you  are invited  to  visit  the
Company's website at www.arianaresources.com.

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