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GALANTAS GOLD CORPORATION (TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE : GAL) (AIM - LONDON : GAL) OMAGH GOLD MINE : OPERATIONAL UPDATE 26th June 2006 Galantas Gold Corporation announced today substantial progress in construction of its Omagh Gold Mine. Flotation & Gravity Gold Processing Plant o Mill Building steel frame & cladding is complete. o Equipment foundations and floors are concreted. o Ball Mill is installed. o All flotation cells are installed. o Crusher steelwork and conveyors are in final stages of fabrication. o Tailings thickener is fabricated. Infra-structure o Rock, till and peat storage areas have been created. o Access and haul roads are built. o Site Drainage has been installed. o Excavation of peat for the first paste tailings cell is complete. Difficulties were encountered in excavating an increased depth of peat over that expected. This has extended the period of excavation of the cells. Preparation for installation of the cell liner is in progress.. o A second and third cell have been part excavated. o Polishing pond is in construction o Kearney vein is exposed for mining over approximately 450m. Remaining work in progress includes completion of the tailings facility, electrical installation and installation of pumps and tankage. Core Drilling Status o A diamond drill program is underway with an emphasis on targets in or close to the Omagh property. o The program includes drill holes within the Kearney vein, Elkins Vein and some sterilisation drilling related to future facilities. o The first holes achieved 100% recovery of the core. Cores have been split and mineralised sections are with OMAC Laboratories Ltd of Galway, Ireland, a certified CCRMP laboratory, for analysis. o Mr. M.J.(Moe) Lavigne, P.Geo, is the qualified person overseeing the drilling program. Personnel Karl Martin (B.Sc.Hons) is managing construction work and has been appointed Mine Manager. Andrew Warburton (B.Eng.Hons ACSM) is managing the Flotation and Gravity Plant installation and has been appointed Mill Superintendent. Commissioning and Cash Flow Commissioning is expected in late summer 2006 with first cash flow from the project anticipated in the early Autumn. Ramp up to full production is expected to be complete in a 3 - 6 month period thereafter. When complete, the mine will be Ireland's only producing gold mine with production of up to 30,000 ozs of gold annually, mainly within sulphide concentrate, for shipment and sale to third party smelters. Additional revenues are projected to derive from associated lead and silver credits. The processing facility is designed to accept a head-grade of 20g/t gold from an open pit on the Kearney vein, with other nearby deposits to come on stream as developed. Sales of gold produced from the gravity section of the plant to the in-house jewellery business are also projected. The Galantas jewellery business sells certified Irish gold jewellery via a network of retailers and direct to the public over the internet at www.Galantas.com Test marketing of Galantas certified Irish gold jewellery was conducted with gold produced from bulk samples from the Kearney vein. Marketing will re-commence as gold moves through the jewellery production chain although principal management focus will remain with the mine until stable production is achieved. Cash flow from the project will be used to increase the resource base on the property through exploration and mine development, to expand mine production in stages, and to add value by marketing and selling certified Galantas™ Irish gold jewellery. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this news release. This press release includes certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of the US Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Other than statements of historical fact, all statements are "Forward-Looking Statements" that involve such various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove accurate. Results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers of this press release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these "Forward-Looking Statements". Enquiries: Galantas Gold Corporation +44 (0) 2882 241100 Jack Gunter P.Eng Executive Chairman Roland Phelps C.Eng President & CEO Moe Lavigne P.Geo Vice President Website: www.galantas.com Email: info@galantas.com Bishopsgate Communications Ltd. +44 (0) 207 430 1600 Nick Rome Dominic Barretto ARM Corporate Finance Limited +44 (0) 20 7512 0191 Nick Harriss Lewis Charles Securities Limited +44 (0) 20 7065 1150 David Scott
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