Statement re Barberton Gold Mine site visit

18 August 2010

                           Pan African Resources PLC                           

                       (`Pan African' or the `Company')                        

(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under Companies Act 1985 with
                registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000)                 

                            Share code on AIM: PAF                             

                            Share code on JSE: PAN                             

                              ISIN: GB0004300496                               

 Barberton Gold Mine site visit and short form mineral resource and technical  
                                    report                                     

Pan African will be hosting a site visit for research analysts and fund
managers at its Barberton Mine on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 August 2010.
Presentations to be delivered at the visit have been made available on the
Company's website at www.panafricanresources.com

Further to the announcement released on the Securities Exchange News Service
and to the London Stock Exchange on 30 June 2010, the Mineral Resource and
Technical short form report in respect of Barberton Mines has also been made
available on the Company's website.

                                     ENDS                                      

For further information on Pan African Resources please visit the website at
www.panafricanresources.com

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