Director Declaration

13 January 2006

Directors declaration

In connection with the appointment of Bill Hooley and Roger Turner as directors
of the company on 10 January 2006, the company hereby confirms it has no matters
to report under sections 9.6.13R (2) - (6) of the Listing Rules and, for the
purposes of section 9.6.13R (1), the directorships of publicly quoted companies
held within the past five years are as follows:

Roger Turner
Minco plc
Ovoca Gold plc
Angus & Ross plc (resigned April 2003)
Oxus Gold plc (resigned November 2002)


Bill Hooley
None

Pursuant to Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R, the company has been advised that at the
time of his appointment Bill Hooley was a shareholder in the company with
100,000 ordinary shares.



For further information please contact:
Ian Cuthbertson, Finance Director           + (44) 1248 361333
Bill Hooley, Executive Director             + (44) 1492 541981
John F. Kearney, Chairman                   + (1) 416 362 6686
Cathy Malins / Annabel Leather,
Parkgreen Communications                    + (44) 20 7493 3713