Confirmation of clarification re press comment

Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited
                          ("Chaarat" or "the Company")
                CONFIRMATION OF CLARIFICATION RE. PRESS COMMENT

Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands 24 June 2011

Further to the announcement made on 23 June 2011, the Board of Chaarat , the AIM
quoted  exploration and development  company with assets  in the Kyrgyz Republic
("KR"),  welcomes the official statement from  the Ministry of Natural Resources
in Kyrgyzstan ("the Ministry"), to the effect that comments from the Minister of
Natural  Resources ("the Minister")  had been misinterpreted  and that there had
been  no intention to imply that  the Ministry was considering nationalising any
mineral resources in the country.

A  translated extract of the statement from the Press Service of the Ministry of
Natural  Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic appears below and the full translation
is available at www.chaarat.com:

"In  order to eliminate discordance  and inconsistencies regarding amendments to
the  KR Subsoil Law, the  KR Ministry of Natural  Resources offers the following
clarifications.  Article 12 Clause 5 of the Constitution of the KR states:

The  land, its subsurface resources, air, water, forests, flora and fauna, other
natural  resources are the exclusive domain of the Kyrgyz Republic, and shall be
used  for the purpose of preservation of the sole ecological system as the basis
for  subsistence and activities of  the people of Kyrgyzstan  and shall be under
special protection by the State.

"The  amendments to be  introduced stipulate coordination  of the active subsoil
legislation with the KR Constitution as of 27 June, 2010.



"This  situation does  not imply  any nationalization  or expropriation  and any
rumours in this connection have no grounds whatsoever."


The   full  text  of  the  announcement  from  the  Ministry  can  be  found  at


http://www.geo.gov.kg/index.php/ru/news/geology-news/765-admin
and the English translation atwww.chaarat.com

The  Company continues  to work  closely with  the authorities  in Kyrgyzstan in
progressing its projects at Chaarat.



Further information about the Company:

 Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited       [phone]
 c/o Central Asia Services Limited
 Dekel Golan - CEO                   [e-mail]
 Linda Naylor - FD                   [e-mail]


 Westhouse Securities Limited        [phone]
 Tim Feather                         [e-mail]
 Richard Baty                        [e-mail]

 Bankside Consultants                [phone]
 Simon Rothschild                    [e-mail]



Note to Editors:

About Chaarat Gold

Chaarat  Gold is an exploration and  development company operating in the Kyrgyz
Republic.   The Company's main activity is  the development of the Kiziltash and
Tulkubash projects situated within the Middle Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan,
which  form part of the Tien Shan gold  belt.  The Company has delineated a JORC
compliant  mineral resource of  4.406Moz at a grade  of 4.20g/t gold across both
projects.  Chaarat's key objective is  to become a low  cost gold producer; with
initial  production from the  Tulkubash project, targeting  annual production of
over 200,000 ounces per annum as the Kiziltash project comes on stream.








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