Drilling Report

Persian Gold PLC
02 October 2007

                                Persian Gold plc


2nd October 2007


       Commencement of Drilling at the Dalli Gold/Copper Project in Iran


Persian Gold (AIM:PNG), the AIM listed gold explorer focused on Iran, is pleased
to announce that its diamond drilling programme has started on the Dalli
porphyry gold and copper prospect 200kms southwest of Tehran in Iran. The
drilling is expected to take up to 6 weeks to complete and will test the strong
gold and copper mineralisation previously discovered in two centres at the
surface.

Persian Gold holds an option to acquire 70% of the Dalli project with the
remainder held by a local Iranian company.


For further information please contact

Persian Gold PLC
    John Teeling, Executive Chairman          [phone]

College Hill
    Paddy Blewer                              [phone]
    Nick Elwes

Blue Oar Securities Plc
    John Wakefield                            [phone]




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