Kenya Update

Goldplat plc / Ticker: GDP / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining &
                             Exploration
7 April 2009

             Goldplat plc ('Goldplat' or 'the Company')
         Update for Kilimapesa Gold Mining Project in Kenya

Goldplat plc, the AIM quoted gold producer, is pleased to report that
development and  production at  its  Kilimapesa gold  mining  project
('Kilimapesa  Gold')   in  Kenya,   a   50-50  joint   venture   with
International Gold  Exploration  AB,  is  progressing  in  line  with
management expectations.   The  Company is  focused  on  establishing
additional gold  resources and  upgrading the  total resource  to  be
JORC-compliant by  the end  of 2009.   The current  small scale  gold
production is  primarily  intended  to fund  this  early  development
work.

Overview


  * Focused on maximising the ore resource through development of the
    orebody
  * Revenue from the processing of development ore plus some high
    grade tailings anticipated to cover the operating cost of the
    mine - first shipment of loaded carbon and concentrates planned
    for the end of April 2009
  * Underground development intersected two new veins which are
    robust in nature - one vein returns a stretch value of 15m of 9.3
    g/t Au over a width of 115cms
  * Grade control samples taken after every blast are returning
    values of up to 120 g/t Au
  * Adit B Diamond Drilling ('DD') programme confirms veins at depth
    below current underground workings with encouraging values of up
    to 4.6 g/t Au over 150 cms
  * DD commenced at the Meghor target area, which has potential for
    high grades based on local artisanal returns
  * Investigation of other known high grade areas with surface mining
    potential continues
  * Stockpiling of artisanal tailings continues - 1,700 tonnes of
    tailings currently in stockpile and a further 1,500 tonnes
    secured by contracts
  * Environmental Impact Assessment ('EIA') submitted to the Kenyan
    authorities for granting of a full Mining Licence, in final
    stages of assessment


Goldplat CEO  Demetri Manolis  said, "With  the early  production  at
Kilimapesa Gold  performing  well  and  our  underground  development
producing excellent results underpinning the increasing potential  of
the project, I believe we are well placed to build the project into a
highly profitable gold mining operation.  With the current favourable
gold outlook and consensus pointing to a strong year ahead, we intend
to take full advantage of the current gold demand as we increase  our
production and efficiencies  at the mine,  which will complement  our
profitable gold recovery  operations in  South Africa  and Ghana  and
increases our already robust investment case.

"Additionally with our increased  cash generation and strong  balance
sheet, we have  the opportunity  to acquire  additional high  quality
grade assets in order to fulfil  our strategy of building a  mid-tier
gold producer in Africa."

Production and Newly Refurbished Plant

The refurbished plant  at Kilimapesa  Gold is now  operating in  line
with management expectations after  initial "teething" downtime  when
it was commissioned  in January 2009.   To date the  mine has  milled
nearly 400 tonnes of development ore with thickener grades between  3
and 5 g/t gold ('Au') with concentrate  values of up to 1,000 g/t  Au
and carbon loading between  2,000 and 5,000 g/t  Au.  The values  are
particularly encouraging as they confirm  the chip sampling from  the
development.  The Company is targeting to increase production to  900
tonnes per month of  which 750 will  be from underground  development
and the  balance  from  high  grade  tailings.   Average  grades  are
expected to be in excess of 4 g/t Au yielding between 4 (124oz) and 6
kg (187oz) Au per month.

The blending  of high  grade  tailings has  commenced and  the  first
shipment of concentrate and gold-loaded carbon is ready to export  to
a refinery in South Africa at the end of April 2009.

The plant continues to be  powered by diesel generators, however  the
delivery of grid power to the mine site, which will reduce  operating
costs, is expected imminently.  The infrastructure for the grid power
is within  600m  of the  plant  site,  which will  allow  for  easier
implementation.

Mining

The strategy at Kilimapesa  Gold of developing the  ore body for  the
first year and covering  those costs from  the development ore,  with
additional high grade tailings as a sweetener, is bearing fruit.

As a result of increased efficiencies, development rates continue  to
improve monthly.  A further 70m  of mine development was achieved  by
the end of March 2009 and plans indicate that rates will peak at 100m
per month with an expected 500m of vein strike length, and over  500m
of raises being available by the end of 2009.

Two additional veins,  the Mid  Vein and  the North  Vein, have  been
intersected as targeted.  All the veins are sub-parallel with the Mid
Vein lying approximately 40m  north of the South  Vein and the  North
Vein about 50m north of the Mid Vein.

The Mid  Vein is  a robust  vein with  thicknesses up  to 100cms  and
displaying visible gold.  The total exposed strike in development  is
now 32m.  The first 15m of chip sampling has returned an average gold
value of 9.3 g/t Au over 115cms and grade control samples taken after
every blast are returning values of up to 120 g/t Au.

The North Vein  is expected to  be the most  continuous of the  three
veins, evidenced  by the  continuity of  the corresponding  abandoned
artisanal workings on surface.  These  workings can be traced over  a
strike length of over  500m.  The morphology of  the vein exposed  in
the 24m of underground development, to  date shows that this vein  is
attaining thicknesses of up  to 75cm.  Chip  sample assay values  are
pending, but grade control samples are returning values of over 8 g/t
Au.

Additionally, the opening up of an old adit 150m to the east of  Adit
B has  enhanced the  understanding of  the mine's  geological  model.
 This adit has over  150m of existing development,  all of which  was
chip sampled  in February  2009.  The  geological model  illustrating
three major  sub-parallel  veins  at Kilimapesa  Hill  has  now  been
confirmed and  the  long  term  development  planning  for  the  mine
reflects this.

The management is  confident that the  current development  strategy,
which  includes  stoping  next  year,  will  assist  in  creating   a
JORC-compliant resource, thereby maximising the life of mine.

Diamond Drilling

The  5  hole  DD  programme   results  are  considered  to  be   very
encouraging, despite  the poor  core recovery  due to  the  fractured
ground conditions.  Firstly,  the depth extension  of the South  Vein
that  has  been  developed  from   Adit  B  has  been  proved,   with
intersections up to  20m vertically  below the  vein being  recorded.
 Secondly, considering  the poor  core  recovery, the  assay  results
indicate that economic gold values also continue at depth.   Thirdly,
the veins were intersected at  the targeted depth which  demonstrates
that there  are  no  major structural  disturbances.   These  results
signify that the development of  a new adit 60m  below Adit B can  be
planned with increased confidence.

The results of  the drilling  programme at  Adit B  are shown  below.





 Hole  UTM Zone 36M Arc               Total    Intersections (True
 No.         1960       Azimuth Angle  Hole           Width)
       Easting Northing               Depth   From    To    Au  Width
                                                           2.35  58
KPB002 697131  9865282   352º    -70  39.6m  14.14m 14.72m g/t   cms
                                                           0.58  96
KPB007 697152  9865277   350º   -69º  39.5m  11.97m 12.93m g/t   cms
                                                           4.03  180
KPB008 697152  9865277   350º   -45º  31.9m  19.03m 20.83m g/t   cms
                                                           4.21  140
KPB011 697177  9865272   355º   -65º  40.0m  13.87m 15.27m g/t   cms
                                                           4.60  150
KPB012 697177  9865272   348º   -43º  37.8m  21.23m 22.73m g/t   cms
       NB. Co-ordinates taken with GPS. To be confirmed by
       survey



An additional 5 hole DD programme for the potential high grade Meghor
target area has commenced.  The first hole has been completed and the
second is underway.   Results will be announced when all 5 holes have
been  drilled  and  data  analysed.   Furthermore,  the  Company  has
identified areas where  high grade artisanal  mining has taken  place
and  is  currently  exploring  these  areas  through  trenching   and
subsequent diamond drilling with  a view to  high grade, low  tonnage
surface mining.

Artisanal Tailings Stockpile

Stockpiling of artisanal tailings continues, however due to the  very
heavy rains experienced in the area during January and February,  the
amount of tailings delivered to  the plant were minimal.  With  daily
deliveries of tailings  now resumed, the  total stockpiles amount  to
1,700 tonnes with a further 1,500 tonnes secured by contracts.

Environmental Impact Assessment ('EIA')

The EIA has been submitted  to the Kenya Environmental Agency  (NEMA)
and is  in  the final  stages  of  assessment.  We  look  forward  to
updating the market with further developments in due course.

Mining Licence Application

The full  Mining  Licence  application  has  been  submitted  to  the
Commissioner of Mines and Geology.

Qualified Person

This announcement has  been reviewed  by Mr. Mark  Austin, the  group
geologist  for  Goldplat  who  has  more  than  25  years'   relevant
experience in the field of activity concerned.  He is a fellow of the
Geological Society of South Africa ('GSSA') and has consented to  the
inclusion of  the  material in  the  form  and context  in  which  it
appears.

                            * * ENDS * *

For further information visit www.goldplat.com or contact:

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Notes
Goldplat plc  is  an  AIM-listed gold  producer  with  operations  in
Africa.  Its  strategy  is to  consolidate  its position  as  a  gold
producer in Africa and build itself into a highly profitable mid-tier
gold company,  leveraged  through  revenue generated  from  its  gold
recovery businesses.
.
The Company has  two recovery  businesses based in  South Africa  and
Ghana, which,  by  safely  disposing mining  by-products,  fulfil  an
important aspect of the mines' environmental management  programmes.
The South African plant is located  near the centre of the East  Rand
Goldfield and raw material  feedstocks are sourced  from many of  the
major South African  mining companies,  including Anglogold  Ashanti,
Goldfields, Harmony, DRD Gold and other smaller producers.  The Ghana
plant, located  in the  free port  of Tema,  provides access  to  raw
materials from  mines  in Mali,  Guinea,  Burkina Faso,  Benin,  Cote
D'Ivorie, Senegal, the DRC and Mauritania, as well as Ghana.

Goldplat's strategy  is  to build  itself  into a  highly  profitable
mid-tier gold  producer, through  the acquisition  of known  deposits
with targets of between 200,000 and one million contained ounces.  To
this end, in a 50/50 JV, it is developing the potential of the 213 sq
km  Lolgorien  licence  area  ('Kilimapesa  Gold'),  located  in  the
historically producing  Migori Archaean  Greenstone Belt  in  western
Kenya.  Kilimapesa Gold commenced initial production in January  2009
and an  aggressive exploration  and  development programme  has  been
implemented to define a JORC compliant resource at the project.

Additionally  the  Company  is  currently  evaluating  gold  recovery
operations  in  Tanzania  and  Zambia  and  also  has  joint  venture
agreements with Black Economic Empowerment ('BEE') partners in  place
to take advantage of mining opportunities in South Africa.

Glossary of Terms
STRIKE: the horizontal  direction of a  planar body (90º  to the  dip
direction)
TAILINGS: the residues from the processing of ore
ADIT: a near-horizontal tunnel driven into a hillside

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