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                         Shanta Gold Limited

                  ("Shanta Gold" or the "Company")

               Appointment of Non Executive Directors

Shanta Gold (AIM: SHG) the  gold exploration and development  company
focused on Central and Southern Tanzania, announces the  appointments
of Walter David  Scott and  Michael Grosvenor Wuth  as non  executive
Directors of the Company.

David Scott, age  53, brings  a wealth  of experience  in the  mining
sector, having spent his whole career working in the industry.  David
is a qualified geologist  and a member of  the Geological Society  of
South Africa, having earned a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from  the
University of the  Witwatersrand and a  Masters of Science  (Geology)
from the Stellenbosch University.  In the past  five years David  has
worked as  an independent  geologist focused  on exploration  project
management in Tanzania and Madagascar and was the technical  services
manager of the Bulyanhulu Mine in Tanzania.

Directorships held in last 5 years

Indian Ocean Gold Limited (current)
Indian Ocean Diamonds Limited (current)
Indian Ocean Kaolin Limited (current)
Ocean Diamond Holdings Limited (current)
Pugu Kaolin Mones Limited (current)

Michael Wuth, age 55, has 36 years experience in the mining industry,
having worked as  both a geologist  and an investment  banker to  the
sector. Michael is  a qualified geologist  and a member  of both  the
Society of Economic  Geologists (USA) and  the Geological Society  of
South Africa, having  earned both  Bachelors and  Masters Degrees  in
geology from the University of Witwatersrand. Prior to joining  Jonah
Capital as Chief  Executive Officer  of Jonah Mining  in August  this
year, Michael was Head Strategic  Equity and Head Equity  Investments
(Mining and Minerals) at Standard Bank.

Directorships held in last 5 years

Andisa Securities (Pty) Ltd (resigned 2005)
Standard Bank of SA Ltd (Corporate Finance)(resigned 2006)
Standard Equities (Pty) Ltd (resigned 2003)
Jonah Capital (Pty) Ltd (CEO of Jonah Mining Ltd - current)

Walton Imrie, non-executive chairman of Shanta Gold, commented:

"We are delighted  to have David  and Michael joining  the Board.  We
believe the  knowledge  that  they  bring  will  make  a  significant
contribution to the Company as we strive to move to the next stage of
our development"

AIM Rules Disclosure

Save for the disclosures above, there is no other information that is
required to be disclosed  under Schedule 2 paragraph  (g) of the  AIM
Rules.

For further information contact:

Walter Vorwerk, Shanta Gold Ltd Tel: [phone]

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