Arrest of Company Officer

African Consolidated Resources plc / Ticker: AFCR / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

11 May 2010

          African Consolidated Resources plc ('ACR' or 'the Company')

                           Arrest of Company Officer



African  Consolidated Resources Plc, the AIM listed resource development company
focussed  in  Zimbabwe,  wishes  to  announce  that  Ian  Harris,  the Company's
Financial  Controller,  has  been  arrested  on  the charge that he fraudulently
acquired  diamond  claims  in  the  name  of  companies that did not exist.  The
Company  is pleased to report that Mr. Harris has today been released on bail by
consent.



ACR  believes these charges have been provoked  by elements who have an interest
in  the  illegal  mining  currently  being  carried  on at the Company's Marange
diamond  claims ('Marange') in defiance of a  Supreme Court Order, in an attempt
to  intimidate its staff, discourage the Company in pursuing all necessary legal
actions  to secure repossession  of its diamond  claims at Marange and discredit
the  Company.  The Company believes that the  charges against Mr. Harris have no
legal basis.



The  Company is  otherwise continuing  to make  good progress in its exploration
activities across its portfolio of mineral assets across Zimbabwe and expects to
issue an announcement shortly detailing progress and results achieved to date.



                                    **ENDS**



For further information visit www.acrplc.com or please contact:



Andrew Cranswick                   African     Consolidated [phone]
                                   Resources plc

Roy Tucker                         African     Consolidated [phone]
                                   Resources plc
                                                            [phone]



Richard Greenfield                 Ambrian Partners Limited [phone]

Richard Brown                      Ambrian Partners Limited [phone]



Susie Callear                      St    Brides   Media   & [phone]
                                   Finance Ltd




Notes



ACR  is an AIM-listed development company focussed on Zimbabwe, with over 12 key
projects covering gold, nickel, platinum, copper, phosphate and diamonds.



The  Company has a defined development model  to advance its projects and accrue
value,  including  generating  short  term  cash  flow.   Its  current  focus is
therefore  on early production from its significant gold projects; primarily the
Giant and Pickstone-Peerless mines, which contain near-surface JORC resources of
813,000oz, with  upside from an emerging discovery, Blue Rock.  ACR has a target
of   defining   2-3 million   open-pittable   ounces  using  modern  exploration
technology.






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