Kentor Gold is currently undertaking its winter diamond drill program on the company"s highly prospective Akbel property.

 Since the RD850 rig returned to Akbel in November, one hole (AKB DD007) has been successfully completed to a depth of 384 metres at Akbel South and a new hole (AKB DD008) was started in December at the prospective Ishak Kechuu site.

Bedrock was reached beneath the moraine cover at a vertical depth of 135 metres below surface in hole AKB DD 007, and 151 metres below surface in hole AKB DD 008.

 Both holes were designed to test MMI gold and coincident IP anomalies in a favourable tensional structural setting within the highly prospective Kumtor trend.

 Drill results from the program will be released to the market as they come to hand.

 The containers accompanying the larger RD1500 rig, were sourced from Mongolia and transported to Bishkek. The rig itself was railed from Kazakhstan.

 With both drill rigs on site, the company is confident that the 2300 metre drilling program will be able to be completed as planned.