Kentor Gold Ltd (ASX Code: KGL) is pleased to announce that the large An RD1500 drill rig has started drilling ahead on hole AKB-DD10 at Kentor Gold"s Akbel site.

A Longyear 38 drill rig is also on site and has started drilling in the Ishak Kechuu Prospect area.

To date a total of 1950 metres has been drilled since the start of the company's 2006 program at Akbel, with a minimum of 1050 metres remaining to meet government commitments for the Akbel Licence.

The arrival of the RD1500 on site will accelerate the winter program, which is now expected to be completed by next month.

A review of results of drilling completed so far at Akbel will then be undertaken by specialist geologists in Kyrgyzstan before planning further drilling.

Kentor Gold Ltd is a listed Australian specialist gold explorer focused on the highly prospective Tien Shan belt in the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia.

Kentor is undertaking an aggressive gold exploration program around the Centerra-owned Kumtor gold mine together with an active and successful project generation program elsewhere in the Kyrgyz Republic. www.kentorgold.com