Trans Hex Group Limited - Press release

Trans Hex Group Limited - Press release                                         
Trans Hex Group Limited                                                         
(Registration number 1963/007579/06)                                            
JSE code: TSX                                                                   
ISIN: ZAE000018552                                                              
("Trans Hex" or "the Group")                                                    
KIMBERLITE CONFIRMED AT A12                                                     
October 6, 2003                                                                 
TORONTO, ONTARIO - Tsodilo Resources Limited (TSX Venture Exchange: TSD) and    
Trans Hex Group Limited (Johannesburg Stock Exchange: TSX and Namibian Stock    
Exchange: THX) are pleased to report that kimberlite has been intersected in    
each of two holes drilled on the magnetic target designated A12, at their       
Ngamiland joint venture property in northwest Botswana. This is the first target
to be investigated in the current drilling programme and is located to the north
of a group of kimberlites previously discovered in the Nxau Nxau region of the  
Ngamiland project area.                                                         
Drilling has demonstrated that the A12 target has a restricted (45 metres) cover
of Kalahari sediments. The upper sections of the kimberlite are dominated by    
shales and sandstones, while breccias are prominent at deeper levels. Based on a
preliminary examination of drill chips, Mr. Paul Zweistra of Mineral Logic, an  
independent kimberlite consulting geologist based in Cape Town, South Africa,   
has confirmed that these rocks represent the upper sections of a kimberlite     
crater sequence; in other words a relatively uneroded kimberlite pipe. A more   
detailed petrological examination is currently being carried out to refine our  
understanding of the nature of the crater sequence.                             
The first hole drilled (A12-1) was terminated in breccias at a depth of 147     
metres, while the second (A12-2) was terminated at the planned depth of 200     
metres. Several sections of the deeper portions of this hole were dominated by  
quartzites over lengths of two to three metres, which are interpreted to be     
inclusions derived from the wall rock, separated by zones interpreted to        
represent crater infill.                                                        
Ground gravity and magnetic surveys carried out over A12 suggest that the       
kimberlite is slightly elongate, measuring approximately 400 metres north-south 
and 400 to 500 metres east-west, indicating a surface area in the order of 12 to
16 hectares and thus significantly larger than any of the kimberlites previously
discovered in the Nxau Nxau area. This is considered to be encouraging, as in   
southern Africa economic pipes occurring in a cluster are typically the largest.
Tsodilo Resources and Trans Hex are encouraged by these results. A recent report
of the recovery of an alluvial macrodiamond in Namibia, immediately to the west 
of our Ngamiland prospecting licences, supports our contention that the         
underlying mantle structure is favourable for the discovery of economic         
kimberlites.                                                                    
Drilling will be continued in early October, after a scheduled break by the     
drilling company, when it is planned to drill four holes on each of the targets 
designated A37 and A38.                                                         
Tsodilo Resources is an international diamond exploration company engaged in the
search for economic kimberlites at its Ngamiland and Gcwihaba projects in       
northwest Botswana. The design and conduct of the Company"s exploration program 
is the responsibility of Dr. Andrew Moore, a professional geologist registered  
with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions.              
Trans Hex is a world leader in the exploration, mining and marketing of high    
quality diamonds from both alluvial and marine operations. The Group operates   
mines along the mid and lower Orange Rivers and off the South African and       
Namibian coasts and in Angola. Trans Hex has a 25% interest in the Ngamiland    
project.                                                                        
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:                                         
Trans Hex Group Limited                                                         
George Zacharias - Company Secretary:                                           
E-Mail georgez@transhex.co.za                                                   
Telephone 021 937 2000                                                          
Mobile 082 418 3000                                                             
Tsodilo Resources Limited                                                       
Stephen Woodhead - Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary:               
E-Mail swoodhead@tsodiloresources.com                                           
Head Office:  Telephone +1 416 572 2033                                         
Facsimile + 1 416 572 4164                                                      
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