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WGR - Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited - Wits Gold initiates

Release Date: 26/07/2011 15:26
Code(s): WGR
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WGR - Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited - Wits Gold initiates follow-up drilling at the DBM Project, Southern Free State Goldfield Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number 2002/031365/06 JSE Code: WGR ISIN: ZAE000079703 TSX Code: WGR CUSIP Number: S98297104 (`Wits Gold` or `the Company`) WITS GOLD INITIATES FOLLOW-UP DRILLING AT THE DBM PROJECT, SOUTHERN FREE STATE GOLDFIELD Wits Gold wishes to announce that the Company has commenced an infill drilling programme consisting of seven diamond boreholes at its shallow DBM project in the southern Free State goldfield. This drilling follows the completion of a positive scoping study at the DBM project, the results of which were announced in a press release dated 23 June 2011 which is available on the Company`s website as well as www.sedar.com. The current drilling programme follows the recommendations of the scoping study and is designed to improve the definition of the resources that have already been estimated in the Indicated and Inferred categories. The programme will cost approximately R10.5 million and is being undertaken with the use of three drill rigs. It will be conducted in accordance with the Company`s standard practice to include deflection drilling to obtain additional reef cuts and is scheduled to be completed in September 2011. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of securities laws. In some cases, forward- looking information can be identified by use of terms such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "believe", "plan", "scheduled", "intend", "estimate", "forecast", "predict", "potential", "continue", "anticipate" or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking information may relate to management`s future outlook and anticipated events or results, and may include statements or information regarding the future plans or prospects of the Company. Without limitation, statements about the timing of the drilling programme are forward-looking information. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking information. Such risks, uncertainties and other important factors include among others: economic, business and political conditions in South Africa; decreases in the market price of gold; hazards associated with underground and surface gold mining; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; labour disruptions; changes in laws and government regulations, particularly environmental regulations and mineral rights legislation including risks relating to the acquisition of the necessary licences and permits; changes in exchange rates; currency devaluations and inflation and other macro-economic factors; risk of changes in capital and operating costs, financing, capitalisation and liquidity risks, including the risk that the financing required to fund all currently planned exploration and related activities may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at all; the ability to maximise the value of any economic resources. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. You should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except where required by applicable laws. For further information please contact: Dr. Marc Watchorn Chief Executive Officer marcw@witsgold.com Tel: +27 11 832 1749 Mr. Hethen Hira Investor Relations hethenh@witsgold.com Tel: +27 11 832 1749 www.witsgold.com Sponsor PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd Johannesburg 26 July 2011 Date: 26/07/2011 15:26:00 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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