Miyabi Gold Project – Pending Results from 2nd Phase Miyabi Drilling Programme African Eagle Resources plc Incorporated in England and Wales (Registration number 3912362) (AIM share code: AFE AIM ISIN: GB0003394813) (JSE share code: AEA JSE ISIN: GB0003394813) (African Eagle or the Company) Miyabi Gold Project Pending Results from 2nd Phase Miyabi Drilling Programme African Eagle notes the announcement issued on 19 December 2012 by its joint venture partner Rift Valley Resources Ltd. ("Rift Valley) (formerly known as BrightStar Resources) regarding the Myabi Gold Project in Tanzania. The Rift Valley announcement, as released on the Australian Stock Exchange, is reproduced below, excluding illustrations and the drill interval assay results referred to in Appendix 1. Please visit www.riftvalleyresources.com.au for the drill interval assay results. Any references to the Company in the text below refers to Rift Valley and not to African Eagle. Furthermore, references and commentary regarding the extent and magnitude of mineralisation and mineral resources has been provided by Rift Valley and has not been subject to verification by African Eagle. The Rift Valley Resources announcement states: Further to the release dated 14 December 2012, Rift Valley Resources Limited (Rift Valley or Company) has now received the pending results from the second phase of drilling at the Miyabi Gold Project. In the program, a total of 117 holes for 4,290 metres of drilling were completed - a full table of all results is included in Appendix 1. As previously reported, the drilling was undertaken using a multi-purpose drilling rig contracted from Ausdrill and involved 107 Aircore holes, 9 RC percussion holes and one diamond drill hole. All samples were processed at the SGS Laboratory in Mwanza and all assay results have now been received. The pending samples were mostly from the regional geophysical targets. Regional Geophysical Targets Three Regional Geophysical Targets were identified by an interpretation using geophysical information. A single traverse of Aircore drill holes was completed at two of the targets and two traverses of drilling were completed on the third target. The first-pass drilling south of Ndagalu (which lies within the Miyabi Structural Corridor) has shown some encouraging intersections which will be followed up in due course. The best intersections south of Ndagalu were from two drill holes located 20 metres apart on section 8900E. Drill hole MBAC357 returned 3 metres @ 1.59g/t gold (from 15 metres down hole) and MBAC356 returned 3 metres @ 0.68 g/t gold from 36 metres down hole, (note: a full table of assay results is provided in Appendix 1, true width of the intersection is interpreted to be 70% of the drill hole intercept). Chui Diamond drill hole The diamond core extension below an RC percussion drill hole pre-collar returned no significant results below the intersection of 12 metres at 6.02g/t gold previously reported from MBRCD001. MIYABI GOLD PROJECT BACKGROUND The Miyabi Gold Project is located approximately 200 kilometres southwest of the city of Mwanza in the Lake Victoria Goldfields, Tanzania. The property has Mineral Resources contained in several deposits totalling 12.4 million tonnes at 1.3 g/t gold. This Resource comprises 520,000 ounces of gold (at a 0.5g/t cut-off), estimated in accordance with JORC (2004). The resource comprises 370,000 ounces of Indicated Mineral Resource and 150,000 ounces of Inferred Mineral Resource and was estimated in 2006. In April 2011, the Company entered into a joint venture with African Eagle Resources plc where Rift Valley may earn a 75% interest in the Project by sole funding exploration to completion of a bankable feasibility study. Six of the seven individual gold resources estimated to date occur in an en echelon pattern of shear zones within a major structural corridor that cuts across the northwest corner of the Miyabi greenstone belt. This major structural corridor is named the Miyabi Structural Corridor (MSC), it trends northeast to southwest extending for a length of 7.7 kilometres through the Miyabi property and is some 800 to 1,000 metres wide. The existing gold resources within the MSC extend along a strike length of approximately 3.5 kilometres in the south western half of the structure and are clustered over a width of approximately 500 metres from the centre of the structure towards its northern boundary. The potential for new zones of gold mineralisation within the MSC, but outside the area of current resources, was clearly demonstrated with the discovery of the Dalafuma and Chui Prospects in mid- 2012. Qualified Person The information in this document that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources of Rift Valley Resources Ltd is based on information compiled by Michael McKevitt, who is a member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr McKevitt is a full time employee of Rift Valley Resources Ltd. Mr McKevitt has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr McKevitt consents to the inclusion in this document of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears in this document. About African Eagle African Eagle Resources plc is a nickel development and exploration company listed on the London AIM (AFE) and Johannesburg AltX (AEA) stock exchanges. The Company's flagship project is the Dutwa Nickel project in Tanzania located about 25km south of Lake Victoria and 110km east of Mwanza within greenstone gold belts which host many of Tanzania's operating and developing gold mines. African Eagle is currently conducting a Bankable Feasibility Study, which is due for publication during 2013. Technical terms A glossary of technical terms used by African Eagle in this announcement and other published material may be found at http://africaneagle.co.uk/dutwa-glossary.asp For further information, please visit www.africaneagle.co.uk or contact: African Eagle Resources plc Trevor Moss, CEO Alex Buck +44 20 7248 6059 Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker) Rob Collins or Andrew Chubb + 44 20 7523 8000 Sponsor Merchantec Capital 19 December 2012 Date: 19/12/2012 09:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). 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