African Energy Resources has discovered coking coal in southern Zambia from recently received analytical data from its Sinazongwe coal project.

The find confirms the potential for AFR to derive a medium to hard coking coal primary product and a thermal coal

middling by washing the coal.

Previously announced reconnaissance drilling by African Energy discovered the presence of multiple coal seams (up to 3 seams, each being 1?7 meters thick) in eight holes drilled at Sinazongwe.

Sinazongwe is located in the Gwembe Valley, Zambia’s only coal producing region, where a 300MW power station is currently under construction to provide electricity for the Zambian domestic market.

A total of 17 of the 19 samples were determined to have a Free Swelling Index (FSI) above 4.5. Maximum FSI was 8.5, with a mean FSI of 6.1, indicating some potential for medium to hard coking coal.

FSI analyses of the coal seams in the remaining 4 holes are expected in the coming weeks and will be reported once received. Further drilling, proximate analyses and washing tests will be required to evaluate the full potential of this project.

African Energy owns 100% of the Sese Coal and Power Project in northern Botswana which has a defined near surface coal deposit containing indicated resources in excess of 2.5 billion tonnes. The entire resource is amenable to low cost open pit mining and can produce large tonnages of both domestic power station fuel amd washed coal for regional and export sales.