Cluff Gold plc - Commissioning of the Kalsaka Gold Mine in Burkina Faso

    AIM: CLF
    TSX: CFG

    LONDON, England, July 21 /CNW/ - Cluff Gold plc (AIM: CLF; TSX: CFG)
("Cluff" or the "Company"), the West African focused gold mining company
announces that, as at 30 June 2009, the operations at the Kalsaka Gold Mine
have reached the required standard at which successful commissioning has been
achieved.
    Gold was first poured at the Kalsaka Gold Mine in October, 2008 and since
that time performance has incrementally increased each month.
    Total gold production for the first 6 months of 2009 amounted to 26,772
ounces at a cash operating cost of US$595 per ounce (US$632 per ounce
including royalty and refining charges). Forecast production for the full year
is 60,000 ounces.
    "The successful commissioning of the Kalsaka Gold Mine is a direct result
of a strong team that has worked diligently to advance this project from
development into operations," said Mr. Algy Cluff, Chairman and CEO of Cluff
Gold plc. "However, this is just phase one as it is our intention to increase
the capacity of the plant at Kalsaka and to increase our resource base such
that the Kalsaka Gold Mine becomes the hub for the development of satellite
deposits in this area. With the increased throughput, we believe we will
achieve better than our forecast production for the year and lower cash cost
per ounce."

    Kalsaka Gold Mine

    The Kalsaka Gold Mine is located approximately 150km north west of
Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and contains an oxide gold mineral
resource that has already been demonstrated, by a feasibility study, to be
technically amenable to open-pit mining and processing via heap leaching. The
Company poured the first gold in October of 2008. The projected annualized
gold production is 60,000 ounces. The mine has total measured and indicated
resource of 12.1 million tones at 1.6 g/t Au and 3.3 million tones of inferred
resource at 1.5g/t Au. The ore bodies are amenable to open-pit mining and heap
leach processing methods. Cluff has a 78% ownership of the Kalaska Gold Mine,
the remaining interest being held by the Company's local partner, IMAR-B (12%)
and the government of Burkina Faso (10% free-carried interest).
    Douglas D Chikohora has reviewed and approved the information contained
within this announcement. Mr Chikohora (MSc., MIMMM., CEng.) is the Technical
Director of the Company.

    About Cluff Gold

    Cluff Gold is focused on the identification, acquisition and development
of gold deposits in West Africa that are amenable to open-pit mining and low
cost production techniques. The Company has assembled a portfolio of mineral
interests at various stages of development in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso,
Sierra Leone, and Mali. Cluff Gold progressed from being an explorer to a
producer in Q1 2008 and is expected to produce 100,000 ounces of gold on an
annualised basis for 2009 from its Angovia Gold Mine in Cote d'Ivoire and from
its Kalsaka Gold Mine in Burkina Faso. Cluff Gold is actively evaluating known
satellite deposits to expand the resource base at both mines.

    This News Release includes certain "forward-looking information" within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements
other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including,
without limitation, the positioning of the Company for future success,
statements regarding potential future production at Angovia and Kalsaka,
exploration and drilling results at Baomahun, and future capital plans and
objectives of Cluff Gold, are forward-looking information that involve various
risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from Cluff Gold's expectations
include, among others, risks related to international operations, the actual
results of current exploration and drilling activities, changes in project
parameters as plans continue to be refined as well as future price of gold.
Although Cluff Gold has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that
cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
    There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate
as actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. Cluff Gold does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statements that are included herein, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws.

For further information: Cluff Gold plc, J.G. Cluff, Chairman, Eileen
Carr, Finance Director, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7340 9790; Evolution Securities
Limited, Rob Collins, Tim Redfern, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7071 4300; The Equicom
Group, Joanna Longo, Investor Relations (Canada),  (416) 815-0700 ext 233,
jlongo@equicomgroup.com; Farm Street Communications Ltd, Simon Robinson,
Investor Relations (U.K.), +44 (0) 207 099 2212,
simon.robinson@farmstreetmedia.com