LONDON: Friday 18th March 2005 - Oxus Gold plc ("Oxus" or "the Company") is pleased to report on its interim results for the 6 months ended 31 December 2004.

Contacts:

Company:
Oxus Gold plc
105 Piccadilly, London, W1J 7NJ, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)207 907 2000
Fax: +44 (0)207 907 2001
Email: oxus@oxusgold.co.uk
Web: www.oxusgold.co.uk

Board of Directors:
William Trew, Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Kipps, Finance Director
Richard Wilkins, Executive Director
Oliver Prior, Non-executive Director
Douglas Sutherland, Non-executive Director

Company Secretary:
Richard Wilkins

Nominated Adviser and Broker:
Canaccord Capital (Europe) Limited
1st Floor Brooke House, 27 Upper Brook Street, London W1K 7QF, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)207 518 2777

Auditors:
BDO (Isle of Man)
9 Myrtle Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1ED, British Isles

Registrars:
Capita Registrars
The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU, United Kingdom

For further information please visit www.oxusgold.co.uk or contact:

Oxus Gold plc
Jonathan Kipps, Finance Director
Tel: +44 (0)207 907 2000

Joanna Solino, Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0)207 907 2005

Bankside Consultants Ltd
Keith Irons, Chairman
Tel: +44 (0)207 444 4155

Simon Rothschild
Tel: + 44 (0)207 444 4153