Ariana Resources plc provided its first operational update on the Kiziltepe Mine within the Red Rabbit Gold-Silver Project in Western Turkey. Kiziltepe is being advanced towards production through a 50:50 Joint Venture with Proccea Construction Co. Highlights include: Process CIL/CIC and ADR piping and electrical work fully completed, with the process plant ready for operational start-up; automation works are continuing; commissioning of ball mill is complete and wet commissioning of the process plant is largely complete, with thickener tests due to be completed this week; dry commissioning has been completed and the crushers and screens are now fully operational; approximately 7,000 tonnes of ore ranging in grade from 2.7 to 0.5 g/t gold and representing two weeks of production, is stockpiled ready for the first full-scale tests and start-up; dam wall complete and installation of geomembrane for Stage 1 Tailings Storage Facility is largely complete, though currently experiencing delays due to unprecedented weather conditions; revisions to resource and reserve estimates are ongoing following recent drilling; an improved mining plan and associated scheduling is underway.