West African Resources Limited (ASX/TSXV:WAF) to Acquire 100% of Tanlouka Permit

Perth, Australia (ABN Newswire) - West African Resources Ltd. (ASX:WAF) (CVE:WAF) ("West African" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 10% of the Tanlouka Permit, part of the Boulsa Project, Burkina Faso. The acquisition will take West African to 100% ownership of the permit.

The acquisition, which is conditional on completion of a positive feasibility within 18 months, comprises the following consideration:

- US$50,000 on execution of the agreement

- Issue of 2,500,000 ordinary shares in West African Resources Ltd. and payment of US$250,000 following completion of a positive feasibility study on the Tanlouka permit

West African expects to develop significant corporate and scheduling benefits from having 100% control of the project. The agreement adds certainty to potential project financiers for the future development of the Mankarga 5 deposit, part of the Tanlouka Permit.

The Company has set a goal of being a +50,000oz per annum gold producer within two years, subject to study outcomes, via a low-cost heap leach starter project.

West African announced last week it had secured a second-hand 1.6Mtpa heap leach plant as part of its plan to fast-track development of Mankarga 5.

Significant exploration potential remains throughout the Tanlouka permit, including existing targets at Mankarga 1 and the untested Manesse and Tanwaka soil anomalies.

Commenting on the acquisition, West African's Managing Director Richard Hyde said: "Reaching agreement to take our ownership of the Tanlouka permit to 100% is an important milestone for us.

"We are moving on quickly following the acquisition of Channel Resources in January. We will deliver a resource upgrade for Mankarga 5 by the end of this quarter, and complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment and Scoping Study in the first half of calendar 2014."

About West African Resources Limited:

Dual listed (TSX-V and ASX) West African Resources Ltd. is a gold-copper exploration company dedicated to creating shareholder value through the acquisition, exploration and development of resource projects in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

West African has a landholding of 6,370sq km and 200km of strike length of early Proterozoic Birimian greenstone belts, which are highly prospective for gold mineralisation.

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West African Resources Ltd.

Contact:

West African Resources Ltd.
Nathan Ryan, Investor Relations
T: +61-420-582-887
E: info@westafricanresources.com
WWW: www.westafricanresources.com