Ora Gold Ltd Stock Market Press Releases and Company Profile

Perth, April 22, 2008 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Thundelarra Exploration Limited (ASX: THX; PNK: TLXPF) is pleased to announce that all major contracts for construction and operation of the Copernicus Nickel Project have been awarded. Importantly the rates secured are within allowances made in the April 2007 feasibility study.

Contractors were selected through a competitive tender process that was well supported. All the appointed contractors have extensive experience and successful track records in the mining and or construction industries.

Key contractors at Copernicus will be:

- Brierty Limited - Open pit mining and ore haulage

- Synergex - Explosives supply and delivery

- Riverlea Corporation Pty Ltd - Haul road construction

- GR Engineering Pty Ltd - Process engineering

Award of the contracts is conditional on receiving final approval from the Department of Industry and Resources prior to mobilisation to site, which is scheduled for early May. Open pit mining is scheduled to commence in late June with first nickel ore to be delivered to the Sally Malay mill towards the end of the September quarter.

The Copernicus Nickel Project is a joint venture between Thundelarra Exploration Ltd (40%) and Sally Malay Mining Limited (60%) with Copernicus Nickel Mines Pty Ltd as operator.

About Ora Gold Ltd

Ora Gold Ltd (ASX:OAU) is an ASX-listed company exploring and conducting pre-production activities on its Abbotts and Garden Gully tenements near Meekatharra, Western Australia. The near-term focus is of low cost development of its already identified shallow mineralisation, while investigating the potential extensions for larger deposits.

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Contact

Brett Lambert
Managing Director

or

Brian Richardson
Director of Exploration

Phone: + 61 8 9321 9680
Fax: + 61 8 9321 9670
Website:
www.thundelarra.com


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