EAS extends Abong gold mineralization 600m to the Southeast

Vancouver-based mining firm East Asia Minerals Corporation (EAS) reported on Wednesday that recent infill and step-out drilling results at its Abong Project located in Aceh Province has extended the near-surface gold zone to the west, east, northwest and southeast of previous drilling at the main Bulan Gold Zone. The Bulan Gold Zone remains open in all directions.

Recent drilling has encountered jasperoid mineralization over 600 metres southeast of previous drilling and potentially extends the strike extent of the Bulan Gold Zone to over 1,000 metres long. To date, four diamond core holes (ABD-56 to 59) have intersected favourable features; including multiple breccias phases and crustiform banded quartz, which are known to be associated with better gold grade mineralization, the company said.

East Asia Minerals is an Asian-based, Canadian mineral exploration company with gold and copper exploration properties in Indonesia, and uranium exploration properties in Mongolia. In Indonesia the Company has a 70 to 85% interest in six advanced gold and gold-copper properties located in Aceh Province, Sumatra, and Sangihe Island, North Sulawesi. Two of these, the Sangihe (Binebase-Bawone) and Barisan 1 (Abong) gold projects, are being drilled to define NI43-101 compliant resources.(alex)