EAS intersects more high grade gold at Aceh prospect

Vancouver-based mining firm East Asia Minerals Corporation reported Monday that recent drill results extended the main Bulan gold mineralization to the west where it still remains open.

Drill results including 11.00 metres of 5.68 g/t gold in ABD-74 and 10.0 metres of 2.50 g/t gold in ABD-75, the company said, adding that the overall Abong mineralized system also remains open in both strike directions.

The company also reported that scout drilling of the newly discovered Kapar gold target has been completed and results are pending. Previous channel sampling at Kapar returned 16 metres at 1.67 g/t gold from a creek exposure located 1.3 kilometres east of Bulan within the same structural and geological setting.

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)