East Asia advances the Miwah Main Zone north

Vancouver-based firm East Asia Minerals Corporation announced that drilling has extended gold mineralization further to the north at the Miwah Gold Project in Aceh Province, Northern Sumatra, confirming the open northern potential.

EMD029 encountered 1.07 g/t gold over 103.5 metres, including 2.01 g/t gold over 44 metres, extending the Miwah Main Zone north from EMD024 where 3.96 g/t gold over 111 metres, including 15.74 g/t gold over 22 metres was drilled. East Asia Minerals has now drilled nearly 600 metres in a continuous north-south section of the Miwah Main Zone, between EMD029 and 022, and has encountered gold in all holes (EMD018, 019, 022 to 024, 027 and 029).

EMD029 was drilled with a due south azimuth and 60 degree dip to test for the extension of alteration and mineralization from high-grade hole EMD024. It is a 210 metres north step-out from EMD024 and was completed at 350 metres. The hole encountered 1.07 g/t gold from 110 to 213.5 metres, including 2.01 g/t gold from 128 to 172 metres and 6.75 g/t gold from 133 to 140 metres. The mineralization is open in all directions, and is interpreted to be contiguous south towards EMD024.

EMD030 was drilled with a 45 degree azimuth and 47 degree dip from the EMD028 location to test for the extension of silicification and mineralization to the north of EMD021. The hole was completed at 210 metres downhole depth and encountered 1.07 g/t gold from 51 to 86.3 metres, including 3.23 g/t gold from 78 to 86.3 metres. Gold grading 0.39 g/t was also encountered deeper in the hole from 122 to 151.5 metres. The mineralization is open in all directions and extends the Miwah Main Zone west from EMD018 and 019 which respectively encountered 4.08 g/t gold over 81 metres, including 9.29 g/t gold over 21 metres; and 2.18 g/t gold over 116 metres, including 3.28 g/t gold over 61 metres.

The Company has also drilled EMD031, EMD032 and is planning to drill EMD033 and EMD034.

East Asia has drill validated the 1.2 kilometre east-west outcropping width of the shallow, laterally extensive Miwah Main Zone, and has encountered gold mineralization in all of its holes. The Miwah Main Zone remains open in all directions with the Moon River area expanding the north-south potential to more than 600 metres, whilst remaining open further to the north towards Sipopok. Drilling has extended the Miwah Main Zone towards a similar northing as Moon River. Sampling west of the Miwah Main Zone in the Signal area has potentially expanded the east-west width another 600 metres and remains open.

East Asia Mineralsis 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 advanced to define NI43-101 compliant resources.(alex)