East Asia discovers new extension to Miwah Gold Zone

East Asia Minerals Corporation reported on Wednesday that ongoing mapping and sampling of the Company's flagship Miwah Gold Project in Aceh Province has discovered a new bonanza grade extension to the Miwah Gold Zone, and has encountered additional high-grade gold mineralization at the eastern portion of the main body.

Drill pad preparation is in progress with the drill rig mobilized to commence the initial ten-hole program along the full strike length of the impressive Miwah Gold Zone.

Initial rock chip sampling of a newly discovered southwesterly extension to the Miwah Gold Zone has encountered several gold-rich channels, including 125.9 g/t gold over 23 metres and 19.15 g/t gold over 8 metres. Infill rock sawn channel sampling in the east area of the Miwah Gold Zone has encountered several new high-grade gold sections, including 3.62 g/t gold over 28 metres and 3.76 g/t gold over 8.45 metres.

The Miwah Gold Zone was partially defined by approximately 3,000 metres of drilling in eleven holes by a previous explorer in 1997. All holes drilled during this program intersected significant alteration and mineralization with intercepts including 71 metres of 1.4 g/t gold and 58 metres of 1.1 g/t gold. The previous explorer suggested potential for 100 Mt at 1.1 to 1.2 g/t gold.

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