East Asia Minerals delineates more high-grade gold at Aceh prospects

Vancouver-based mineral explorer East Asia Minerals Corporation reported Monday that that more surface high-grade epithermal gold was encountered at the Fikri and Bintang Prospects in the 3 x 1.5 kilometre Abong Area of the Barisan Property, and at the Collins Prospect in the Takengon Property, both located in Aceh Province.

Exceptional gold mineralization up to 11.28 g/t gold over 11.0 metres have been uncovered and the first three drill holes at Fikri have been completed, the company said.

East Asia Minerals is an Asian-based, Canadian mineral exploration company with uranium, gold and copper exploration properties in Mongolia and Indonesia. In Indonesia, it has a 70 to 85% interest in five advanced gold and gold-copper properties located in Aceh Province in Sumatra and North Sulawesi.(alex)