East Asia Minerals encounters more gold at Aceh property

Vancouver-based junior mineral explorer East Asia Minerals Corporation reported Wednesday that its diamond drilling at the shallow dipping, near-surface Abong Jasperoid Prospect in Aceh Province continued to contribute gold-bearing intercepts for the year-end resource estimate.

Assays have been received for diamond drill holes ABD-26 to ABD-32, and are highlighted by the highest grade intercept to date (ABD-32 with 6.29 g/t gold over 11.0 metres) and the thickest intercept to date (ABD-31 with 1.26 g/t gold over 18.0 metres, including 1.62 g/t gold over 10.0 metres), the company said.

Resource stage exploration drilling remains focused along the 3 x 1.5 kilometre epithermal gold mineralization Abong Corridor, the company said.

East Asia Minerals 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)