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Re: News Releases - Monday, December 14, 2009
East Asia Minerals Drills 1.95 g/t Gold Over 58 Metres Within 101
Metres Grading 1.38 g/t Gold in Significant Step Out at Miwah
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For Immediate Release, December 14, 2009 TSXV: EAS
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Monday, December 14, 2009 -- East Asia Minerals
Corporation (TSXV-EAS) reports that
Diamond drilling has encountered
gold mineralization adjacent to the previously outlined Main Miwah Gold
Zone in Aceh Province, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, opening the
potential to expand the zone considerably. Hole EMD014, drilled north
of the mineralized strike tested by East Asia to date, encountered 1.38
g/t gold over 101 metres, including 1.95 g/t gold over 58 metres. To
date East Asia has drilled more than 900 metres strike length along the
shallow, laterally extensive 1.2 kilometre long Main Miwah Gold Zone,
and has encountered wide intercepts of gold mineralization in all holes
drilled. The Main Miwah Gold Zone is open in all directions.
EMD014 was drilled with a 120 degree azimuth and 65 degree dip, and was
shut down at 200 metres downhole depth due to drill rig limitations.
It is a large step-out to the north of the mineralized strike drilled
to date, being located 220 metres in distance west-northwest of
EMD008/011, and 290 metres in distance northeast of EMD001/003.
Surface channel sampling in the target area gave 2.08g/t gold over 40
metres. Gold grading 1.38 g/t was encountered from 76 to 177 metres
downhole depth, including 1.95 g/t gold from 80 to 138 metres. The
mineralization in EMD014 is open in all directions and at depth, and is
interpreted to be contiguous to the south-southeast towards EMD009, to
the southwest to EMD003, and to surface.
The Company sees the results from EMD014 to be particularly
encouraging, as it indicates that Miwah might extend further northwards
than previously thought.
For EMD015, the drill rig has been relocated to the east end of the
Main Miwah Gold Zone to test south of EMD012A/013 where 1.28 g/t gold
over 183.5 metres, including 2.11 g/t gold over 77.7 metres; and 1.00
g/t gold over 153.7 metres, including 1.41 g/t gold over 91.5 metres
was encountered. EMD015 replaces the previous planned step-out to the
east of EMD012A/013, which was postponed due to difficulties in
constructing the required drill pad. The hole is being drilled with a
150 degree azimuth and 65 degree dip. Surface channel sampling in the
target area gave 3.62 g/t gold over 28 metres.
After EMD015, when the previously planned drill pad is expected to be
completed, the drill rig will return to the eastern margin of the Main
Miwah Gold Zone to continue testing for strike extension (Refer to map
on Company's website at www.EAminerals.com).
Miwah Background
The Miwah Gold Prospect was partially defined by approximately 3,100
metres of drilling in twelve 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, however a review of the
historical data indicates that early drilling was parallel to higher
grade (greater than 5 g/t gold) structures at surface. Hence, in
addition to greater mineralized tonnage, significantly higher overall
grades are anticipated from better geological understanding, results of
the Company's detailed sampling, and properly oriented drill holes.
Based on the Company's work Miwah is resolving into two components; a
large 1,200 metre long, at least 300 to 400 metre wide, approximately
200 metre thick tabular zone; and vertical diatreme breccia feeder
zones that are beneath and cut through this. At Miwah Gold Zones, East
Asia has almost 2,500 metres of rock sawn channel samples which average
2.35 g/t gold. Grade expectations in Main Miwah Gold Zone exceed 1.5
g/t gold. Ongoing sampling verified the Company's confidence that
higher overall gold grades can be achieved due to the presence of
multiple high grade rock sawn channel samples throughout the strike,
including 4.11 g/t gold over 200 metres at the eastern part of the Main
Miwah Gold Zone, and 4.35 g/t gold over 27 metres at the western part.
Recent drilling has supported this. In addition to the tabular zone
the Company has begun to characterize some of the diatreme breccia
feeder zones, with rock sawn channel samples including 83.59 g/t gold
over 24 metres and 20.14 g/t gold over 12 metres. Recent drilling has
supported this. These feeder zones have great potential to develop
into substantial tonnages of higher grade gold mineralization in an
area adjacent to the Main Miwah Gold Zone.
The Miwah Property is in a very similar volcanic setting to the Martabe
gold-silver deposit, also located in North Sumatra (Purnama and Baskara
resources: 127.8 million tonnes at 1.4 g/t gold (5.5 million ounces
gold) and 15 g/t silver (60 million ounces silver), and the alteration
system is of a comparable size. Miwah also exhibits a likeness to the
size, style and geometry of the alteration system developed at the
Pierina gold deposit in Peru (67.7 Mt grading 2.98 g/t gold and 22 g/t
silver, giving a total 6.49 million ounces gold and 47.9 million ounces
silver).
Samples reported were assayed at Intertek assay laboratories in
Jakarta. Lionel Martin, P.Geo., the designated QP within the meaning
of NI 43-101, has reviewed and approves the content of this release.
East Asia has not verified the classification of the resource
references and is not treating them as NI 43-101 defined resources
verified by a QP. Although the references of resources are relevant to
recognizing the potential of the Miwah project, they should not be
relied upon.
About East Asia Minerals Corporation
East Asia Minerals (EAS-TSXV) 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. The Company owns eight uranium
properties, including the advanced Ingiin-Nars, Ulaan Nuur and Enger
uranium projects, and two phosphate properties in Mongolia. East Asia
currently has 67,176,622 shares outstanding. Its shares are listed for
trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "EAS".
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relating to the interpretation of drill results and the estimation of
mineral resources and reserves, the geology, grade and continuity of
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or mining results will not be consistent with our expectations, metal
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Vancouver
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or
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Toronto
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E: Kohlmann@EAminerals.com
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