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Re: News Releases - Friday, September 11, 2009
East Asia Announces Resource Definition Drill Program at Miwah
Gold Project
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For Immediate release, September 11, 2009 TSXV: EAS
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Friday, September 11, 2009 -- East Asia Minerals
Corporation (TSXV-EAS) announces that the initial ten-hole
Diamonddrill program at its Main Miwah Gold Zone Project in Aceh Province,
Northern Sumatra will be expanded to acquire drill information to
complete a NI43-101 compliant resource estimate. This decision is
based on consistent strong gold results across the mineralized body.
To date five holes of the initial ten-hole program have been completed
over 500 metres strike length. This program was designed to provide a
3D validation along the 1,200 metre east-west extent of the Main Miwah
gold-bearing silica zone, and to provide the framework for follow-up
drilling. The program has been consistently successful, achieving the
following results:
Drill Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Gold (g/t) Silver (g/t) Gold
Equiv. (g/t)*
EMD001 10.9 68.0 57.1 1.97 11.90 2.17
Including 12.0 50.3 38.3 2.78 16.59 3.06
EMD002 8.3 166.3 158.0 1.71 8.67 1.86
Including 9.0 75.0 66.0 3.29 16.08 3.56
EMD003 9.1 152.0 142.9 2.25 18.54 2.56
Including 11.0 62.0 51.0 4.31 28.97 4.79
EMD004 4.6 69.0 64.4 1.37 9.05 1.52
EMD008 85.0 185.0 100.0 2.11 pending n/a
Including 85.0 115.0 30.0 4.81 6.31 4.92
* The gold equivalent uses a silver to gold ratio of 60:1 based on
current precious metal market prices, and assuming total recoveries of
both metals.
In addition, EMD009 was completed at 206 metres downhole depth to test
favourable mineralization west of EMD008. Assays are pending. EMD010
is in progress, being drilled to confirm the sub-horizontal gold
mineralized layer between EMD008 and 009.
Michael Hawkins, President and CEO of East Asia Minerals Corporation
stated "Although not completed, the initial ten-hole program at the
Main Miwah Gold Zone has delivered what we expected, and more. Upon
completion of this phase,
Diamond drilling will continue uninterrupted
for approximately 45 holes to gather the information we require to
complete a NI43-101 resource estimate. At the newly discovered South
Miwah Bluff Gold Zone, adjacently to the south, initial scout drilling
has confirmed the geological model of a gold mineralized diatreme
breccia feeder that has been mapped over an area of 650 by 300 metres.
Detailed mapping and sampling is ongoing, and a dedicated drill program
is planned to commence there in Q4 of this year. The company is well
funded to undertake much of the planned drilling well into 2010."
Miwah Background
The Miwah Gold Prospect 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, 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, 300 to 400 metre wide, approximately 200 metre
thick tabular zone; and vertical diatreme breccia feeder zones that are
beneath and cut through this. Within the tabular zone East Asia has
over 2,000 metres of rock sawn channel samples which average 1.2 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 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 Intertech 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 eleven uranium
properties, including the advanced Ingiin-Nars, Ulaan Nuur and Enger
uranium projects, four phosphate properties, and a 75% interest in the
Khok Adar copper oxide discovery in Mongolia. East Asia currently has
66,014,122 shares outstanding. Its shares are listed for trading on
the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "EAS".
Forward Looking Statements - This News Release contains forward looking
information within the meaning of the British Columbia Securities Act,
the Ontario Securities Act and the Alberta Securities Act, which
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject
to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events
or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking
statements, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties
relating to the interpretation of drill results and the estimation of
mineral resources and reserves, the geology, grade and continuity of
mineral deposits, the possibility that future exploration, development
or mining results will not be consistent with our expectations, metal
recoveries, accidents, equipment breakdowns, title matters and surface
access, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or
interruptions in production, the potential for delays in exploration or
development activities or the completion of new or updated feasibility
studies, the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and
the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, commodity price
fluctuations (including uranium, fuel, steel and construction items),
currency fluctuations, failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely
basis and other risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these
risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions
prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
described in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, visit the Company's website at
www.EAminerals.com, or contact:
Michael Hawkins, President and CEO
Vancouver
T: +1-604-684-2183
E: Hawkins@EAminerals.com
or
Nick Kohlmann, Corporate Communications
Toronto
T: +1-416-792-8734
E: Kohlmann@EAminerals.com
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Message sent on Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 5:26:44 AM Pacific Time
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