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Re: News Releases - Monday, April 20, 2009
East Asia Minerals to Start Drilling at Miwah in Late May
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For Immediate release, April 20, 2009 TSXV:
EAS
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Monday, April 20, 2009 --East Asia Minerals
Corporation (TSXV-EAS) reports that
Diamond drilling on the Company's
flagship Miwah Gold Project in Aceh Province, Northern Sumatra, is
planned to commence in late May 2009. The initial drill program will
comprise 10 scissor holes from five (5) collars for a total of 2,000
metres to provide a 3D validation along the full 1,200 metre strike of
the Miwah gold-bearing silica zone, exposed along the impressive Miwah
ridge.
This program will provide a further indication of the gold resource
potential and the framework for follow-up drilling. While over 2,000
metres of rock saw channel samples averaging 1.2 g/t gold have been
collected by EAS across the entire system, the Company is confident
that higher overall gold grades can be achieved due to the presence of
multiple high grade rock saw channel samples 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 (refer to previous news releases).
The drilling program will be supported by helicopter using a
man-portable rig. Initial drill results from the program are expected
in early July with drilling continuing for approximately three months
and beyond with follow-up drilling.
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 clearly 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.
Rock saw channel sampling by EAS in 2008 within a well defined, one
square kilometre zone of high sulphidation alteration averaged 1.2 g/t
gold and +3 g/t silver from over 2,000 metres of samples. Better gold
mineralization, including 4.11 g/t gold over 200 metres, is closely
related to massive, residual vuggy silica-sulphide forming an
impressive resistant, east-northeast trending cliff traced 1,200 metres
along strike, averaging 300 metres wide and up to 200 metres high.
Miwah demonstrates many features of the shallow part of a high-level
high sulphidation ("HS") epithermal gold system, including intense acid
leaching, strong structural and lithological permeability controls to
fracture fed mineralizing fluids, presence of structurally-controlled
hydrothermal and phreatic breccias, disseminated mineralization of
gold-silver much greater than copper, and the elemental association of
As, Sb, Bi, Ba, S and Te.
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. David Royle, B.Sc. (Hons), FAusIMM, CP, 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 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 twelve 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 55,645,372 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
advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The
words anticipate, believe, estimate and expect and similar expressions,
as they relate to us or our management, are intended to identify
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Company. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, we
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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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 Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 5:52:20 AM Pacific Time
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