East Asia Minerals Continues to Drill Gold at Miwah

VANCOUVER, BC - East Asia Minerals Corporation reported that it has augmented infill drilling on the western side of the Miwah Bluff at the Miwah Main Zone in Aceh Province, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, confirming the continuity of mineralization. EMD035 encountered 1.95 g/t gold over 71.3 metres, including 3.07 g/t gold over 29 metres, infilling an area where previous drilling encountered 2.25 g/t gold over 142.9 metres including 4.31 g/t gold over 51.0 metres in EMD003; 2.18 g/t gold over 116 metres including 3.28 g/t gold over 61 metres in EMD018; 4.08 g/t gold over 81 metres including 9.29 g/t gold over 21 metres in EMD019; and 1.73 g/t gold over 85.5 metres including 2.08 g/t gold over 49 metres in EMD028.
EMD035 was drilled with a due east azimuth and 47 degree dip to further validate the western side of Miwah Bluff portion at the Miwah Main Zone. The hole was completed at 196 metres and encountered 1.95 g/t gold from 43 to 114.3 metres, including 3.07 g/t gold from 43 to 72 metres. The mineralization is open to depth, and is interpreted to be contiguous to gold-rich holes drilled in all other directions.
EMD036 was drilled with a due west azimuth and 55 degree dip to test for continuity directly west of EMD035 and to further explore/expand the west extension of the Miwah Main Zone under shallow cover. The hole was completed at 200 metres and encountered visually favourable alteration/mineralization from 19.6 to 34.1 metres, 59 to 105.9 metres, and 158.7 to 182 metres. Assays are pending.
EMD037 used the larger capacity drill rig, and was drilled with a 135 degree azimuth and 40 degree dip towards EMD008-012A (EMD008 drilled 2.11 g/t gold over 100 metres, including 4.81 g/t gold over 30 metres; and EMD012A drilled 1.28 g/t gold over 183.5 metres, including 1.79 g/t gold over 113.2 metres and 2.11 g/t gold over 77.7 metres). This hole was designed to validate a large area to the east of EMD033 and to continue to prove up the potential to connect the Miwah Main Zone with the Moon River area. EMD037 encountered visually favourable alteration/mineralization from 34 to 137 metres, and 165 to 186.3 metres where the hole was abandoned due to difficult ground conditions. Assays are pending.
Replacement hole EMD037B has commenced with a 129 degree azimuth and 50 degree dip, targeting the same area of the Miwah Main Zone as abandoned EMD037.
EMD038 is progressing well towards the target gold-bearing horizon, using a due south azimuth and 55 degree dip to test the down-faulted mineralized block intersected in EMD032 and partially intersected in EMD036.
East Asia has drill validated the 1.2 kilometre east-west outcropping width of the shallow, laterally extensive Miwah Main Zone, and has encountered gold mineralization in all of its holes. The Miwah Main Zone remains open in all directions with the Moon River area expanding the north-south potential to more than 600 metres, whilst remaining open further to the north towards Sipopok. Drilling has extended the Miwah Main Zone towards a similar northing as Moon River. Sampling west of the Miwah Main Zone in the Signal area has potentially expanded the east-west width another 600 metres and remains open.
Miwah Background
Based on the Company's work Miwah is resolving into two components; a large 1,200 metre long, at least 450 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.
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