Copper

[Ed Monton]

East Asia hits 59 metres of 3.51% Cu at Khok Adar


2006-02-07 10:39 ET - News Release

Mr. Lyndon Bradish reports

EAST ASIA MINERALS REPORTS NEW HIGH GRADE COPPER INTERCEPTS AT KHOK ADAR, INCLUDING 59 METRES AT 3.51% COPPER

East Asia Minerals Corp. has received assays from the first nine holes of a planned 43-hole resource definition drilling program on the EC-1 copper oxide deposit at its Khok Adar project in Bayan Ulgii province, Mongolia. High-grade copper oxide was encountered in several holes within the mineralized zone. Highlights are detailed below and include EC1-06 with 59 metres of 3.51 per cent copper and 12.4 grams per tonne (g/t) silver (including 24 metres of 7.24 per cent Cu and 24.0 g/t Ag); EC1-07 with 56.5 metres of 1.77 per cent copper and 19.0 g/t silver (including 17.3 metres of 4.82 per cent Cu and 36.0 g/t Ag) and EC1-03 with 49.95 metres of 1.22 per cent copper and 6.0 g/t silver (including 11.5 metres of 3.62 per cent Cu and 5.8 g/t Ag).

 
  
 Hole   From   To   Interval  Cu      Ag 
 No.     (m)   (m)     (m)    (%)   (g/t) 
  
 EC1-01     0 105.77  105.77  0.49    3.0 
 incl.   26.7   40.5    13.8  1.39    5.6 
 incl.  78.75   81.9    3.15  1.59    1.7 
  
 EC1-02     0     54      54  0.76    5.0 
 incl.    5.3   13.3       8  2.37   11.8 
  
 EC1-03  30.3  80.25   49.95  1.22    6.0 
 incl.   32.3   43.8    11.5  3.62    5.8 
  
 EC1-04     5   44.2    39.2  0.72    3.0 
 incl.     10     14       4  3.05    1.0 
 incl.   34.7   38.2     3.5  2.13    2.0 
  
 EC1-05     0     18      18   0.5   41.0 
 incl.    8.5   12.5       4  1.08   10.0 
  
 EC1-06     0    4.4     4.4  1.86    6.0 
 and     38.1   97.1      59  3.51   12.4 
 incl.   38.1   62.1      24  7.24   24.0 
  
 EC1-07     0   56.5    56.5  1.77   19.0 
 incl.      0   17.3    17.3  4.82   36.0 
  
 EC1-09  11.4   90.3    78.9  0.58    7.0 
 incl.   23.4   29.4       6  1.22   55.6 
 incl.     47     53       6  1.29    7.3 
 incl.     56   70.2      14  1.21    4.0 
  
 

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Significant mineralized intercepts in EC1-01 to EC1-09

EC-1, as currently known, is a zone of high-grade, exotic (remobilized) copper oxide exposed at surface over 250 by 100 metres. The mineralized zone strikes under cover to both the northeast and southwest and, although drilling to date indicates it to be fault limited, the full extent of the copper-silver mineralization along this trend is not known at this time. The reported holes were drilled on four 40-metre spaced sections across this zone, with holes drilled at negative 60 degrees on 40-metre centres along the sections. A drill hole location map and cross section can be viewed at the company's website. An additional seven holes have been completed and are being logged and assayed. At the completion of the EC-1 drilling, drilling of EC-2 and the East zone 1 copper discoveries will commence to test their potential to contain significant tonnes of oxide and chalcocite copper resources.

"We are currently focused on one of several known copper showings on the Khok Adar property. The company is encouraged by the tenor of the shallow oxide copper intercepts received thus far and additional high-grade intercepts are anticipated as drilling proceeds," said Michael Hawkins, East Asia's vice-president of exploration. "We are hoping to define a significant resource of near-surface high-grade SXEW extractable copper at the conclusion of this drill program."

Samples reported were assayed at Alec Stewart Laboratories in Kyrgyzstan. Check samples are assayed at McPhar Labs in Manila, Philippines. East Asia Minerals conducts a rigorous and continuous QA/QC program, which is detailed on the company website. Mr. Hawkins, MSc, MAusIMM, the designated qualified person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approves the content of this release.