Gold Exploration in West Africa

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Birim Goldfields (BGI.TO) gets new president

BIRIM GOLDFIELDS INC.
1155 University St., Suite 812
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 3A7

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BIRIM GOLDFIELDS INC.
APPOINTMENT OF NEW PRESIDENT

Montreal, Canada, February 16, 2006 – Birim Goldfields Inc. (BGI: TSX) (“Birim” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Victor King as the new President of the Company. Mr. King holds a BSc. (Hons) in Geology from the University of Cape Town and for the past 25 years has been actively involved in the successful exploration and development of gold mines in Africa.

“We are very excited to have Vic join our management team,” says Mr. Denis Simoneau, current President of Birim, who will be continuing on as CEO of Birim Goldfields Inc. “Vic’s expertise in Africa will be invaluable in the further development of our existing projects and in the growth of our shareholder value through future acquisitions."

As a native South African, Mr. King was a member of the initial Gold Fields team in 1991 tasked with expanding Gold Fields interests out of South Africa. Recognizing the vast gold potential in Ghana, West Africa, they went on to acquire and grow what was then the state-run Tarkwa gold mine in Ghana. Mr. King led the exploration team at Tarkwa, which expanded the resource leading to the development of the world class Tarkwa surface mine, an important asset in the Gold Fields stable. Tarkwa now has total Resources (including Reserves) of 410Mt @ 1.5g/t for 22.3Moz. In 2005, Tarkwa mined just under 20Mt to produce 677,000 oz of gold at a total cash cost of US$234/oz.

Mr. King joined Birim Goldfields in 1995 as Chief Operating Officer & Exploration Manager. During his 6-year tenure in Ghana, he contributed to the growth of the company through the Mampon discovery and definition of multiple targets on the Dunkwa property on the Ashanti Gold Belt as well as the acquisition and subsequent exploration of the Bui District.
In 2001, Mr. King moved to the UK as Gold Field’s Regional Exploration Manager for Africa. The position included involvement in project assessments, valuations, acquisitions, exploration joint ventures and project management in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, DRC, Eritrea, Kenya and Tanzania.

As the newly appointed President designate of Birim, Mr. King states “the last 5 years have proved invaluable to understanding the many parameters that contribute to the development of successful projects in Africa. Undoubtedly, Africa remains relatively under explored. Birim’s properties in Ghana provide an enviable land portfolio in one of the best gold-endowed countries in Africa, with a long mining history and which remains fully supportive of mine developments today. I look forward to contributing to and leading the team that has already built a well deserved reputation in Ghana, to further exploration success.”

Mr. King will conclude his responsibilities with Gold Fields and is scheduled to commence with his appointment during the second quarter of 2006.

Birim Goldfields Inc. is a royalty-based exploration company and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol BGI. There are presently 51,576,604 million shares outstanding.

For further information, please contact Denis Simoneau, President
Tel: [phone] or 1-800-721-8611 Fax: [phone]
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