News Releases - Wednesday, October 07, 2009
East Asia Minerals Drills More Gold at Miwah; Including 3.14 g/t
Gold Over 28 Metres Within 116.9 Metres Grading 1.42 g/t Gold
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For Immediate release, October 7, 2009 TSXV: EAS

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Wednesday, October 7, 2009 -- East Asia Minerals
Corporation (TSXV-EAS) reports that assays have been received from an
additional two diamond drill holes at the Main Miwah Gold Zone in Aceh
Province, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The gold mineralized
intersections are located west and south of drill hole EMD008, which
encountered 2.11 g/t gold over 100 metres, including 4.81 g/t gold over
30 metres. EMD009 encountered 1.16 g/t gold over 88.0 metres,
including 2.06 g/t gold over 21.2 metres. EMD010 ended in
mineralization and encountered 1.42 g/t gold over 116.9 metres,
including 3.14 g/t gold over 28 metres. The results continue to
support the interpretation of shallow, laterally extensive gold
mineralization along the 1.2 kilometre Main Miwah Gold Zone. More than
600 metres of strike length have been drill validated by East Asia
Minerals to date.

EMD009 is the Company's second drill hole in the eastern part of the
laterally extensive gold system. EMD009 was drilled west with a 245
degree azimuth and 55 degree dip, and completed at 206 metres downhole
depth. Gold mineralization was encountered from 86.0 to 174.0 metres
downhole depth, including 2.06 g/t gold from 88.0 to 109.2 metres.
This hole was designed to test the extension of favourable
mineralization and alteration to the west of EMD008, where surface rock
sampling gave 14 metres of 2.55 g/t gold. The mineralization in EMD009
is open in all directions and at depth, and is interpreted to be
contiguous upwards to the similar grade strong surface gold
mineralization and to the east towards EMD008.

EMD010 was drilled southerly with a 150 degree azimuth and 65 degree
dip, and completed within mineralization at end of hole (199.9 metres
downhole depth) due to drill rig limitations. Gold mineralization was
encountered from 83.0 to 199.9 metres, including 3.14 g/t gold from
83.0 to 111.1 metres. This hole confirmed the sub-horizontal gold
mineralized layer in the area of EMD008/009, is open at depth, and is
interpreted to be contiguous to surface and towards EMD008 (2.11 g/t
gold over 100 metres, including 4.81 g/t gold over 30 metres) and
EMD009.

Similar to EMD008, holes EMD009/010 were collared 90 metres higher in
elevation than EMD001 to 003, and continue to support the Company's
interpretation of a laterally extensive, higher grade sub-horizontal
layer, grading 2 to 5 g/t gold in the upper levels of the mineralized
system. The high-grade 2.06 g/t and 3.14 g/t gold portions commence at
88 metres (EMD009) and 83 metres (EMD010), and correlate laterally to
the higher grades commencing near-surface at the lower elevation EMD001
to 003 drill area (EMD002 gave 1.71 g/t gold over 158.0 metres,
including 3.29 g/t gold over 66.0 metres starting at 9 metres depth;
and EMD003 gave 2.25 g/t gold over 142.9 metres, including 4.31 g/t
gold over 51.0 metres starting at 11 metres depth).

EMD011 was drilled with an 80 degree azimuth and 65 degree dip, and was
shut down in alteration/mineralization at 200.3 metres downhole depth
due to rig limitations. This hole was designed to test the northeast
extension of EMD008 and surface channel samples that gave 2.11 g/t gold
over 21 metres, and 3.62 g/t gold over 28 metres.

On September 14, at the completion of EMD010, drilling and core
sampling was halted in respect of the Ramadan period and the Idul Fitri
celebrations. Work recommenced September 25 with EMD011. The rig is
currently being mobilized to site EMD012 where the Main Miwah Gold Zone
will be tested with a further step-out approximately 200 metres east of
EMD008/011.

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 Intertek 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".