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.i E (' MTNERALS CORPORATION Miwah gold project closer to reclassification in Aceh, Indonesia

Aprii 16, 2013 - Vancouver, British Columbia. East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSX-V: EAS) ("East Asia Minerals" or "the Company") today provides update on lndonesia's Ministry of Forestry which is dose to accepting a proposal to open 1.2 million hectares of forest in Aceh province far mining, logging, and palm oil production.
"We are very pleased with the recent news from the lndonesian Government. These new developments are good progress and positive news far minerai extraction in the area. This will help us realize the full value of our Miwah gold project in Aceh with a N l 43-101compliant resource of 3.1 million ounces of gold." said Edward Rochette,CEO of East Asia Minerals.
Tgk. Anwar, the chairman of the Aceh Government's Spatial Planning Committee, claimed that the Ministry of Forestry has accepted "almost 100 percent" of the province's new spatial pian, which would zone large blocks of previously protected forest far minerai extraction, timber concessions, and oil palm plantations. Aceh has the most forest cover of any province in Sumatra, which lost 36 percent of its forests in the past 20 years. The new spatial pian would grant nearly one million hectares of land far mining, 416,086 far logging, and 256,250 hectares far palm oil. The pian would also approve an extensive new network of roads that would run through protected forests.
The company is working closely with government officials in the country and have company representatives on the ground in Aceh to obtain reclassification of the forestry zone from "protected forest" to "production forest." East Asia Minerals has implemented a new Corporate Social Responsibility program and hired ex-government officials to help them with these efforts. Extensions on Miwah IUP mining business licenses are in piace until November 30, 2014. The company is undergoing a valuation study to define its current status and options on reclassification. The nature of the ore body and the limited scope of the valuation study preclude this assessment. Once forestry designation has been reclassified, the company will be granted the ability to continue the drilling program with the goal of expanding the resource at Miwah. While waiting far reclassification, the company will be able to assess mineralization and prepare East Asia Minerals to conduct a feasibility study. Miwah is not currently included in this reclassification. The length of this process is primarily due to dealing with a coalition of environmental groups, and NGOs.

About East Asia Minerals Corporation

East Asia Minerals is an Asian-based,Canadian minerai exploration company with gold and copper exploration properties in Indonesia. The Company has a 70 to 85 percent interest in three advanced gold and gold-copper properties located in Aceh Province, Sumatra,and Sangihe lsland, North Sulawesi. The

company's Miwah project in Aceh Province has an Nl43-101compliant inferred resource of 3.14 million ounces of gold and 8.95 million ounces of silver. This is based on an estimated 103.9 million tonne resource averaging 0.94 grams per tonne of gold and 2.68 grams per tonne of silver using 0.20 grams per tonne gold cut-off. East Asia Minerals' shares are listed far trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "EAS".

Frank Rocca, AusiMM, Vice President Exploration of the Company,and a qualified person under National lnstrument 43-101,has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical informatian in this press release.

Far further information, visit the Company's website at www.eamineral.com

East Asia Minerals Corporation

Edward Rochette,Chairman & CEO,

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Craig MacPhail

416-815-0700,ext. 290 cmacphail@tmxequicom . com

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