Vancouver, May 2, 2008 (ABN Newswire) - East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSXV-EAS) (PINK:EAIAF) is pleased to report that recent sampling at the Sedi Prospect at the Sangihe Property, Indonesia, has encountered additional high grade gold with grabs assaying 13.4, 15.0 and 42.6 gpt gold at Zone One, and 7.78, 11.2 and 16.0 gpt gold at Zone Two. In addition, grab sampling southeast of the Sedi Prospect has encountered 122.0, 82.4 and 73.8 gpt gold at the Kupa Prospect.

Mapping, backhoe excavation and induced polarization are in progress at the Sedi Prospect in preparation for upcoming drill testing.

The Sedi Prospect is located 7 kilometres south of the Binebase-Bawone Prospect and has been mapped over 600 metres with a NNE-SSW strike. It remains open in both directions. Zones One and Two are at either end of the mapped Sedi vein system, and occur as low sulphidation vein horsetails with gold controlled by structural dilations. Previously at Sedi the Company announced 5.86 g/t gold and 10.0 g/t silver, 2.23 g/t gold and 8.0 g/t silver, and 37.3 g/t gold and 28.0 g/t silver (July 17, 2007 news release).

The Kupa Prospect, located 2 kilometres southeast of Sedi, is a high grade low sulphidation breccia vein. Historic results include 126.6, 73.3, 19.3, 16.2, 14.2 and 9.6 gpt gold. East Asia sampling has validated this work with grab samples giving up to 122.0 gpt gold. The Kupa Prospect will be mapped in further detail.

"In addition to the near-surface high-sulphidation gold being drilled at Binebase-Bawone, we are advancing other exciting gold prospects on the Sangihe Property displaying that the potential of this property continues to grow" stated Michael Hawkins, President and CEO of East Asia Minerals. "While we drill test the high grade Sedi Prospect in the coming weeks, we are planning for continued drilling of the Binebase-Bawone Prospect with the goal of completing a N43-101 compliant resource estimate by year end. This work is progressing well."

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