Bema Gold Corporation

January 11, 2005 15:59 ET

Bema Gold Corporation: Notice of 2004 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results and Conference Call/Webcast

NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY CCNMatthews

FOR: BEMA GOLD CORPORATION

TSX, AMEX SYMBOL: BGO

JANUARY 11, 2005 - 15:59 ET

Bema Gold Corporation: Notice of 2004 Fourth Quarter
and Year End Results and Conference Call/Webcast

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Jan. 11, 2005) - Bema Gold
Corporation (TSX:BGO)(AMEX:BGO)(AIM:BAU) will release its 2004 fourth
quarter and year end results after the North American markets close on
March 22, 2005.

Clive Johnson, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of Bema
will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results on
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 2:00 pm PST / 5:00 pm EST.

You may access the call by calling the operator at 416-695-6120 or toll
free 1-877-888-4210 prior to the scheduled start time. A playback
version of the call will be available for one week after the call at
416-695-5275 or North America toll free 1-888-509-0081.

The meeting will be webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed from
Bema's web site at www.bema.com.

Bema Gold Corporation is one of the world's fastest growing intermediate
gold producers with operating mines and development projects on four
continents. The Company is projected to produce one million ounces of
gold annually by the year 2009.

For more information on Bema please contact Investor Relations at (604)
681-8371 or toll-free 1-800-316-8855 or alternatively visit the Bema
website at www.bema.com.

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