East Asia Minerals Announces Management Change

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 3, 2011) - East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EAS) announces changes to its management structure, effective immediately. Dr. Darryl Clark has resigned as CEO-Director of East Asia, and is replaced by Mr. Edward Rochette. This change is a direct response by Dr. Clark, Mr. Rochette and the BoD to address the non-technical challenges currently faced in resolving and advancing the Miwah Project through the bureaucratic negotiation and permitting processes in Indonesia. Dr. Clark, Mr. Rochette, the BoD and the senior management team of East Asia Minerals have acknowledged that the balance of skill sets required to add value to East Asia Minerals Corporation during this period weigh heavily towards negotiation. Dr Clark will assist in the transition of the management across to Mr. Rochette until the 31st of October, 2011.

The Company thanks Dr. Clark for his efforts at East Asia Minerals.

Mr. Rochette joined the company May 2010 as a Director and has added significant depth to the Board with his extensive and expert international and legal background. In July 2011, Mr. Rochette was appointed as Chairman to the Board of Directors of East Asia Minerals.

Mr. Rochette is an internationally renown lawyer with over 30 years of experience in the acquisition of mining rights, international business, land management and natural resource transactions. He has concluded mining transactions involving gold and other precious metals, uranium, iron ore, nickel, coal and oil & gas in Asia, Central Asia, Africa, North America and a number of countries in South America, as well as the Balkan and Scandinavian regions in Europe. Previously he was Senior Vice President of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. This responsibility included the negotiation to acquire the world class Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project, Mongolia.

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About East Asia Minerals Corporation

East Asia Minerals (TSX VENTURE:EAS) 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 three advanced gold and gold-copper properties located in Aceh Province, Sumatra, and Sangihe Island, North Sulawesi. The Company owns six uranium properties, including the advanced Ingiin-Nars, Ulaan Nuur and Enger uranium projects, and one phosphate properties in Mongolia. East Asia currently has 84,221,582 shares outstanding. Its shares are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "EAS".

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