East Asia Minerals Announces New Director


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2011) - East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EAS) announces the appointment of Peter Sederowsky as a director of the Company. Mr. Sederowsky is active in private equity and business development, and has directorship experience in companies on the London Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq/OMX Stockholm Stock Exchange, AIM (London) and the NGM (Stockholm). Presently Mr. Sederowsky is a senior partner at Skywalker Partners which advises in the sectors of mining, metals and energy, in Africa, Europe and Russia. He is also advisor to Mechel OAO, an important Russian company with businesses in mining, steel, ferroalloy and power.

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 two phosphate properties in Mongolia. East Asia currently has 81,637,372 shares outstanding. Its shares are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "EAS".

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Contact Information:

East Asia Minerals
Mark Patchett
Investor Relations
+1-604-637-8154
patchett@eaminerals.com
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