Birim Goldfields Inc. - Positive Drill Results From the Opon Prospect Dunkwa Property, Ghana, West Africa.

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1997--BIRIM GOLDFIELDS(TSE: BGI.) Birim Goldfields Inc. is pleased to announce the results of the latest reverse circulation drilling program completed on the Dunkwa property, located in Ghana, West Africa.

Battle Mountain, the operator, completed a 69-hole program (4,786 meters) to test gold-in-soil anomalies, referred to in an earlier press release (January 9, 1997) and located in an area five kilometers south of the Aniamote prospect. The best drill results obtained are from the southernmost Opon anomaly, where earlier trenching in saprolite had clearly defined a sector of strong gold potential, as indicated in a press release dated February 24, 1997. Several intersections of lower grade mineralization resulted from the drilling conducted over the other anomalies and will likely be included in a follow-up diamond drilling program.

Most of the holes in this program were drilled to a depth of 76 meters and were oriented grid east and inclined at -60 degrees. A few scissor holes, drilled to grid west and of the same length, were also carried out for check purposes. All assays were done using fire assay and were conducted at the laboratories of SGS in Ghana.

Twenty-eight holes were drilled on the southernmost Opon anomaly, on 25 to 50 centers, along four lines 100 meters apart. Preliminary interpretation of the drill results has outlined an important mineralized zone contained within a large area of gold mineralization covering 200 meters in width and extending north- south over 300 meters. The extent of the gold mineralization intersected in the holes correlates very well with the near-surface expression of the gold anomaly defined in the soils and trenching. Essentially, the main mineralized zone strikes north-south over 300 meters and appears to have a dip which varies from 35 degrees west in the southern portion of the anomaly to 75 degrees west in the northern segment. Among the values intersected are: -0-

L-6900 N  BOR-2   16-46m   30m (100 ft)  0.47 g/t Au (0.015 oz)

L-6800 N  BOR-5    0-24m   24m (79 ft)   1.14 g/t Au (0.037 oz)

L-6700 N  BOR-12  18-36m   18m (59 ft)   2.06 g/t Au (0.066 oz)

          BOR-13   0-36m   36m (118 ft)  1.25 g/t Au (0.040 oz)

          BOR-14   0-20m   20m (66 ft)   0.85 g/t Au (0.027 oz)

          BOR-25   0-38m   38m (125 ft)  1.36 g/t Au (0.044 oz)
                   (drilled west and collared on BOR-14)

          BOR-16   0-30m   30m (100 ft)  1.34 g/t Au (0.043 oz)
                   (drilled west and collared on BOR-15)

L-6600 N  BOR-22   8-24m   16m (53 ft)   0.44 g/t Au (0.014 oz)

Battle Mountain and Birim are encouraged by the current results and Battle Mountain is currently planning a follow-up diamond drilling program.

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