Construction and Mine Permitting Scheduled for Planned 2006 Start-up of Commercial Gold Mining Operations at Jinshan's CSH 217 Project, China; Jinshan Hires Investor Relations Personnel.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Jinshan Gold Mines Inc. (TSX VENTURE:JIN) is pleased to report that the CSH 217 Gold Development Project is scheduled for planned commercial production starting later this year. The company has completed, or is in the process of completing, all necessary regulatory studies required to receive final State and Provincial government approval to commence commercial mining activities.

Final applications that include a Chinese engineering and Chinese resource study have been filed with the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), in Beijing, for the approval of a Mining License. In addition, final applications for Project Registration are being filed with the provincial government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The Chinese Regulatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been completed by Earth Resource Management (ERM), of Shanghai, China, in partnership with the Inner Mongolia Environmental Science Academy (IMESA). The EIA will be reviewed by an expert panel with the Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) of Inner Mongolia, prior to final approval. Jinshan expects government issuance of a mining permit in the second quarter of 2006, which will authorize commercial gold mining operations. Assuming the mining permit is received as scheduled, Jinshan plans to begin commercial gold production in the fourth quarter of 2006.

Four key mine construction and excavation contracts that are already underway include:

1. Construction of a crushing plant to crush over-liner material for the heap leach pads;

2. Excavation and pouring of concrete foundations for the process plant (approximately 70% complete);

3. Excavation of the pregnant solution pond and the overflow pond for the heap leach processing (approximately 30% complete); and,

4. Construction of the modular process plant by Summit Valley Engineering of Utah, USA, (scheduled for shipment to China in May, 2006).

Jinshan plans to complete its final feasibility study, under the direction of KD Engineering of Tucson, Arizona, USA, in March, 2006. The study will incorporate the positive results from the 2005 drilling campaign (see Jinshan's January 19, 2006, news release). The company expects that this feasibility study will support project debt financing of the project to a commercial mining stage.

Construction of the water supply and the 35 KV power line will commence in early spring. In the fall of 2005, the government initiated major improvements to the road accessing the project site, and these improvements are planned to continue through the first months of 2006. It is expected that this access road will be paved by mid-year.

Jinshan Hires Investor Relations Personnel

The company is also pleased to announce that Deanna Kress has joined the company in the role of Investor Relations. Ms. Kress brings several years of corporate communications and investor relations experience in the mining and transportation industry to the company.

Ms. Kress has been granted 40,000 stock options under the company's stock options plan. The options are exercisable at C$0.63, will vest in stages over a three-year period and will expire on January 13, 2009.

About Jinshan

Jinshan is a Canadian mining company focused on the exploration and development of gold projects in Asia. The company is advancing one of the largest gold development projects in China - the CSH 217 Gold Project - and conducting exploration work on other prospective properties in China.

Qualified Person

Jim Lincoln, Jinshan's Vice-President, Corporate Development, and a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101, verified and supervised the preparation of the technical information in this release.

Please see the report for a summary of the material results of surveys and investigations regarding the property, a summary of the interpretation of the exploration to date and a description of the QA/QC measures applied to exploration work at the CSH 217 Gold Project.

Forward-Looking Statements: Statements in this release that are forward-looking statements, including the ongoing development, engineering and permitting work, and expected future production at the CSH 217 Gold Project are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. Such information contained herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based on information currently available. The company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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