East Africa Gold Significant Drilling Results Confirms Kitongo's Potential.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1996-- EAST AFRICA GOLD CORPORATION (VSE:EAG)

Summary

The results of five (5) holes drilled at the Kitongo prospect confirm the prospect's significant potential to host a future mining operation. -0-

Two very significant results are:

KTRC002       25 metres     at 5.49 g/t
KTRC004       24 metres     at 4.37 g/t

The results from all five RC holes for which results have been received are set out in the attached table.

Previously the Company reported that it had identified a number of anomalies over a strike of approximately 7km and a width of 1km. In the main zone (the subject of the current RC drill program) a resource of 875,000t at 1.22g/t had been previously estimated to a depth of 15m over an area of approximately 550m length by 400m wide. The results of the current programme therefore confirms that mineralisation is present in the ironstone below the laterite. Kitongo's position as a high priority target has been further enhanced and its potential to host a significant discovery confirmed.

DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM

To date, eleven (11) holes of RC drilling have been completed at Kitongo on line 10400E and 4050N (the results of five (5) having been recorded). The holes are 100m spaced. The sections confirm that mineralisation is hosted in laterite and a relatively flat lying ironstone body. The ironstone is in excess of 30m in thickness, and underlain by locally altered and brecciated mafic volcanics. Overlying the ironstone on the flanks of the fold are highly weathered saprolitic clays, poorly developed ironstones and cherts. In the north, KTRC005 and KTRC006 intersected altered pyritic intermediate volcanics near the ironstone contacts. KTRC007 intersected a 35m unit of strongly disseminated to massive sulphide (mostly pyrrohotite) from 42m-77m, which may represent the down dip extension of the mineralised ironstone.

Assay results for KTRC001 to KRTC005 on Section 10400E returned grades in excess of 1g/t Au for all holes. Best results were received from KTRC002 (25m at 5.49g/t) and KTRC004 (24m at 4.37g/t). These represent intersections of the mineralised ironstone on the limbs of the anticlinal fold. The intervening hole KTRC003, intersected weakly mineralised footwall mafic volcanic in the core of the fold. KTRC005, 100m north of KTRC004, intersected a sulphidic zone (55m-63m = 8m at 1.51g/t) which may represent the down dip extension of the mineralisation. Results are awaited for the intensely altered and sulphidic zones in KTRC006 and KTRC007.

RC drilling is continuing on section 10500E, which should intersect a slightly deeper profile of the mineralised horizon. Current strategy is designed to outline the extent of the system, now known to be quite considerable, before concentrating on identifying the exact geometry of the mineralisation. -0-

KITONGO PROJECT RC DRILLING RESULTS

Hole No.  From    To    M    Au ppm     Lithology

KTRC001     0      7     7    1.27     Laterite/Saprolite
            7     24    17    0.16     Saprolite

KTRC002     0     25    25    5.49     Ironstone/Breccia
           25   70 EOH  45    0.24     Partly altered
                                       mafic volcanic

KTRC003     0      3     3    1.07     Laterite
            3      7     4    0.15     Saprolite
           17     45    28    0.26     Saprolite and
                                       mafic volcanic

KTRC004     0     24    24    4.37     Laterite/ Ironstone

KTRC005     0      2     2    0.49     Laterite
           36     38     2    0.57     Altered intermediate
                                       volcanic
           55     63     8    1.51     Altered, pyrite
                                       mafic volcanics

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

STEPHEN MILLER, President

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