GEMM Announces Stock Dividend and Stock Split.

RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 1998--Juina Mining Corp. (OTC BB:GEMM) Wednesday announced that its board of directors, by unanimous written consent, and the holders of a majority of the total issued and outstanding shares of the common stock of GEMM, by the written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of GEMM, approved and adopted resolutions which (a) call for a stock split of the issued and outstanding stock of GEMM such that on the effective date of the split, 101 shares of GEMM will be outstanding for every 100 shares of GEMM outstanding on the effective date, (b) the effective date of the stock split will be 10 days after the mailing of a copy of the notice of the shareholder approval of the stock split to the shareholders of GEMM, (c) the anticipated mailing date is Sept. 4, 1998 and the anticipated effective date of the stock split is Sept. 14, 1998, (d) the stock split will apply to shareholders of record on Sept. 4, 1998, (e) declare and authorize the payment by issuance of a stock dividend to all shareholders of GEMM of record on Sept. 21, 1998 a stock dividend equal to five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding stock on said record date, and (f) instructs GEMM's transfer agent to implement the stock split, the stock dividend, a mandatory recall of all stock certificates, and the change of GEMM's CUSIP number.

Juina Mining is a diamond resource and exploration company with exclusive rights to a mining and mineral concession on 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) located in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Visit the company's Web site at www.juinamining.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release contain forward-looking statements, as defined in Section 27(A) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21(E) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements, and information involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, late delivery of vendor supplies, equipment or services that may cause production delays, primary customer order rates, cancellations, and dependence on certain customers of the company's specialized business products. Other certainties related to the company's business and securities which are traded over the counter are outlined in the information and materials available upon request.

    CONTACT: Juina Mining Corp., Reno, 702/786-0225