Birimian Gold Limited (ASX:BGS) Up To 6.0g/t Gold Returned from New 6km Long Gold Trend at Dankassa Gold Project in Mali

Perth, Dec 9, 2011 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Birimian Gold Limited (ASX:BGS) is very pleased to announce very encouraging assay results from wide-spaced auger drilling undertaken recently at its Dankassa Gold Project in Mali.

A total of 837 shallow auger holes were drilled recently in the north of the Dankassa Gold Project. This drilling was designed to follow up an extensive 15 km long zone of anomalous gold in soils; the Dankassa Trend. Auger drilling was undertaken on 400 metre to 800 metre spaced sections in the central portion of the Dankassa Trend. Holes were wide- spaced on sections; nominally 50m apart. Approximately 15km of strike were investigated in the recent program.

All assay results from this auger drilling program have now been received. The drilling has delineated a large, coherent gold anomaly over 6km of strike. Within this trend, a high tenor, greater than 500ppb gold (0.5 g/t), anomaly has been defined over 800m of strike. The peak assay value within this zone is 1260ppb gold (1.26 g/t). The Company believes this is an exceptional drill target in an area that has never been subjected to bedrock drilling. Planning for follow up drilling has commenced.

A second highly anomalous zone in the north of the Project area extends over 1km of strike, centred on an exceptionally anomalous peak assay result of 6.0 g/t gold. Significantly, this anomaly remains open to the north. Additional auger drilling will be undertaken to track this highly anomalous trend northward.

Forward Work Program

The recent auger drilling program has delineated a number of tightly constrained gold trends that represent high priority targets for follow up drilling. A suitable aircore drilling program is being designed. The Company expects to implement this program during the second quarter of 2012.

The Company's auger drilling strategy has been shown to be a highly effective technique for delineating drill targets. The focus of the recent auger program was the broader Dankassa gold-in-soil trend. Significantly, other extensive gold in soil anomalies are present elsewhere within the Project area. To date these anomalies have not been followed up on the ground.

Birimian will systematically investigate these anomalies with auger drilling during the coming months.

In addition to the regional auger drilling program reported here, Birimian recently completed RC and aircore drilling programs at the more advanced Kourouba Prospect, also within the Dankassa Gold Project. The RC drilling confirmed the presence of a large mineralised system at the Kourouba Prospect. Subsequent aircore drilling targeted extensions of the Kourouba Prospect. Results for this aircore drilling are pending. The Company anticipates that new high priority targets will be delineated from this work and that further evaluation with follow-up aircore and/or RC drilling will be warranted. Results will be reported as they become available over coming weeks.

Field programs are also underway at both of the Company's other projects, the Korindji Gold Project in Mali and the Basawa Gold Project in Liberia. This is an exciting time for the Company, with ongoing results expected to be announced over coming months.

For the complete Birimian announcement including figures, please view:
http://media.abnnewswire.net/media/en/docs/70962-ASX-BGS-570855.pdf

Contact

Kevin Joyce Managing Director Birimian Gold Limited Tel: +61-8-9286-3045 http://www.birimiangold.com