Additional Claims Staked And Expanding Mindora Property

VANCOUVER - Emgold Mining Corporation has staked an additional 117 unpatented mining claims at its Mindora Property, NV. This increases the total number of unpatented claims controlled by the Company from 30 to 147, or about 2,940 acres (1,190 hectares) in total area. The claim block extends in an east-west direction to cover the mineralized structures and observed alteration zones. It also covers the area of a molybdenum porphyry system identified by historic exploration in the 1990's. The claims were staked by Rangefront Geological of Elko, NV.