BW1370 APR 28,1999 9:17 PACIFIC 12:17 EASTERN
( BW)(CA-MEDINAH-ENERGY)(MDIN) Diamond Drill Results
Indicate Another Major Gold Discovery in Chile
Business Editors
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1999--Two diamond drill holes have
recently been completed on the Company's Las Dos Marias property located approximately 3
kilometers north of the recently discovered Alto de Lipangue gold/copper deposit in Region IV Chile,
North of Santiago.
Assay results returned high-grade intercepts of up to 46.58 grams per tonne from near-surface
drilling.
Significant assay results from these holes are as follows:
Diamond Drill Hole Interval Width Gold
Number From To M Ft g/t
-------------------- --------- ------- ---- -----------------
DDH DM99-01 11 107 96 317 0.47
-------------------- --------- ------- ---- -----------------
Including 11 13 2 6.6 6.48
-------------------- --------- ------- ---- -----------------
DDH DM99-02(a) 37 80 43 142 4.74
-------------------- --------- ------- ---- -----------------
Including 68 72 4 13.2 46.58
-------------------- --------- ------- ---- -----------------
(a)NOTE: To date, assays have only been received from the first 80
meters.
DDH DM99-01 - drilled vertically to 122 meters between two IP
survey lines, with no target reference other than surface
reconnaissance.
DDH DM99-02 - drilled vertically to a depth of 269 meters to test
an IP anomaly. From a depth of 37 meters to 80 meters, highly
silicified and pyritized andesite intersected.
The Company plans to step up exploration at Las Dos Marias to further test this new high-grade
discovery.
Medinah Energy, Inc. explores for gold in Chile. Its primary assets are the Alto de Lipangue
property and now the Las Dos Marias property, both located between Santiago and the Chilean
Coast at low altitude. In addition, the Company owns property in Central and Southern Chile and in
the Andacollo Region of Chile adjacent to Dayton Mining's Andacollo Mine.
On behalf of the Board of Directors Per: Larry Regis, President
For further information, contact RGM Communications Inc. at 1-800-547-9375 or access the
web site at http:/www.medinahenergy.com/
Note: This News Release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding
potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of Medinah
Energy, Inc. are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be
no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future could differ
materially from those anticipates in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors"
and elsewhere in documents filed from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and other regulatory authorities.
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CONTACT: RGM Communications Inc.
1-800-547-9375
Web Site: http:/www.medinahenergy.com/
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENERGY MINING/METALS
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