Guyana Goldfields Inc. - Drill Hole Results At Peters Mine  Confirm High Grade Surface Reserves 
  Toronto, Ontario - Tuesday, February 29, 2000, 12:11 PM EST 
  Issued and outstanding: 9.2 million.
  The Company is pleased to announce drilling results from the Company's 100% owned Peters Property, Guyana. Four shallow diamond drill holes recently completed as part of an ongoing open-pitable resource evaluation being conducted by independent consultants Roscoe Postle and Associates, Toronto. The location, direction, and dip of the holes was selected by the independent consultants. All of the holes encountered ore grade values from surface down to the end of the holes. Results:
                                                         Grade g/ Hole No.  Dip            Azimuth        Intersection   tonne Au --------------------------------------------------------------- CW-1      -45 degrees    90 degrees     0 - 9.91 m     5.76 (Hole abandoned due to caving)
  CW-2      -60 degrees    90 degrees     0 - 18.34 m    3.11
  CW-3      -60 degrees    90 degrees     0 - 17.71 m    2.14
  CW-4      -90 degrees    na             0 - 21.1 m     5.58
  Guyana Goldfields Inc., is the leading gold exploration company in Guyana. The Guyana Shield hosts several world class, multi-million ounce gold deposits. The Company's objective is to explore and develop bulk leachable gold deposits in the Guyana Shield. The Company holds approximately 55,000 acres of mineral exploration rights in the Guyana Shield including and encompassing the two largest past producing mines in the country.
  For further information contact:    J. Patrick Sheridan Jr.,  President and CEO.  Suite 1100   350 Bay Street   Toronto, Ontario   M5H 2S6
  Phone 416 865 1232    Fax 416 363 1902   Email address: guygold@tcn.net   Website address: www. guygold.com |