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Bema Gold Corporation: High Grade Drill Results from the Kupol Property, Russia
via COMTEX

August 13, 2003

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug 13, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Bema Gold Corporation ('Bema') announces further high grade drill results from the Kupol Property in Chukotka, Far East Russia. A total of 116 holes totaling 15,100 metres, have been drilled on the property to date. Over 90% of the drill holes have intersected the mineralized epithermal vein system, which now extends over 2.8 kilometres of strike length and to a depth of at least 250 metres. The system remains open along strike to the north and south, and to depth. Please refer to www.bema.com for a drill hole location map and a long section of the Kupol property.

Assay results have been received for the first 56 holes (16 of which were previously released) which have been drilled along 2100 metres of strike length and to varying depths with the deepest holes being approximately 250 metres. Some of the highlights from the new holes are: hole 47 which intersected 16.80 metres averaging 43.40 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 330.60 g/t silver; hole 49 which intersected 24.50 metres averaging 41.68 g/t gold and 499.18 g/t silver; and hole 56 which intersected 13.35 metres averaging 45.92 g/t gold and 281.86 g/t silver in the zone. Drilling to date on the Kupol epithermal system has identified 4 continuous zones; the Big Bend Zone, the Central Zone, the North Zone and the South Zone.




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