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NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY CCNMatthews
FOR: HIGH RIVER GOLD MINES LTD.
TSX SYMBOL: HRG
SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 - 14:53 ET
Webcast Alert: High River Gold Mines Ltd. Presentation
at Informed Investors Canadian Precious Metals & Mining
Virtual Stocks Forum to be Webcast on Tuesday, September
21, 2004, 11:00 am ET
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Sept. 20, 2004) - High River
Gold Mines Ltd. (HRG.TO) will present at the following forum:
What: High River Gold Mines Ltd. (HRG.TO) will give a
presentation at Informed Investors Canadian Precious Metals &
Mining Virtual Stocks Forum.
Paul van Eeden will deliver forum keynote at 9 am.
When: September 21, 2004 @ 11:00 AM Eastern Time
Where: www.informedinvestors.com/IIF_Forum.asp?ForumID=85126
How: Live over the Internet-Simply log on to the web at the
address above.
Contact: Don Whalen at (416) 947-1440
If you are unable to attend the live event, the forum will be
available via webcast at
www.informedinvestors.com/IIF_Forum.asp?ForumID=85126.
High River Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:HRG) is an unhedged junior gold
producer, with a strong growth profile. High River has interests
in five gold projects located in Russia, West Africa and Canada;
three are producing gold mines. In Russia, High River operates
through its controlled subsidiary, OJSC Buryatzoloto, which owns
a 100% interest in the Zun-Holba and Irokinda gold mines that
produced approximately 154,000 ounces of gold in 2003. High River
also has a 50% joint venture interest in the New Britannia Mine
located in Snow Lake, Manitoba where Kinross Gold Corporation is
the mine operator.
High River has two development projects, the Berezitovy Gold
Project located in the Amur Oblast in southern Siberia, Russia,
and the Taparko Gold Project in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Both
projects are being developed as open pit mines with conventional
mills and are expected to begin production during the fourth
quarter of 2005. High River's attributable annual gold production
is expected to triple by 2006 to 355,000 ounces.
High River also has a pipeline of future projects through
strategic alliance with 3 well-managed junior exploration
companies:
- Intrepid Minerals Corporation
- Jilbey Gold Exploration Ltd.
- Pelangio Mines Ltd.
To view more information about High River Gold, please visit our
website at www.hrg.ca.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Informed Investors
Cary Loeser
(804) 327-3407
cloeser@wilink.com
www.informedinvestors.com
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