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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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