China Gold Secures Sufficient Permanent Power Supply for the Jiama Mine

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/05/12 -- China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. (TSX: CGG)(HKSE: 2099) (the 'Company') is pleased to confirm that the Jiama Mine, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region in China, is now connected to the recently completed DC Qinghai-Tibet Power Grid Interconnection Project ('QTPGI'). With the completion of the QTPGI, a 2,530 kilometers-long, 400 kV transmission line will now provide sufficient electrical power for the present requirements to operate the Jiama Mine as well as any future requirements resulting from the current Phase II expansion studies underway.

The QTPGI line connects the expanded power network in the Tibet Autonomous Region to the power grid in the rest of China. The direct connection assures that the Jiama Mine will have a sufficient, uninterrupted and economic supply of electrical energy.

'Securing the present and future electrical energy supply for Jiama enables us to continue to invest in and grow our operations. The completion of QTPGI Project will now allow us to reduce our operating costs and provides us with certainty over the availability and reliability of power supply for our current operations and for Phase II expansion, currently being planned at the Jiama Mine,' said Dr. Xin Song, the Company's CEO.

About the Jiama Mine

The Jiama copper-gold poly metallic mine is located approximately 68 kilometers northwest of the capital city of Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region. Commercial production commenced in September of 2010. Copper production for 2011 is estimated to reach 9500 tonnes with some gold and silver. The Company is currently conducting its Phase II production expansion plan from its current ore processing capacity of 6000 tonnes per day. The final independent technical report is currently in progress.

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