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 Wed Aug 29, 2007
PMI Gold Drills 44.5 Metres @ 2.61 G/T Au at Nkran, Ghana

 
News Release # 07-17

August 29, 2007, Vancouver BC - PMI Gold Corporation (TSX/V:PMV) - Douglas MacQuarrie, President, announces that PMI Gold Corporation ("PMI Gold") has received final assay results from the recent eight hole, 2,539 metre drill program completed on our Obotan project, Ghana.

Highlights from the drilling are 44.5 m of 2.61 g/t gold in hole NK07-001 which tested the down dip extension of the Nkran pit orebody 330 m below the base of the previously mined pit; and 2.7 m of 8.91 g/t gold in NK07-005 collared 170 m to the south of the southern end of the pit.
Table 1 - Drill Collar co-ordinates:
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   HOLEID   GRIDE  GRIDN  WGS84E   WGS84N  AZIMUTH   DIP  DEPTH M
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   NK07-001  9510  10000  611408   700592    133     -50   648.00
   NK07-002  9550   9800  611303   700408    133     -50   104.60
   NK07-003  9545   9825  611317   700430    133     -50   637.03
   NK07-004 10018   9625  611552   699975    133     -50   199.95
   NK07-005  9986   9625  611528   699995    133     -50   212.14
   NK07-006 10020   9650  611571   699998    133     -50   169.47
   NK07-007 10020   9675  611587   700017    133     -50   169.47
   NK07-008  9700  10700  611995   701003    133     -50   398.07
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   *note NK07-003 was a retest of NK07-002 which was not completed

Table 2 - Significant Gold Intercepts:
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                                             Weighted Avg.
   Drill            From       To    Width   Grade g/t Au
   Hole           Metres   Metres   Metres         (uncut)
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   NK7-001        581.60   626.05    44.45           2.61
      including   581.60   584.65     3.05           3.58
      including   588.50   600.00    11.50           5.95
      including   593.60   598.50     4.90           9.12
      including   593.60   594.50     0.90          26.27
      including   597.50   598.50     1.00          19.10
      including   605.40   609.80     4.40           1.85
      including   619.00   626.05     7.05           3.55
   -------------------------------------------------------
   NK07-005        56.39    59.13     2.74           8.91
   -------------------------------------------------------
   NK07-006        38.10    39.62     1.52           8.22
   -------------------------------------------------------
   NK07-007        28.96    31.09     2.13           3.51
   -------------------------------------------------------
   NK07-008       125.20   127.00     1.80           3.13
   NK07-008       350.00   351.00     1.00           6.68
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Douglas R. MacQuarrie, President and CEO commented: "Our first deep drill test beneath the Nkran pit has increased our confidence in the structural and grade continuity of the Nkran West Zone underground gold mineralization. Previous intersections in hole RCD787A located 100 metres up dip from the new intersection in NK07-001 gave 52 metres of 3.07 g/t Au (true width estimated at 45 metres); and RCD756 located 80 m down dip, returned 41 metres of 3.27 g/t Au (estimated 24 metre true width). On section 10,000N, gold mineralization has been outlined to a depth of 425 metres below the pit and with true widths varying from 20 to 45 metres. Within this bulk mineralized zone there are significant high grade drill intersections including 7.0 metres of 12.28 g/t Au; 8.0 metres of 10.00 g/t Au; 5.0 metres of 23.00 g/t Au; and 4.0m of 10.00 g/t Au. In order to prove the viability of this zone for bulk or selective mining, further detailed drilling will be required, preferably from underground drill stations as suggested by RSG Global in their recent concept study report on the Nkran mineralization. We are also encouraged by the new gold values intersected to the north and south of the pit. A complete review of the Nkran database in conjunction with the results from the Geotech VTEM survey which will be flown in September will prioritize targets for further drilling."

This news release has been prepared by Douglas R. MacQuarrie, P.Geo. (B.C.), a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. Oriented NQ, and HQ core was logged, sawn and sampled on site, with half samples sent to SGS Analabs Pty. Ltd. in Bibiani, and analyzed for gold by fire assay-AA on a 50 gram sample charge. Internal QC consisted of inserting both blanks and standards into the sample stream and multiple re-assays of selected anomalous samples. Where multiple assays were received for an interval, the final value reported was the average of all results for the interval. Results from the QC program confirmed that the reported results are accurate. Intercepts were calculated with a minimum 2.0 g/t Au cut off at beginning and end of the intercept and allowing for no more than six consecutive metres of less than 1.0 g/t Au. Internal intercepts above 10 g/t Au are reported separately. Grade x Width intercepts of less than 5 g/t metres were not reported.

Ghana is Africa's second largest gold producer and has recently attracted US$1.5 billion in committed foreign investment due to its long mining history, prospective resource base, reasonable taxation and stable government. PMI Gold now controls 483 square kilometres along a 70 kilometre length of the Asankrangwa Gold Belt in 12 concessions, including the former Obotan mine which produced 730,000 ounces of gold prior to its closing in 2003; and has options on a further 186 square kilometres in 2 concessions on the Ashanti Gold Belt.

On behalf of the Board,

"Douglas R. MacQuarrie"

Douglas R. MacQuarrie
President & CEO

For further information please contact:

Douglas R. MacQuarrie, President & CEO
Telephone: 1 (604) 682-8089
Toll-Free: 1 (888) 682-8089
Facsimile: 1 (604) 682-8094

or for European Investors:
Florian Riedl-Riedenstein: Tel: 43-2774-28814, e-mail: frram@aon.at
or John Mullen: Tel: 41-522-428795, e-mail: John Mullen@bluewin.ch

Or visit the PMI Gold Corporation website at www.pmigoldcorp.com (in German: http://pmi.goldseiten.de)

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