Bema's Extraordinary General Meeting

    FOR:  BEMA GOLD CORPORATION

TSX, NYSE SYMBOL:  BGO
AIM SYMBOL:  BAU

January 30, 2007

Bema's Extraordinary General Meeting

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Jan. 30, 2007) - Bema Gold Corporation
(TSX:BGO)(NYSE:BGO)(AIM:BAU) will host a conference call/webcast of the Extraordinary General
Meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 30th at 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET.

At the Meeting, shareholders will vote on the proposed business combination between Bema and
Kinross Gold Corporation which was announced on November 6, 2006. This will be followed by a
presentation to shareholders by Bema President, CEO, and Chairman, Clive Johnson.

You may access the call by dialling the operator at 416-695-5261 or toll free 1-800-766-6630 prior
to the scheduled start time. A playback version of the call will be available for one week after
the call at 416-695-5275 or North America toll free 1-888-509-0081 passcode: #639645.

A live broadcast of the meeting will be webcast by Thompson/CCBN and can be accessed at Bema's web
site at www.bema.com.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Bema Gold Corporation
Ian MacLean
Vice President, Investor Relations
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.bemagold.com

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