American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Desert Sun Mining Corporation

American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Desert Sun Mining
Corporation 


NEW YORK, Aug. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R))
today listed the common stock of Desert Sun Mining Corporation under the ticker
symbol DEZ.

Desert Sun Mining is an emerging gold mining company focused on reactivating
operations and production at the Jacobina mine in northeastern Brazil. 
Production is planned to commence in Q1 2005.  The company is also involved in
the exploration and development of the 100 mile long Bahia Gold Belt in
northeastern Brazil on which the Jacobina mine is located.

"We are pleased to welcome Desert Sun Mining to the American Stock Exchange,"
said John McGonegal, senior vice president of the Amex Equities Group.  "As a
global leader in listings within the mining industry, we look forward to
working with Desert Sun on building increased investor attention within the
U.S. marketplace."

Stan Bharti, P.Eng., President of Desert Sun Mining, commented, "The American
Stock Exchange is an acknowledged leader in the listing of mining and resource
companies and we are pleased to join in the tradition of many successful
Canadian companies that have listed on the Amex. We are looking forward to the
opportunity to introduce our company to investors in the United States, and
provide investors all across North America with greater information and
improved access to invest in the shares of Desert Sun."

The specialist in Desert Sun Mining Corporation will be the Kellogg Capital
Group.  For further information on DEZ and other Amex-listed companies, please
visit http://www.amex.com/.

The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that
offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded
funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM).  In addition to its
role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF,
responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading
the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 138 ETFs.  The Amex is also one of
the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and
sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks.  For more information,
please visit http://www.amex.com/. 

DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange



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