COMPLETE DRILLING RESULTS OF DIA-005

Montréal, Québec, - February 10, 2004 -

Dia Bras Exploration Inc. (the “Company” or “Dia Bras”) Dia Bras Exploration Inc. (the “Company” or “Dia Bras”) is pleased to announce partial results on the third hole drilled to test the Val/Valenzuela structure on its Mexican properties.  The Company received from ALS Chemex Laboratory the assay results for the first 43 meters of the hole DIA-003-04.  The first section of the hole shows highly anomalous copper, zinc and silver values including a nine-meter high-grade section starting at a depth of 11 meters.

The nine-meter interval averages 4.91% copper, 5.38% zinc and 144 g/t of silver.

Sample
Description

Ag
(g/t)

Cu
(%)

Zn
(%)

226084

19.8

1.42

0.19

226085

140.0

6.82

0.38

226086

2.6

0.30

0.23

226087

7.1

0.47

0.08

226088

0.7

0.17

0.08

226089

580.0

8.09

0.35

226090

176.0

11.75

0.13

226091

262.0

11.40

>30.00

226092

108.0

3.81

16.95

Average 9 meters

144.0

4.91

5.38


Note:
    All samples represent one-meter section.

The balance of the core of this hole, drilled to a depth of 199 meters to explore the extensions of the former Valenzuela mine, is currently being analyzed for base metal, silver and gold. Results are expected within two weeks. The samples described herein were collected under the supervision of André St-Michel, geologist, P. Eng., the qualified person on the project.

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For further information contact:

Réjean Gosselin
President

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