RNS Number:4795U
Thistle Mining Inc.
21 January 2004




                      PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          Thistle Mining Inc.'s Subsidiary Acquired Additional Shares
                             of Eurasia Gold Corp.

Toronto, January 21, 2004 (TSX: THT, AIM: TMG) Thistle Mining Inc. ("Thistle")
wishes to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Compagnie Internationale de
Developpement Minier ("CIDEM") has acquired from Thistle effective January 20,
2004, pursuant to a private agreement that took place in the United Kingdom,
2,549,253 shares of Eurasia Gold Corp. ("Eurasia") (CDNX:EGX) at a purchase
price of $0.122 per share. As a result of this transaction, CIDEM now holds an
aggregate of 68,269,253 common shares of Eurasia. CIDEM has acquired the shares
for investment purposes.

Thistle no longer holds shares of Eurasia. This transaction brings the aggregate
holdings of CIDEM to 68,269,253 shares which represent 57.7% of Eurasia's
outstanding common shares.

This transaction has no impact on the net assets of the Group.

For further information contact:-

Willie McLucas
President and Chief Executive Officer
william.mclucas@thistlemining.com

+44 131 557 6222 or +44 7836 638 912

In Canada

Harvey McKenzie
Chief Financial Officer
harvey.mckenzie@thistlemining.com

+1 416 594 3293



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