EMGOLD MINING CORPORATION
Suite 1400 – 570 Granville Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3P1
www.emgold.com
May 12, 2008
TSX Venture Exchange:EMR
OTC Bulletin Board:EGMCF
U.S. 20-F Registration:000-51411
Frankfurt Stock Exchange:EML
EMGOLD GRANTS OPTIONS
Emgold Mining Corporation (EMR-TSX Venture) (the “Company” or “Emgold”) has granted a total of 2,100,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company, exercisable over a five-year period expiring May 12, 2013, at a price of $0.20 per share. The stock options were issued in accordance with the Company’s 10% rolling stock option plan adopted by the Company’s shareholders on June 8, 2005.
For more information about Emgold, the Idaho-Maryland Gold Project in Grass Valley, the Stewart, Rozan and Jazz Properties in British Columbia, please visitwww.emgold.com orwww.sedar.com
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Sargent H. Berner
Co-Chairman
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations
Tel: (604) 646-1553 Fax: (604) 687-4212
Email:info@emgold.com
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.
