RNS Number:5160D
Moydow Mines International Inc
24 May 2006







             Drilling Commences on the Hwidem Gold Project in Ghana



Dublin, Ireland : Moydow Mines International Inc ("Moydow") is pleased to
announce that drilling is now underway at its Hwidem gold project which is
located in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.  An initial programme of 2500 metres
is planned to test a number of gold anomalies which were previously identified.



The licence is strategically situated immediately east of the Newmont owned
Ahafo project which has declared reserves of over 12 million ounces, and which
lies along a well defined zone of gold mineralization known as the Yamfo-Sefwi
or Ahafo belt and covers some 25 square kilometres. The licence is bordered on
the west by the Ntotoroso property where Moydow have a 2% royalty on any
production in excess of 1.2 million ounces.



The Hwidem licence is underlain by plutonic rocks comprising part of an
extensive massif known as the Dixcove suite of hornblendic, non-foliated
granodiorites.



Within the licence area there is a distinct compositional break in that the
northern part is characterized by gabbros, gabbro-diorite and diorite while the
southern part contains a more differentiated suite of quartz diorites and
granodiorites.



Moydow has previously carried out an exploration program that included
geophysics, soil geochemistry, geological mapping and rock sampling.  The
results indicate a general geological and mineralization scenario that strongly
resembles the adjoining Ntotoroso licence which has been shown to contain a gold
resource of approximately three million ounces.



The geochemical survey conducted on the property returned gold anomalies in
soils but interpretation of this data is hampered by the fact that most of the
licence is covered by a thin but consistent veneer of flood plain detritus from
the nearby river Tano.



The current drill program is designed to pierce this veneer and deeper drilling
will follow up any bedrock anomalies encountered and zoom in on Ntotoroso-style
targets.



Because of the proximity of multi-million ounce deposits, Hwidem is considered a
top priority in the 2006 Moydow exploration budget.  Remapping of the project as
well as a second round of geophysics will be done to compliment the planned
drilling.  It is anticipated that results will start to come through in the next
several weeks.



The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of
mineral properties worldwide.  Corporate information is available on the
Company's website www.moydow.com  The Company is listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange and the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock
Exchange under the symbol "MOY".  The Company recently signed an agreement,
subject to approvals, to merge with Diamond Fields International Ltd., a
Canadian diamond exploration and development company (TSX-"DFI").  For further
information please contact Michael Power, Vice President, Corporate Development
at 416-703-3751



On behalf of the Board of Directors

Moydow Mines International Inc.:



"Signed"

Brian Kiernan, President and Chief Executive Officer



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