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For the Period ~~December~~February ~~2004~~2005 File No. 001-32267

Desert Sun Mining Corp.

(Name of Registrant)

65 Queen Street West, Suite 810, P.O. Box 67, Toronto, Ontario CANADA M5H 2M5

(Address of principal executive offices)

News Release dated ~~December~~February 1523, ~~2004~~2005

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1DESERT SUN MINING ADDS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER FLAVIO LAMBERTI TO THE JACOBINA MINE TEAM IN BRAZIL

~~DESERT~~TORONTO, ~~SUN~~ON. ~~REPORTS~~Desert ~~FURTHER~~Sun ~~INCREASE~~Mining ~~IN TOTAL~~Corp. ~~MEASURED~~(TSX:DSM, ~~AND~~AMEX:DEZ) ~~INDICATED~~announced ~~RESOURCES~~today ~~AT JACOBINA~~that TOexperienced 2mining ~~MILLION~~engineer, ~~OUNCES~~Flavio OFLamberti, ~~GOLD~~has joined the Jacobina mine team in Brazil. Mr. Lamberti will be responsible for evaluating and undertaking internal feasibility studies on Desert Sun Mining’s growing number of development projects including Morro de Vento, the Canavieiras Mine, Serra de C6rrego, and Morro do Vento Extension (Basal/Main reef) areas.

~~DESERT~~“Mr. ~~SUN~~Lamberti’s ~~MINING~~experience ~~CORP.~~and ~~(TSX:DSM,~~expertise ~~AMEX:DEZ)~~gained ~~has~~from ~~completed~~development anand ~~updated~~mine ~~mineral~~projects ~~resource~~with ~~estimate~~Yamana ~~incorporating~~Resources ~~new~~and ~~drilling~~Dow ~~results~~Brasil ~~for~~Nordeste ~~all~~Ltda. ~~zones~~in atBrazil will expedite the ~~Jacobina~~evaluation ~~Mine~~of onour ~~the~~next ~~Bahia~~mine ~~Gold~~development ~~Belt~~projects,” incommented ~~northeastern~~Peter ~~Brazil~~Tagliamonti, P.Eng. ~~This~~VP ~~provides~~Operations aand ~~final~~COO. ~~statement~~“We ofexpect ~~updated~~to ~~mineral~~have ~~resources~~our asinternal atevaluations ~~December~~of ~~14,~~these ~~2004~~projects ascompleted ~~shown~~ in ~~Table~~the 1second ~~below.~~quarter ~~Figure~~of 12005 ~~shows~~and ~~the~~be ~~location~~prepared ofto move forward with the ~~major~~development ~~zones~~as quickly as possible to expand production.”

~~Measured~~Mr. ~~and~~Flavio ~~indicated~~Lamberti ~~mineral~~is ~~resources~~a ~~for~~graduate ~~all~~of ~~zones~~the atUniversidade ~~Jacobina~~Federal ~~now~~de ~~total~~Ouro 24Preto,~~800,000~~ ~~tonnes~~a ~~grading~~well ~~2.53~~known gmining ~~Au/t~~engineering ~~containing~~school 2in Brazil,~~050,000~~ ~~ounces~~and ofhas ~~gold.~~15 ~~This~~years’ isdiverse amining ~~significant~~engineering ~~increase~~experience. ofMost ~~690~~recently,~~000~~ ~~ounces~~he ofwas ~~gold compared to~~ the ~~August~~Project ~~2003~~Manager ~~measured~~– ~~and~~Mining ~~indicated~~for ~~resource~~Yamana ofResources ~~14,800,000~~in ~~tonnes at 2~~Brazil.86 gFrom ~~Au/t~~1998 ~~containing~~to ~~1,360,000~~2004 ~~ounces of gold~~Mr. ~~Most~~Lamberti ofwas ~~this~~Improvement ~~increase~~and ~~has~~Plant ~~been~~Run atEngineer ~~the~~for ~~Joao~~Dow ~~Belo~~Brasil ~~Zone~~Nordeste ~~where~~Ltda. an(The ~~additional~~Dow ~~3,500,000~~Chemical ~~tonnes~~Company) ~~grading~~responsible ~~2.48~~for gall ~~Au/t~~activities ~~containing~~in ~~280,000~~a ~~ounces~~Brine ofSolution ~~gold~~Mine. ~~was~~He ~~added~~has todirect ~~indicated~~experience ~~resources~~at ~~(see press release November 17~~Jacobina, ~~2004)~~having ~~and~~worked inthere ~~the~~as ~~Morro~~a domine ~~Vento~~and ~~area~~planning ~~where~~engineer ~~5,000,000~~from ~~tonnes~~1993 ~~grading~~to 21998.07 gPrior ~~Au/t~~to ~~containing~~that ~~350~~time,~~000~~ ~~ounces~~Mr ofLamberti ~~gold~~worked ~~above~~for ~~the~~De ~~800~~Beers ~~level~~Consolidated ~~were~~Mines ~~added~~in toSouth ~~the~~Africa ~~indicated~~for ~~category~~three years.

~~Inferred~~Desert ~~mineral~~Sun ~~resources~~is incurrently ~~all~~at ~~zones~~an ~~now~~advanced ~~total~~stage ~~22,200,000~~of ~~tonnes~~evaluating ~~grading~~both ~~2.61~~the gunderground ~~Au/t~~and ~~containing~~open ~~1,900,000~~pit ~~ounces~~potential of ~~gold.~~the ~~This~~Morro isdo aVento ~~reduction~~zone ofand ~~600,000~~is ~~ounces~~expected ~~compared~~ to ~~the~~make ~~August~~a ~~2003~~decision ~~inferred~~on ~~resource~~the ofdirection ~~29,500,000 tonnes grading 2.62 g Au/t containing 2,500,000 ounces~~ of ~~gold.~~this ~~This~~project ~~reduction~~by ~~reflects~~ the ~~successful~~second ~~achievement~~quarter of ~~the drilling program’s objectives to upgrade inferred resource blocks to the indicated category~~2005.

Desert Sun owns 100% of the Jacobina Mine and the 155 km long Bahia Gold Belt in the state of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. The mine will re-start operations in the first quarter of 2005. The SNC Lavalin Feasibility Study, completed in September 2003, indicates that the mine can produce at a rate of 102,000 ounces of gold per year at an average cash cost of US $189 per ounce.

DSM previously released (see press release of February 12, 2004 and report filed on SEDAR) the results of a scoping study by SRK Consulting that extended the SNC Lavalin Feasibility Study mine plan an additional 11 years by scheduling the potentially "mineable tonnes" resulting from the conversion of inferred resources based on historical data. SRK Consulting considered that Jacobina has the potential to deliver "economically mineable tonnes" containing 2 million recoverable ounces of gold and that the optimum production rate at Jacobina was likely 5,200 tonnes per day or 154,000 ounces of gold per year. While, it must be cautioned that the SRK study is not adequate to definitely confirm the economics of the inferred mineral resources, the 2004 drilling program has successfully upgraded a substantial amount of the existing inferred resource to the indicated category which can now form the basis for an expanded feasibility study.

Mr. Bruce Humphrey, P.Eng., President said: “The Desert Sun mine staff is currently completing a mine plan and mineral reserve estimate for the new indicated mineral resource at the Jacobina Mine (Joao Belo Zone). In early 2005, we will be initiating an evaluation of all of the indicated resources to assess their economic potential following the guidelines of the SRK Consulting study. It is our expectation that reserves will increase significantly and that a future expansion of the production rate could be possible. ”

Dr. Bill Pearson, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration commented: “The 2004 drilling program was very successful in upgrading inferred mineral resources to the indicated category. The conversion rate was very high reflecting our success in not only confirming the original inferred blocks but also extending the mineralized zones along strike and downdip. Drilling will re-start in early 2005 to further expand mineral resources. We feel strongly that we are just beginning to evaluate the full geological potential of this major mineralized belt.”

The updated resource estimate has been reviewed and confirmed by Terry Hennessey, P.Geo. of Micon International. Mr. Hennessey, who is an independent qualified person as defined under National Instrument 43-101, visited the site from November 30 to December 2, 2004. The resource estimation methodology and classification used is the same as outlined in the August 2003 report by Mr. Hennessey filed on SEDAR.

Assaying for the 2004 drilling program was carried out by Lakefield Geosol, an ISO 9001, 2000 laboratory based in Brazil, using fire assay on 50 gram pulps. Check assaying was routinely carried out, by ALS Chemex in Vancouver, on 10% of sample pulps and 5% of sample rejects. Independent standard reference samples are also inserted at regular intervals into each batch of analyses. Security is maintained at the core logging and sampling facility. Dr. Bill Pearson, P.Geo. is the Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for the scientific and technical work on the program.

Statements in this release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual developments or results may vary materially from those in these “forward-looking statements”.

Desert Sun Mining is a Canadian gold exploration and development company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. (www.desertsunmining.com).

3-End-

Table 1 Summary of Mineral Resources Updated by DSM and reviewed and confirmed by Micon as at December 12, 2004*Contact:

Category	Area	Tonnes	Grade	Contained Gold
			(g/t Au)	(ounces)
Measured	Joao Belo	2,300,000	2.41	180,000
	Itapicuru**	250,000	5.70	45,000
	Serra do C6rrego	10,000	7.50	3,000
	Canavieiras	56,000	6.73	12,000
	Subtotal	2,620,000	2.83	240,000
Indicated	Joao Belo	10,300,000	2.37	790,000
	Itapicuru**	9,390,000	2.63	790,000
	Serra do Corrego	910,000	2.39	70,000
	Canavieiras	850,000	3.61	100,000
	Joao Belo Sul	770,000	2.55	60,000
	Subtotal	22,200,000	2.49	1,810,000
Total	Joao Belo	12,600,000	2.38	970,000
Measured	Itapicuru**	9,630,000	2.71	840,000
and Indicated	Serra do Corrego	920,000	2.44	72,000
	Canavieiras	900,000	3.80	110,000
	Joao Belo Sul	770,000	2.55	60,000
	Total	24,800,000	2.53	2,050,000
Inferred	Joao Belo
	Joao Belo-other reefs	1,000,000	3.88	120,000
	Itapicuru**	3,800,000	3.17	390,000
	Serra do Corrego	1,800,000	2.95	170,000
	Canavieiras	3,700,000	2.41	290,000
	Joao Belo Sul+	3,900,000	1.67	210,000
	Other Areas	2,700,000	3.23	280,000
	Total	22,200,000	2.61	1,900,000

Naomi Nemeth

*TotalsManager, ~~have~~Investor ~~been rounded~~Relations

**Desert ~~Itapicuru~~Sun ~~includes~~Mining ~~Morro do Vento, Morro do Vento Extension and Basal/Main Reef + Previously included in Other Areas~~Corp.

4416-861-5901 or 1-866-477-0077

Figure 1: Geological Plan Map of Jacobina Mine Area showing locations of Major Areas with Mineral

DESERT SUN MINING CORP.
65 Queen Street West, Suite 810, PO Box 67, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2M5
For Further Information Contact: Naomi Nemeth 416-861-5901 1-866-477-0077		Tel: 416-861-0341 Fax: 416-861-8165 www.desertsunmining.com Press Release 04 – 2005 TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL: DSM AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL: DEZ
March 2, 2005

~~Resources~~JACOBINA GOLD MINE NEARS COMPLETION – FIRST GOLD POUR SCHEDULED FOR APRIL

5Desert Sun also provides an Exploration Update

~~RENOWNED~~DESERT ~~GOLD~~SUN ~~EXPERT~~MINING ~~FERDINAND~~CORP. ~~LIPS~~(TSX:DSM, ~~JOINS DESERT~~AMEX:DEZ) ~~SUN~~continues ~~ADVISORY~~to ~~COMMITTEE~~make significant progress toward gold production from the Jacobina Mine and is pleased to report that the first gold pour is scheduled for April 2005. Desert Sun is on track to complete the project on schedule and on budget and to produce gold at a steady state of 100,000 ounces per year in the third quarter of 2005.

~~TORONTO, ONT~~ The ~~Board~~reactivation of ~~Directors~~the ofJacobina ~~Desert~~Mine ~~Sun~~continues ~~Mining~~at ~~Corp~~a ~~(TSX:DSM~~rapid pace with the processing plant construction and automation essentially complete. The crushing plant, ~~AMEX:DEZ~~ball mill and CIP (carbon-in-pulp) iscircuit ~~pleased~~are toall ~~announce~~operational. ~~that~~Low ~~Ferdinand~~grade ~~Lips~~ore ~~has~~from ~~joined~~previous mining was fed into the ~~Company’s~~plant ~~Advisory~~beginning ~~Board.~~in ~~Mr.~~January ~~Lips~~and is18,000 atonnes ~~well-known~~have ~~fund~~been ~~manager~~processed ~~and~~so isfar. ~~one~~Processing of ~~the~~development ~~world’s~~ore, ~~foremost~~of ~~authorities~~which onapproximately 71,000 tonnes had been stockpiled to the ~~gold~~end ~~market~~of February, will begin in early March.

~~Stan~~“The ~~Bharti,~~success ~~P.Eng.,~~we ~~Chairman~~have ofachieved ~~Desert~~in ~~Sun~~reaching ~~commented:~~our ~~“We~~milestones ~~are~~has ~~very~~put ~~pleased~~us ~~that~~on ~~Ferdinand~~schedule ~~Lips~~for ~~has~~a ~~joined~~gold ~~the~~pour ~~Advisory~~in ~~Board~~April,” commented Bruce Humphrey, President and CEO of Desert Sun Mining. ~~His~~“This ~~vast~~is ~~knowledge~~a testament to the skill and ~~experience~~expertise ~~will~~of bethe anindividuals ~~invaluable~~who ~~addition~~are dedicated to ~~the~~this ~~strong~~project ~~group~~and ofhave ~~Advisors~~been wedriving ~~have~~it ~~assembled~~forward.”

~~Born~~Progress in Switzerland, Ferdinand Lips has over 50 years experience in banking and finance. Over his career he has been Managing Director of Rothschild Bank AG, Zurich and Chief Executive Officer of his own Private Bank, in addition to adate ~~top-performing~~on ~~precious metals fund manager. With 30 years direct experience in~~ the ~~gold~~processing ~~industry,~~plant ~~Mr. Lips has served as a Director of Randgold & Exploration (JSE:RNG), Randgold Resources (LSE:RRS.L),~~ and ~~Durban~~mine ~~Roodeport Deep (Nasdaq~~include:~~DROOY). He is currently Chairman and manager of the Top-Gold Fund, based in the Principality of Liechtenstein.~~

Mr. Lips was a founding member of the Swiss Association of Security Analysts and is a trustee of FAME, Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education, based in New York. He has widely lectured on monetary history, bonds and stock markets.·

InThe ~~addition~~conveyor ~~to Ferdinand Lips, the Desert Sun Advisory Board includes William Clarke, former Canadian Ambassador to Brazil, David Williamson, a mining~~ and ~~commodity~~pumping ~~analyst~~systems inare ~~London, UK, Dr. Rick Garnett, a geologist with over 40 years experience worldwide, and Dr. Chuck Thorman, a recognized expert in the geology of Brazil.~~operational

Desert Sun Mining is a Canadian gold exploration and development company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. Desert Sun owns 100% of the Jacobina Mine and the 155 km long Bahia Gold Belt in the state of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. The mine will re-start operations in the first quarter of 2005. The SNC Lavalin Feasibility Study, completed in September 2003, indicates that the mine can produce at a rate of 102,000 ounces of gold per year at an average cash cost of US $189 per ounce.·

AsNew aleach ~~result~~tanks ofhave ~~the~~been ~~2004~~erected ~~exploration program, both Measured~~ and ~~Indicated resources and Inferred resources~~ have ~~increased~~completed ~~significantly.~~hydraulic Current Measured and Indicated resources now total 24,800,000 tonnes @ 2.53 g/t Au containing 2,050,000 ounces of gold. Inferred Resources total 22,000,000 tonnes @ 2.61 g/t Au containing 1,900,000 ounces of gold. The company is in the process of updating its Reserve Estimate.testing

6·

~~Desert~~Gold ~~Sun~~refinery ~~previously~~electrowinning ~~released~~equipment (see press release of February 12, 2004 and report filed on SEDAR) the results of a scoping study by SRK Consulting that extended the SNC Lavalin Feasibility Study mine plan an additional 11 years by scheduling the potentially "mineable tonnes" resulting from the conversion of inferred resources based on historical data. SRK Consulting considered that Jacobina has the potential to deliver "economically mineable tonnes" containing 2 million recoverable ounces of gold and that the optimum production rate at Jacobina was likely 5,200 tonnes per day or 154,000 ounces of gold per year. While, it must be cautioned that the SRK study is ~~not~~in adequate to definitely confirm the economics of the inferred mineral resources, the 2004 drilling program has successfully upgraded a substantial amount of the existing inferred resource to the indicated category which can now form the basis for an expanded feasibility study. (www.desertsunmining.com).place

The refinery’s induction furnace has arrived on site and is currently being installed

Compressors and back-up generators are commissioned

The tailing facility is complete

The assay laboratory is complete and currently in use

Mining equipment required for start-up is on site

The remaining fleet of required haulage trucks will be delivered during the second quarter of 2005

Simba long-hole drills are now operational underground with Desert Sun crews and Atlas Copco trainers

Ramp development is underway and making excellent progress

The mine ventilation system and compressor plant are operational

The new repair shop and mine offices are in use

Desert Sun has completed over 7,000 hours of staff training on mine equipment and safety procedures and has maintained an excellent safety record

The newly-formed Mine Project Group is preparing budgets for advancing the exploration and development in the Jacobina South Extension, Morro do Vento, Canavieiras, Serra do C6rrego and the Morro do Vento Extension. This is anticipated to encompass expenditures of approximately US$5 million in addition to the previously reported exploration program of US$5 million (Desert Sun press release dated January 19, 2005).

Exploration Update

Desert Sun has initiated a major exploration program for 2005, which will include at least 25,000 metres of diamond drilling. This program will focus on further exploring and developing major targets in the Jacobina Mine area as well as significantly expanding the exploration work in the northern area of the Bahia Gold Belt, especially at Pindobaqu. Results of exploration work, including drilling, will continue to be released on a regular basis as results become available.

Work in progress on exploration is as follows:

One surface drill is testing the downdip and on-strike extension of the Basal/Main Reefs in the Morro do Vento Extension. Hole MCZ-83 drilled in 2004 intersected 4.94 grams gold per tonne (g Au/t) over a true width of 12.6m in the Main Reef in this area.

Underground services are being installed to enable underground drilling in the Morro do Vento Extension to test the possibility that the Main Reef, intersected in Hole MCZ-83, may extend to shallower levels near the old mine workings.

At Canavieiras, underground services are being installed and an 80 metre long crosscut is being driven to enable underground drilling to test the southeastern and southern extensions of the Piritoso/Liberino Reefs that were previously mined and the MU/LU Reefs below the old workings. The mine is also being completely re-surveyed.

In the Northern area, one track-mounted diamond drill, shortly to be joined by a second surface drill rig, is following up on excellent intersections at Pindobacu 50 km north of Jacobina including 5.46 g Au/t over a true width of 21.9m in Hole PB-2.

Fugro-LASA-Geomag has been contracted to complete a 50 line-kilometre induced polarization geophysical survey in the Pindobaqu-Fumaga , area. A detailed soil geochemical survey and detailed geological mapping is also in progress to cover the entire 15 km strike length of the target zone.

Dr. Paul Karpeta, an expert on Precambrian conglomerate-hosted gold deposits with extensive experience in the Witwatersrand, South Africa and at Tarkwa, Ghana, has been contracted to complete a study of the Jacobina basin to identify additional entry points outside the mine area where conglomerates would have been deposited.

Dr. Bill Pearson, P.Geo. is the Qualified Person, as defined under National Instrument 43-101, responsible for the scientific and technical work on the program. Peter Tagliamonti, P.Eng. is the Qualified Person, as defined under National Instrument 43-101, responsible for all engineering and mining reserve estimates and has been on-site throughout the mine re-development since April 2004.

Desert Sun Mining is a Canadian gold exploration and development company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange with 100% ownership of the Jacobina Mine and the 155 km long Bahia Gold Belt in the state of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. The mine is scheduled to re-start operations in April of 2005 with proven and probable mineral reserves of 10,746,000 tonnes at 2.2g Au/t containing 758,000 ounces of gold. As a result of the Desert Sun’s exploration programs to date, Measured and Indicated resources total 24,800,000 tonnes @ 2.53 g Au/t containing 2,050,000 ounces of gold, and Inferred Resources total 22,000,000 tonnes @ 2.61 g Au/t containing 1,900,000 ounces of gold. The mineral reserves are included within the Measured and Indicated mineral resources. For additional information, please see Desert Sun’s website at www.desertsunmining.com.

DESERT SUN MINING CORP.
65 Queen Street West, Suite 810, PO Box 67, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2M5
For Further Information Contact: Naomi Nemeth 416-861-5901 1-866-477-0077		Tel: 416-861-0341 Fax: 416-861-8165 www.desertsunmining.com Press Release 05 – 2005 TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL: DSM AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL: DEZ
March 3, 2005

DESERT SUN ~~INTERSECTS~~INCREASES ~~5.46~~JACOBINA ~~gAu/t~~GOLD ~~over 21.9m ALONG~~MINE ~~THE~~RESERVES ~~BAHIA~~TO ~~GOLD~~NEARLY ~~BELT~~1 ATMILLION ~~PINDOBACU, 50KM NORTH OF JACOBINA MINE~~OUNCES

DESERT SUN MINING CORP. (TSX:DSM, AMEX:DEZ) has ~~received~~completed ~~the results of~~ a ~~reconnaissance~~mineral ~~diamond~~reserve ~~drill~~estimate ~~program~~for toits ~~test~~Jacobina ~~several~~Mine ~~target~~– ~~areas~~Joao inBelo ~~the~~Zone ~~northern~~– ~~portion~~based ofon the ~~Bahia~~latest ~~Gold~~Measured ~~Belt~~and inIndicated ~~Northeastern~~mineral ~~Brazil.~~resource Inestimates ~~total,~~released ~~10 holes totaling 2,000m were completed~~ on ~~selected~~December ~~targets over an area of 50 km by 5 km that were identified by geological mapping/sampling~~15, ~~soil geochemical sampling and induced polarization geophysical surveys~~2004. ~~Results~~Mineral ~~from~~reserves ~~this drilling are given~~ in ~~Table~~the 1Joao ~~and~~Belo ~~Figure~~zone 1as ~~shows~~estimated ~~the~~in ~~location of~~ the ~~areas~~SNC ~~where~~Feasibility ~~drilling~~study ~~was~~of ~~completed.~~September ~~The~~2003 ~~most significant results~~ were ~~obtained~~7,471,000 ~~from~~tonnes ~~the~~at ~~Pindobaqu~~2.10 ~~area~~g ~~located~~Au/t ~~50km~~containing ~~due~~504,000 ~~north~~ounces of ~~the town of Jacobina~~gold.

~~Highlights~~Proven ~~from~~and ~~drilling~~probable mineral reserves in the Joao Belo zone are now 11,102,000 tonnes grading 2.04 g Au/t containing 727,000 ounces, an increase of 44% in contained ounces. Total Proven and Probable mineral reserves in all zones at ~~Pindobagu~~Jacobina, which previously were 10,746,000 tonnes at 2.20 g Au/t containing 758,000 ounces of gold, are: now 14,378,000 tonnes at 2.12 g Au/t containing 980,000 ounces of gold as summarized in Table 1 below. The conversion rate of the new indicated resource to mineral reserve is about 75% which is comparable to the historical experience at the mine and to the conversion rate of the SNC Lavalin feasibility study.

This new reserve is now being used in the Jacobina Mine development plan and increases mine life by over two years. The other major zones – Morro do Vento, Morro do Vento Extension (Basal/Main Reef), Canavieiras and Serra do C6rrego – will have updated and/or new mineral reserves estimated as mine planning/feasibility studies for each area are completed. The total Measured and Indicated mineral resource at Jacobina for all zones is 24,800,000 tonnes grading 2.53 g Au/t containing 2,050,000 ounces of gold (see press release December 15, 2004).

“The 44% increase to 727,000 ounces from the original estimate of 504,000 ounces in Proven and Probable reserves for the Jacobina Mine – Joao Belo Zone – allows us to extend the mine life of our primary ore zone,” commented Peter Tagliamonte, Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer. “Our expectations are that, as the Mine Project Team works through the other zones included in the Measured and Indicated resources, we will see further significant increases in reserves.”

The Measured and Indicated resource estimate upon which these new reserve estimates are based was reviewed and confirmed by Terry Hennessey, P.Geo. of Micon International. Mr. Hennessey, who is an independent qualified person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 as reported in the press release dated December 15, 2004. The resource estimation methodology and classification used is the same as outlined in the August 2003 report by Mr. Hennessey filed on SEDAR. The mineral reserve estimate was completed by the Desert Sun Mining group at Jacobina under the direction of Mr. Tagliamonte, P.Eng. who is a Qualified Person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

Key parameters for the mineral reserve estimate as set out in Table 1 below are as follows:

~~PB-02~~Mineral ~~which~~resources ~~intersected~~and ~~5.46~~reserves ~~grams~~were ~~gold~~estimated ~~per~~using ~~tonne~~the (gpolygonal ~~Au/t)~~method ~~over~~on avertical ~~true~~longitudinal ~~width of 21.9m including higher grade portions grading 12.27 g Au/t over a true width of 4.7m and 10.22 g Au/t over 5.5 m~~sections

true width;

~~PB-03,~~Dilution ~~collared~~is ~~250m~~1 ~~south~~metre ofon ~~PB-02,~~the ~~that~~hanging ~~returned~~wall and 1~~.46~~ gmetre ~~Au/t~~on ~~over~~the afootwall ~~true~~at ~~width~~grades ofindicated ~~24.4m;~~by ~~and~~diamond drilling

~~PB-01,~~Mining ~~collared~~recovery ~~120m~~rate ~~north~~is ~~of PB-02 that intersected 7.20 g Au/t over a true width of 2.0m~~80%

Dr. Bill Pearson, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration commented “These are excellent results from just very limited drilling on this very extensive mineralized structure. The mineralogy and geochemistry of this system is remarkably similar to the gold mineralization in the quartz pebble conglomerates in the Jacobina mine area to the south. The regional Pindobacu Fault system, which forms the eastern boundary of the Jacobina Basin, is clearly a major focus of hydrothermal alteration and mineralization. This mineralized structure probably extends for at least 15km along strike and the alteration zone is up to 100m wide.”·

~~Bruce~~High ~~Humphrey,~~assay ~~P.Eng.,~~cutting ~~President~~factor ~~stated~~is ~~“We~~30 ~~are~~grams ~~initiating~~gold aper $US5 million exploration program for 2005 which will include at least 25,000 metres of diamond drilling. This program will focus on further exploring and developing major targets in the Jacobina mine area as well as significantly expanding the exploration work in the northern area of the Bahia Gold Belt, especially at Pindoba9u.”tonne

The Pindobacu target is accessible by paved road from Jacobina and is 2km west of the town of Pindobacu. At Pindobacu, there are a number of active garimpos (free miner workings) which extend along a strike length of 1.2km as shown in Figure 2. Gold occurs as fine to locally coarse-grained native gold or associated with pyrite (or its weathered product, goethite) with tourmaline and fuchsite in quartz vein stockworks along low-angle thrust faults, high-angle reverse faults and fractures.·

8Specific gravity is 2.6 based on tests completed for the SNC Lavalin feasibility study

The host rocks are metagraywacke, banded iron formation and metachert of the Archean Mundo Novo Formation and strongly silicified and fuchsitic, fine to coarse-grained quartzite with minor metaconglomerates lenses of the Paleoproterozoic Jacobina Group. Alteration and mineralization occur along the contact zones of these major rock units associated with fault structures of the regional Pindobacu Fault system which forms the eastern margin of the Jacobina Basin.·

~~Montana~~Block ~~Minerals investigated this area during the mid~~cut-~~1980’s~~off bygrade ~~trenching and some shallow diamond drilling. After Montana, a number of garimpeiros starting mining some of the mineralized outcrops and carried out shallow underground mining, an activity that~~ is ~~locally and currently underway~~1.33 ~~Only~~grams ~~partial~~gold ~~information~~per ~~on the results of the Montana work is available from a report filed with the Departamento Nacional da Produgao Mineral (DNPM).~~tonne

Trenching and pitting by Montana was reported to outline a N10oE trending mineralized zone 18 metres thick with an average grade of 1.91 g Au/t over a strike length of 800m. According to the DNPM report, Montana completed 18 shallow diamond drill holes of which only partial results are included in the report from which samples from 13 of these holes were selected for metallurgical testing. The head grade of the composite of core samples was reported to be 4.52 g Au/t with recovery after a 30 day bottle roll test reported to be 82.1%.·

~~Geological~~Gold ~~mapping,~~price ~~IP surveys and rock/soil geochemical surveys by DSM indicates that the hydrothermal alteration zone~~ is ~~much~~US$350 ~~more~~per extensive than indicated by the previous work. The zone has been traced for at least 3.2km along strike at Pindobacu and it probably extends a further 10km to the north to Fumaca. The alteration zone is up to 100m wide.ounce

A three hole drill program totaling 633m was completed to test different areas of the alteration system. Hole PB-02 intersected 5.46 grams gold per tonne (g Au/t) over a true width of 21.9m including higher grade portions grading 12.27 g Au/t over a true width of 4.7m and 10.22 g Au/t over 5.5 m true width. Hole PB-03, collared 250m south of PB-02, returned 1.46 g Au/t over a true width of 24.4m while Hole PB-1, collared 120m north of PB-02 intersected 7.20 g Au/t over a true width of 2.0m.·

AtDesert ~~Fumaga,~~Sun located 10km north of Pindobacu, four (4) holes were completed to test several targets outlined by geological mapping/sampling, soil geochemical surveys and induced polarization surveys. Hole FN-01 tested below a garimpo where sampling by DSM had returned 7.36 g Au/t over 4.5m including a very high grade bluish-grey quartz vein 0.3m wide that returned 91 g Au/t. Although this hole intersected strongly silicified quartzites, it appears that faulting has ~~offset~~all ~~the~~operating ~~downdip~~permits ~~extension~~in ofplace this zone. Hole FN-2A tested a coincident soil Au geochemical and geophysical anomaly and returned 0.72 g Au/t over 10.1m including a higher grade portion grading 1.95 g Au/t over 2.2m. Hole FN-03, located 300m west of FN-04, tested a similar target but did not intersect any significant values. Results for ~~FN-04 located 700m east of Hole FN-1 are pending.~~production

One drill hole was completed in each of two areas of garimpos 10km (Sambura) and 23km (Biquinha) south of Pindobacu, respectively. Both of these areas are characterized by the presence of high grade (15-30 g Au/t) narrow (1-2cm wide) quartz veins cutting andalusite-graphite-quartz schists; neither hole returned significant values. Hole CA-01 tested the potential extension of the Serra do C6rrego Formation conglomerates 10km north of Jacobina. This hole intersected green fuchsite-bearing conglomerates similar to those in the Jacobina mine area but did not return any significant values.

Table 1: Estimated mineral reserves as of March 1, 2005 +
Area	Proven		Probable		Proven & Probable
	Tonnes	g Au/t	Tonnes	g Au/t	Tonnes	g Au/t	Ounces Gold Contained
Joao Belo*	1,955,000	2.02	9,147,000	2.04	11,102,000	2.04	727,000
Basal Reef**	Nil	Nil	2,304,000	2.51	2,304,000	2.51	186,000
Serra do C6rrego**	Nil	Nil	972,000	2.14	972,000	2.14	67,000
Total	1,955,000	2.02	12,423,000	2.14	14,378,000	2.12	980,000

~~Desert~~+ ~~Sun~~Mineral ~~owns~~reserves ~~100%~~have ofbeen ~~the~~classified ~~Jacobina Mine and the 155 km long Bahia Gold Belt~~ in ~~the~~accordance ~~state~~with ofCIM ~~Bahia,~~standards inunder ~~northeastern~~NI ~~Brazil. The mine will re~~43-start operations in the first quarter of 2005. Based on the SNC Lavalin Feasibility Study which used a gold price of US $350 per ounce and a Real (Brazilian currency) to $ US exchange rate of 3:1, the mine can produce at a rate of 102,000 ounces of gold per year at an average cash cost of US $189 per ounce.101

9* Desert Sun Mining internal reserve estimation March 1, 2005 following procedures outlined in SNC Lavalin feasibility study. ** As per original Dynatec mineral reserve estimation September 2003 in the SNC Lavalin feasibility study

Assaying for the drilling program, which defined the new Indicated mineral resources, was carried out by Lakefield Geosol, an ISO 9001, 2000 laboratory based in Brazil, using fire assay on 50 gram pulps. Check assaying is routinely carried out, by ALS Chemex in Vancouver, on 10% of sample pulps and 5% of sample rejects. Independent standard reference samples are also inserted at regular intervals into each batch of analyses. Security is maintained at the core logging and sampling facility. Dr. Bill Pearson, P.Geo. is the Qualified ~~Person~~Personas as defined under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for the scientific and technical work on the exploration program.

Desert Sun Mining is a Canadian gold exploration and development company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. ~~Desert~~with ~~Sun owns~~ 100% ownership of the Jacobina Mine and the 155 km long Bahia Gold Belt in the state of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. The mine ~~will~~is scheduled to re-start operations in ~~the~~April ~~first quarter~~ of 2005. ~~The~~with ~~SNC~~proven ~~Lavalin~~and ~~Feasibility~~probable ~~Study~~mineral reserves of 14,378,000 ~~completed~~tonnes inat ~~September~~2.12 ~~2003~~g Au/t containing 980,000 ~~indicates~~ounces ~~that~~of gold. As a result of the ~~mine~~Desert ~~can~~Sun’s ~~produce~~exploration programs to date, Measured and Indicated resources total 24,800,000 tonnes at a2.53 ~~rate~~g ofAu/t ~~102~~containing 2,050,000 ounces of gold, ~~per~~and ~~year~~Inferred Resources total 22,200,000 tonnes at an2.61 ~~average~~g ~~cash~~Au/t ~~cost~~containing 1,900,000 ounces of USgold. ~~$189~~The ~~per~~mineral ~~ounce~~reserves are included within the Measured and Indicated mineral resources. For additional information, please see Desert Sun’s website at www.desertsunmining.com.

As a result of the 2004 exploration program, both Measured and Indicated resources and Inferred resources have increased significantly. Current Measured and Indicated resources now total 24,800,000 tonnes @ 2.53 g/t Au containing 2,050,000 ounces of gold. Inferred Resources total 22,000,000 tonnes @ 2.61 g/t Au containing 1,900,000 ounces of gold. The company is in the process of updating its Reserve Estimate.

Desert Sun previously released (see press release of February 12, 2004 and report filed on SEDAR) the results of a scoping study by SRK Consulting that extended the SNC Lavalin Feasibility Study mine plan an additional 11 years by scheduling the potentially "mineable tonnes" resulting from the conversion of inferred resources based on historical data. SRK Consulting considered that Jacobina has the potential to deliver "economically mineable tonnes" containing 2 million recoverable ounces of gold and that the optimum production rate at Jacobina was likely 5,200 tonnes per day or 154,000 ounces of gold per year. While, it must be cautioned that the SRK study is not adequate to definitely confirm the economics of the inferred mineral resources, the 2004 drilling program has successfully upgraded a substantial amount of the existing inferred resource to the indicated category which can now form the basis for an expanded feasibility study. (www.desertsunmining.com).

DESERT SUN MINING CORP.
65 Queen Street West, Suite 810, PO Box 67, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2M5
For Further Information Contact: Naomi Nemeth 416-861-5901 1-866-477-0077		Tel: 416-861-0341 Fax: 416-861-8165 www.desertsunmining.com TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL: DSM AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL: DEZ
March 4, 2005

~~Table~~DESERT 1:SUN ~~Significant~~MINING ~~Drilling~~CORP. ~~Results,~~ANNOUNCES ~~Northern~~$20 ~~Area,~~MILLION ~~Bahia Gold Belt~~FINANCING

Hole No.* From (m) To (m)		Gold (g/t)	Interval (m)	True Width (m)	Depth Below Surface** (m)
Pindobacu (50km north of Jacobina)
PB 01	N8812051 E348976	El 597
dip -50°/az=270°	1.00 1.40	0.70	0.40	0.3	1
	14.75 20.55	0.54	5.80	3.7	13
	98.55 101.60	7.20	3.05	2.0	81
	108.10 108.60	0.59	0.50	0.3	88
	113.58 115.35	0.43	1.77	1.1	91
	184.58 185.45	5.21	0.87	0.6	135
PB 02	N8811930 E348930	El 628
dip -50°/az=270°	43.48 67.77	5.46	24.29	21.9	35
incl.	44.15 49.41	12.27	5.26	4.7	36
incl.	61.63 67.77	10.22	6.14	5.5	55
	86.40 87.40	2.05	1.00	0.9	79
PB 03	N8811676 E348938	El 649
dip -50°/az=270°	24.05 30.58	0.67	6.53	5.9	28
	78.07 105.17	1.46	27.10	24.4	84
	145.00 146.90	1.03	1.90	1.7	134
Fumaca (10 km north of Pindobacu)
FN 01	N 8824660 E 351374	El 545
dip -50°/az=275°	No significant values
FN 02A	N 8823700 E 351316	El 681
dip -60°/az=275°	38.75 52.90	0.72	14.15	10.1	37
incl.	38.75 41.90	1.95	3.15	2.2	37
	65.10 66.10	0.59	1.00	0.7	62

DESERT SUN MINING CORP. (TSX: DSM; AMEX: DEZ) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Sprott Securities Inc. and including CIBC World Markets Inc, Salman Partners Inc., Canaccord Capital Corporation, First Associates Investments Inc., Haywood Securities Inc. and Pacific International Securities Inc. pursuant to which the underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 8,583,691 units at a price of $2.33 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $20,000,000. The underwriters have the option to purchase an additional 2,145,923 units at the issue price for additional gross proceeds to Desert Sun of $5,000,000 at any time prior to the closing of the offering. Each unit will consist of one common share and one-quarter of one common share purchase warrant of Desert Sun. Each whole warrant will be exercisable at a price of $2.50 until November 20, 2008. Proceeds from the offering will be used to fund expansion of exploration program in Pindabacu, Morro do Vento, Canavieras and Jacobina, as well as finance pre-feasibility and other development work at Morro do Vento and Canavieras.

FN 03	N 8823801 E 351001	El 720
dip -50°/az=275°	No significant values
FN 04	N 8824427 E 352062	El 541
dip -50°/az=275°	Assays pending
Sambura (10 km south of Pindobacu)		El 729
SB 01	N 8802260 E 345257
dip -50°/az=270°	No significant values
Biquinha (23 km south of Pindobacu)		El 949
BQ-01	N 8789101 E 341655
dip -50°/az=270°	No significant values

Desert Sun anticipates filing a preliminary short form prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada on or about March 8, 2005. The offering is subject to normal regulatory approvals. It is anticipated that closing of the offering will occur on or about March 22, 2005.

~~Serra~~Desert doSun ~~C6rrego~~Mining ~~Extension~~is ~~(10~~a kmCanadian ~~north~~gold ofexploration ~~Jacobina)~~and development company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange (www.desertsunmining.com).

CAStatements in this release that are not historical facts are “forward-01looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual developments or results may vary materially from those in these “forward looking statements”.

NNOT ~~8774422~~FOR EDISTRIBUTION ~~335664~~IN ElTHE ~~607~~UNITED ~~dip~~STATES OR ~~-50°/az=270°~~THROUGH U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES

No significant values

DESERT SUN MINING CORP.
65 Queen Street West, Suite 810, PO Box 67, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2M5
For Further Information Contact: Naomi Nemeth 416-861-5901 1-866-477-0077		Tel: 416-861-0341 Fax: 416-861-8165 www.desertsunmining.com Press Release 06 – 2005 TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL: DSM AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL: DEZ
March 4, 2005

*DESERT ~~all~~SUN ~~holes~~MINING ~~are~~ENTERS NQINTO ~~diamond~~CURRENCY PROTECTION ~~drill core size and have been drilled + -perpendicular to the north-south strike of the zones.~~ AGREEMENT

**DESERT ~~depth~~SUN ~~calculated~~MINING ~~based~~CORP. on(TSX:DSM, ~~midpoint~~AMEX:DEZ) has entered into an agreement with BankBoston to purchase Brazilian Real (R$) for monthly delivery of ~~intersection~~the equivalent of US$1 million per month beginning January 1, 2006 at an exchange rate averaging 3.00 for the year. This equates to approximately 60% of the Jacobina Mine capital and operating budgets and the rate is in line with the exchange rate assumed in the 2003 feasibility study.

11“We have entered into this agreement to mitigate currency risk over the long term,” commented Bruce Humphrey, Desert Sun’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We will continue to monitor the Real’s performance and are prepared to conclude further contracts if required.”

~~FIGURE~~Desert Sun Mining is a Canadian gold exploration and development company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange with 100% ownership of the Jacobina Mine and the 155 km long Bahia Gold Belt in the state of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. The mine is scheduled to re-start operations in April of 2005 with proven and probable mineral reserves of 14,378,000 tonnes @ 2.12 g Au/t containing 980,000 ounces of gold. As a result of the Desert Sun’s exploration programs to date, Measured and Indicated resources total 24,800,000 tonnes @ 2.53 g Au/t containing 2,050,000 ounces of gold, and Inferred Resources total 22,000,000 tonnes @ 2.61 g Au/t containing 1:,900,000 ~~GEOLOGY~~ounces OFof ~~BAHIA~~gold. ~~GOLD~~The ~~BELT~~mineral ~~AND~~reserves ~~LOCATIONS~~are OFincluded ~~TARGET~~within ~~AREAS~~the ~~DRILLED~~Measured and Indicated mineral resources. For additional information, please see Desert Sun’s website at www.desertsunmining.com.

12Statements in this release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual developments or results may vary materially from those in these “forward-looking statements”.

~~FIGURE~~NOT 2:FOR ~~GEOLOGY~~DISTRIBUTION ~~AND~~IN ~~MINERALIZATION OF~~ THE ~~PINDOBACU~~UNITED ~~AREA~~STATES ~~SHOWING~~OR ~~LOCATIONS~~THROUGH OFU.S. ~~RECENT~~NEWSWIRE ~~DIAMOND DRILLING~~SERVICES

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 6-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Desert Sun Mining Corp.

(Registrant)

Dated: May 1626, 2005 Signed: /s/ Tony Wonnacott Tony Wonnacott, Corporate Secretary

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