Peregrine Diamonds appoints new director

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., primarily focused on diamond development and exploration in Canada, has appointed Mr. Robert Boyd to the board of directors of Diamonds and Ms. Chantal Gosselin to the board of directors of Metals.

Mr. Boyd, a senior mining executive with over 30 years experience in the industry, is currently working as the Chairman of the Board of True North Gems Inc. and serves on the Board of Directors of Condor Resources Inc. and Endurance Gold Corporation. He also serves as a Director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia.

Boyd remain President, CEO and Director of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc., from 2000 to 2006. Under his tenure, Ashton discovered the Renard diamond deposit in Quebec. Prior to 2000, Mr. Boyd was a founding principal and major shareholder of a financial and strategic advisory firm to the mining and mineral exploration industry and was also Vice President Exploration for Homestake Canada Limited. He received a BSc. in geology from the University of Western Ontario.

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