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December 17, 2007

Peregrine Announces Modelled Values of US$43 to US$70 Per Carat for DO-27 Bulk Sample Diamonds

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Monday, December 17, 2007 - Brooke Clements, President of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") (TSX: PGD) is pleased to report modelled diamond values for 2,075 carats of diamonds recovered from the nine hectare DO-27 kimberlite pipe, WO Diamond Project, NT, Canada. The average modelled value ranged from US$43...
 
December 04, 2007

Additional Microdiamond Results from Kayuu Kimberlite Confirm Diamond Potential of New Kimberlite Field at Nanuq

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX-PGD) ("Peregrine") is pleased to announce additional microdiamond results from the plus five hectare Kayuu kimberlite pipe which confirm the diamond potential of the newly discovered kimberlite field at the Nanuq property, Nunavut, Canada. A total of 1...
 
December 03, 2007

Brooke Clements Joins Peregrine Diamonds as President

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Monday, December 3, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX: PGD) is pleased to announce that Mr. Brooke Clements has joined the company today as its President. Mr. Eric Friedland, previously Peregrine's President, will continue as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer...
 
November 23, 2007

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. Announces $3.0 Million Private Placement

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Friday, November 23, 2007 -- Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) (the "Corporation", the "Company") today announced that it intends to proceed with a non-brokered private placement of common shares for gross proceeds of $3.0 million. A total of 2,000,000 common shares at a price of $1.50 per share will be sold un...
 
November 22, 2007

Diamondiferous Kimberlites Discovered at Nanuq, Nunavut, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Thursday, November 22, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX-PGD) ("Peregrine") is pleased to announce that it has discovered three diamondiferous kimberlite pipes on its wholly-owned Nanuq property, located approximately 300 kilometres north of Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, Canada. Peregrine has been exploring a...
 
September 24, 2007

Peregrine Discovers New Diamondiferous Kimberlite Lithologies at DO-27

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Monday, September 24, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) ("Peregrine") today announced that caustic fusion results of drill core from two, newly discovered kimberlite lithologies at the nine hectare DO-27 kimberlite pipe, WO Diamond Project, NT, Canada, are diamondiferous. The new lithologies were inte...
 
September 18, 2007

2007 DO-27 Bulk Sample Results Confirm Grade of Main Lobe at 0.89 Carats/Tonne,
1,724.57 Carats of Diamonds Recovered, Including Fancy Yellow Gems

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- Tuesday, September 18, 2007 -- Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX-PGD) ("Peregrine") today announced the results of the 2007 bulk sample from the nine hectare DO-27 kimberlite pipe, WO Diamond Project, NT, Canada. The 2007 bulk sample average modelled grade for the Main Lobe pyroclastic kimberlite (PK) is 0.89 ca...
 
July 24, 2007

Preliminary Scrubbing Tests Show Potential To Substantially Increase Diamond Grade At DO-27 Via Pre-Concentration Of Kimberlite

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- Tuesday, July 24, 2007- Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX-PGD) ("Peregrine") has received preliminary kimberlite scrubbing test results on its DO-27 kimberlite, NT, Canada, from AMEC Americas. These tests show that the kimberlite can be pre-concentrated by using simple, relatively inexpensive, water-based scrubbing...
 
July 09, 2007

Peregrine enters into a new Falcon(TM) system deployment agreement.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- Monday, July 9, 2007 -- Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) ("Peregrine") today announced that it has entered into a new FalconTM system deployment agreement with BHP Billiton which will govern Peregrine's use of the FalconTM airborne gravity gradiometer system as well as BHP Billiton's rights to earn into certa...
 
June 06, 2007

Final Total Of 2,651 Tonnes Of Kimberlite Recovered During 2007 Bulk Sample Program At DO-27

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- Wednesday, June 6, 2007 -- Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) ("Peregrine") announces the successful completion of the 2007 bulk sample drilling program on the plus nine hectare DO-27 kimberlite, WO Diamond Project, NT, Canada, with the extraction of a total of 2,651 wet tonnes of kimberlite. This compares wit...
 
April 25, 2007

DO-27 Bulk Sample Processing To Begin April 30, 2007

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- Wednesday, April 25, 2007 -- Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) ("Peregrine") today announced that BHP Billiton's Ekati(tm) Diamond Mine sample plant will begin processing Peregrine's 2007 bulk sample from the plus nine hectare DO-27 kimberlite pipe, WO Diamond Project, NT, Canada, on April 30, 2007. The 20...
 
April 18, 2007

Approximately 2,260 Tonnes Of Kimberlite Recovered To Date In 2007 Bulk Sample Program At DO-27; Colder Weather Allowing Bulk Sampling To Continue

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- Wednesday, April 18, 2007 -- Eric Friedland, President of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) ("Peregrine") is pleased to announce that, to date, approximately 2,260 wet tonnes of kimberlite have been extracted from the plus nine hectare DO-27 kimberlite, WO Diamond Project, NT, Canada, via large diameter RC ("L...
 
March 21, 2007

Peregrine Begins Diamond Exploration at Pellatt Lake, NT, Canada, Peregrine Completes $3 Million Private Placement

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) ("Peregrine" or the "Corporation") today announced that it has begun its 2007 diamond exploration program at the Pellatt Lake Project ("Pellatt"), NT, Canada. Pellatt consists of 25 mineral claims and three mineral leases, covering approximately 3...
 
March 16, 2007

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. Completes $5.0 Million Private Placement

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- Friday, March 16, 2007 -- Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) (the "Corporation", the "Company") today announced that it has completed a private placement of common shares for gross proceeds of $5.0 million. A total of 2,000,000 common shares at a price of $2.50 per share were sold under the private placement t...
 
March 05, 2007

Peregrine Commences 2007 Diamond Exploration Program and Provides Update on DO-27 Bulk Sampling

Vancouver, British Columbia - Monday, March 5, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") (TSX:PGD) today announced the commencement of its 2007 Canadian diamond exploration program. This program, budgeted at $4.2 million, is in addition to Peregrine's bulk sampling activities at the plus nine hectare DO-27 kimberlite pipe, WO Diamond Project, N...
 
February 13, 2007

Peregrine Acquires Mineral Permits in Baffin Island Region

Vancouver, British Columbia - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") (TSX:PGD) today announced that it has acquired Prospecting Permits totaling over two million hectares in the Baffin Island region of Nunavut, Canada. The three project areas, Chidliak, Mirage and Foxe Basin, covered by the Prospecting Permits were the r...
 
February 01, 2007

Peregrine Diamonds Normal Course Issuer Bid Accepted By TSX

Vancouver, British Columbia -- Thursday, February 1, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX:PGD) announces that its proposed normal course issuer bid has been accepted by the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"). Under the normal course issuer bid, the Company may purchase up to 4,170,000 common shares of the Company which re...
 
January 31, 2007

Peregrine Diamonds Announces Proposed Normal Course Issuer Bid

Vancouver, British Columbia - Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX:PGD) today announces its intention to make a normal course issuer bid, subject to regulatory approval, under which it may purchase up to 4,170,000 common shares of the Company. The normal course issuer bid will commence two tradi...
 
January 23, 2007

AMEC to complete a Preliminary Technical Assessment on WO Diamond Project.

Vancouver, British Columbia -- Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") (TSX:PGD) today announced that it has awarded the contract to complete an internal Preliminary Technical Assessment ("PTA") on its WO Diamond Project, NWT, Canada to AMEC. AMEC is an international project management and services company that employs ...