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December 21, 2009

Peregrine Announces $13.5 Million, 2010 Diamond Exploration Programme At Chidliak, Baffin Island, Canada

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report that a 2010 diamond exploration programme with a budget of $13.5 million has been approved for the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project") on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The 2010 Chidliak exploration programme has been carefully design...
 
December 03, 2009

Peregrine Announces Microdiamond Results For CH-13 Through CH-16 Kimberlites And Commencement Of 50 Tonne CH-1 Mini-Bulk Sample Processing For Diamonds

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") announces that the microdiamond results for the last four kimberlites, CH-13 through CH-16, discovered in 2009 on the 980,000 hectare Chidliak Project ("Chidliak" or "the Project") on Baffin Island, Nunavut, have now been received and three of the four kimberlites were found to be diamondiferou...
 
November 12, 2009

Peregrine Reports 2.08 Carats of +0.85 mm Diamonds from New 170 kg CH-6 Sample and Promising Coarse Diamond Size Distributions from CH-10 and CH-12 Kimberlites

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report outstanding new diamond results from the CH-6 kimberlite that support previous results from that kimberlite. In addition, promising coarse diamond size distributions were received from samples of the CH-10 and CH-12 kimberlites. The CH-6, CH-10 and CH-12 kimberlites are s...
 
November 02, 2009

Nanuq North Arbitration Now Scheduled For May, 2010

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or the "Company") announces that the arbitration proceedings commenced by the Company against Indicator Minerals Inc. ("Indicator") and Hunter Exploration Group ("Hunter") reported on July 9, 2009 are now scheduled to commence in May, 2010. The arbitration was initiated by Peregrine over a dispute that arose ov...
 
October 21, 2009

First Drill Core Diamond Results From CH-1 Confirm Coarse Diamond Size Distribution Observed In 2008 Surface Samples

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report the first caustic fusion diamond results from drill core collected from the CH-1 kimberlite on the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. A 178.8 kilogram sample of drill core collected from a drill hole intersecting the north...
 
October 05, 2009

0.64 Carat Diamond Recovered From CH-7 Kimberlite Surface Sample At Chidliak, Baffin Island, Nunavut

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is very pleased to report the discovery of a 0.64 carat diamond and a coarse diamond size distribution in a surface sample collected from the CH-7 kimberlite on the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. A 220.9 kilogram sample collected from CH-7...
 
September 21, 2009

Large Diamonds Recovered From CH-6 Kimberlite Drill Core At Chidliak; 2.5 Carats Of +0.85 mm Stones Recovered From 399 kg Sample

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is very pleased to report the discovery of large diamonds and a coarse diamond size distribution in representative drill core samples collected from the CH-6 kimberlite located on the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. A 398.8 kilogram sample ...
 
September 14, 2009

Peregrine Announces Seven Additional Kimberlite Discoveries and Collects 50 Tonne Sample from CH-1 at Chidliak, Baffin Island, Nunavut

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report the discovery of seven additional kimberlites on the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project"), located approximately 120 kilometres northeast of Iqaluit on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Five of the seven kimberlites were discovered by drillin...
 
August 06, 2009

Peregrine Announces Four Additional Kimberlite Discoveries and Provides Exploration Update at Chidliak, Baffin Island, Nunavut

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") is pleased to report the discovery of four additional kimberlites on the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak property ("Chidliak" or "the Property"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The CH-6 kimberlite was discovered by drilling whereas the other three kimberlites, CH-7, CH-8 and CH-9, were discovered at surface w...
 
July 16, 2009

Peregrine Reports First Kimberlite Drill Intersection At CH-1 And The Discovery Of Two Additional Kimberlites At Chidliak, Baffin Island, Nunavut

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report the first drill results from the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak property ("Chidliak" or "the Property"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The southwestern corner of Chidliak is situated only 60 kilometres northeast of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. Kimberlite was confirm...
 
July 09, 2009

Peregrine Diamonds Commences Arbitration Over Nanuq North Property, Nunavut

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") announces that it has commenced arbitration proceedings against Indicator Minerals Inc. ("Indicator") and Hunter Exploration Group ("Hunter") regarding a dispute which has arisen over a joint venture which covers a portion of the 33,100 hectare Nanuq North property ("Nanuq North") located in Nunavut, Canada. U...
 
May 27, 2009

Peregrine Announces Commencement Of 2009 Diamond Exploration Programme At Chidliak, Baffin Island, Canada

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report that the 2009 diamond exploration programme has commenced on the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak property ("Chidliak" or "the Property"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Since the programme commenced on April 15, activities completed include over 800 line kilometres of gro...
 
April 30, 2009

Peregrine Announces $1.5 Million 2009 Diamond Exploration Programme At Nanuq, Nunavut, Canada

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that a 2009 diamond exploration programme with a $1.5 million budget has been approved for its 100%-owned Nanuq property ("Nanuq" or "the Property") in Nunavut, Canada. The 314,000 hectare property is situated approximately 275 kilometres north and 250 kilometres northeas...
 
February 20, 2009

Peregrine Diamonds Announces Completion Of Rights Offering

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") is pleased to announce that it has completed its rights offering, which was announced on January 19, 2009, for aggregate proceeds of $3.51 million. The rights offering was fully subscribed. An aggregate of 10,038,750 units, each unit comprising of one common share and one-half of one warrant, were issued t...
 
February 17, 2009

Peregrine Announces Acquisition of 1.3 Million Hectares of Prospecting Permits Bordering the Chidliak Project, Baffin Island, Nunavut

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that on February 2, 2009, the Nunavut Mining Recorder approved the Company's application for 86 prospecting permits bordering Peregrine's 980,000 hectare Chidliak project ("Chidliak") on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The recently approved permits total approximately 1....
 
February 12, 2009

Peregrine Announces $9.2 Million, 2009 Diamond Exploration Programme At Chidliak, Baffin Island, Canada

Mr. Eric Friedland, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Brooke Clements, President of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX:PGD) are pleased to report that a 2009 diamond exploration programme with a budget of $9.2 million has been approved for the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak property ("Chidliak" or "the Property"), Baffin Is...
 
February 10, 2009

Peregrine Announces Nanuq North Kimberlite Discovery is Diamondiferous; 206 Diamonds Recovered from a 153 Kg Sample

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to announce initial diamond results from the NQN-001 kimberlite, situated on the 33,000 hectare Nanuq North property ("Nanuq North") in Nunavut, Canada. Exploration at Nanuq North is governed by a letter agreement between Indicator Minerals Inc. ("Indicator"), Hunter Exploration Gro...
 
January 19, 2009

Peregrine Diamonds Announces $3.5 Million Rights Offering

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it will be offering rights to holders of its common shares of record at the close of business on January 27, 2009 (the "Record Date"), expiring February 19, 2009 ("Expiry Dat...