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December 20, 2011

Peregrine Increases Ownership In Chidliak Diamond Project To 100 Percent

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report that it has entered into a binding agreement with BHP Billiton to purchase BHP Billiton's 51 percent participating interest in the 8,580 square kilometre Chidliak diamond project ("Chidliak" or "the Project"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The purchase g...
 
December 08, 2011

Eric Friedland Reports Acquisition of Shares of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.

Vancouver, British Columbia, December 8, 2011 - Eric Friedland reports that he has exercised rights under the rights offering of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") completed on December 6, 2011 to acquire deemed beneficial ownership of ...
 
December 07, 2011

Peregrine Diamonds Announces Closing of Rights Offering

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") is pleased to announce that it has completed $6,083,163 million of its rights offering, which was announced on November 1, 2011. An aggregate of 7,156,662 units, each ...
 
November 30, 2011

Peregrine Provides update on Chidliak Diamond Project

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to provide an update on the Chidliak diamond project ("Chidliak" or "the Project") located 120 kilometres from Iqaluit on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. On November 29, 2011, Peregrine announced that it had been informed by BHP Billiton that BHP Billiton is reviewing its diamonds b...
 
November 29, 2011

Peregrine Reports BHP Billiton is Reviewing its Diamonds Business

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") announced that it was informed this morning by BHP Billiton that BHP Billiton is reviewing its diamonds business, comprising their interests in the EKATI Diamond Mine and the Chidliak diamond exploration project in Canada. The Company will announce additional information as it becomes avail...
 
November 21, 2011

Peregrine Reports Coarse Diamond Size Distributions And Encouraging Diamond Colours In CH-44 And CH-45 Kimberlites At Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report microdiamond results that confirm coarse diamond size distributions in the CH-44 and CH-45 kimberlites on the 8,580 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. A 535.1 kilogram sample collected by core drilling from CH-4...
 
November 01, 2011

Peregrine Diamonds Announces $11.8 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 November 14, 2011 (...
 
October 27, 2011

Peregrine Announces Coarse Diamond Size Distribution at CH-59

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report microdiamond results from the CH-59 and CH-33 kimberlites on the 8,580 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project"), and from the Q3 kimberlite on the adjacent 4,370 square kilometre Qilaq project ("Qilaq") on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. A 169.2 kilo...
 
October 25, 2011

CH-28 Mini-Bulk Sample Returns Grade of 0.27 Carats Per Tonne

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report that a 32.54 tonne mini-bulk sample of surface material collected from the CH-28 kimberlite returned 8.94 carats of commercial-sized diamonds larger than the 0.85 mm sieve size, for a diamond grade of 0.27 carats per tonne ("cpt"). The CH-28 kimberlite has an estimated...
 
October 06, 2011

Peregrine Announces High Diamond Counts For CH-52 and CH-58 Kimberlites at Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report microdiamond results from the CH-52 and CH-58 kimberlites which were discovered earlier this year on the 8,580 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. A 208.4 kilogram sample collected by core drilling from the CH-52...
 
September 12, 2011

Peregrine's Comprehensive 2011 Field Program Sets Stage For 2012 Bulk Sampling at Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the successful completion of this year's field program at the Chidliak diamond project ("Chidliak" or "the Project") located 120 kilometres from Iqaluit on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. One major objective of the program was to continue the detailed exploration of kimb...
 
August 08, 2011

Peregrine Discovers Third Kimberlite At Qilaq; Pipe Size Estimated At 2.5 Hectares

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX:PGD) is pleased to report the discovery of a third kimberlite, named Q3, by reverse circulation ("RC") drilling on the Company's 100 percent-owned, 437,000 hectare Qilaq project ("Qilaq" or "the Project") on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Qilaq is located on Hall Peninsula, northeast of ...
 
June 22, 2011

Peregrine Discovers Three More Kimberlites at Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX:PGD) is pleased to report the discovery by drilling of three new kimberlites, CH-56, CH-57 and CH-58, on the Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project"). Chidliak is located on southern Baffin Island approximately 100 kilometres northeast of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, Canada. Th...
 
June 02, 2011

Peregrine Discovers Four New Kimberlites and Completes 11,000 Line-Kilometre Airborne Geophysical Survey at Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX:PGD) is pleased to report the discovery by drilling of four new kimberlites, CH-52 to CH-55, on the Chidliak project ("Chidliak"). Chidliak is located on southern Baffin Island approximately 100 kilometres northeast of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, Canada. The company has discovered f...
 
April 20, 2011

Peregrine Discovers CH-51 Kimberlite at Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX:PGD) is pleased to report the discovery of the CH-51 kimberlite by core drilling on the Chidliak project ("Chidliak") on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. CH-51 is the first target drilled in 2011 and the fifty-first kimberlite discovered at Chidliak since 2008. ...
 
March 28, 2011

Chidliak Joint Venture Approves $17.7 Million 2011 Diamond Exploration Program

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that the Chidliak Joint Venture (Peregrine 49% and BHP Billiton 51%) has approved a $17.7 million 2011 exploration program on the 8,580 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project") on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Since 2008, 50 kimberlites have been...
 
March 04, 2011

Peregrine Completes $8.4 Million Private Placement

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine") (TSX:PGD) is pleased to announce the completion of a non-brokered private placement of 3,000,000 common shares at a price of $2.80 per share for proceeds of $8.4 million (the "Private Placement"). The common shares issued under the Private Placement were sold on a "flow-through" basis pursuant to the Income Ta...
 
March 03, 2011

Peregrine Confirms Coarse Diamond Size Distribution at the CH-1 Kimberlite, Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report new microdiamond results confirming a coarse diamond size distribution in previously untested portions of the CH-1 kimberlite located on the 8,580 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project") on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. CH-1 is one of seven kimber...
 
February 24, 2011

Peregrine Announces Coarse Diamond Size Distribution in CH-20 Kimberlite Located 100 Metres from CH-6 at Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report a coarse diamond size distribution in a 74.4 kilogram sample collected by core drilling from the CH-20 kimberlite located on the 8,580 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project"), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The sample yielded 96 diamonds larger tha...
 
February 22, 2011

Peregrine Confirms Coarse Diamond Size Distribution in North and South Lobes of CH-7 Kimberlite At Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report microdiamond results showing a coarse diamond size distribution from drill core and reverse circulation ("RC") drill cuttings acquired from the north and south lobes of the CH-7 kimberlite on the 8,580 square kilometre Chidliak project...
 
February 15, 2011

Peregrine Announces 2011 Diamond and Metals Exploration Programmes for Qilaq and Cumberland and Confirms Precious and Base Metal Anomalies

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to announce 2011 plans for its 100%-owned Qilaq and Cumberland projects ("Qilaq" and "Cumberland" respectively) located on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. At Qilaq, the Company discovered two diamondiferous kimberlites in 2010 very early in the exploration cycle for the project. This...
 
January 13, 2011

Peregrine Announces Coarse Diamond Size Distribution in CH-45 Kimberlite and Commences 2011 Chidliak Programme

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report a coarse diamond size distribution for a 173.6 kilogram sample of reverse circulation ("RC") drill cuttings collected from the CH-45 kimberlite on the 9,800 square kilometre Chidliak project ("Chidliak" or "the Project") on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The sample was pr...