Banyan Gold Corp. announced the election of Jay Collins, Tara Christie and Gregory Melchior as new members of the board of directors. Banyan Gold would like to thank two former directors, David Rutt, who remains Chief Financial Officer and John Hilland, who did not stand for reelection for their contributions to the Company.

Mr. Collins is President of Merit Consults International Inc., Ms. Christie is President of Gimlex Gold Mines Ltd. and Mr. Melchior, well known in the financial sector, is an investment advisor at BMO and is the Executive in Residence at the DeGroote Business School.