Premier Gold Mines Limited announced that Mr. Peter van Alphen is joining the Company as its Chief Operating Officer. Peter brings to Premier a successful track record of mine development and operations. In this role Peter will oversee the Company's mining and development Projects including the Mercedes and South Arturo mines, and will lead development planning for Premier's advanced-stage projects including Hardrock (Greenstone Gold) and Cove. Peter brings to Premier more than twenty years of progressive leadership and management of various mining operations from construction projects through to production that will prove valuable for stakeholders as the Company continues to build out its pipeline of growth projects. Most recently, Peter served as the Country Manager for Canada for Pan American Silver, Vice-President of Operations at Tahoe Resources, and Vice-President of Operations at Lake Shore Gold Corp. overseeing their Canadian Operations. Prior to his role at Lake Shore, Peter's broad Canadian operational experience included five years as Mine Manager and Project Manager with FNX Mining.