Desert Gold Appoints Mr. Réne Branchaud as a Director

TSX.V: DAU
Frankfurt: QXR2
OTC: DAUGF

DELTA, BC, Sept. 27, 2017 /CNW/ -  DESERT GOLD VENTURES INC. ("Desert Gold" or the "Company") (TSX.V: DAU /FF: QXR2 /OTC: DAUGF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Réne Branchaud to the Company's board of directors.

Mr. Branchaud is a partner and chairman of the board of directors of the law firm of Lavery, de Billy, based in Montreal, Quebec.  He practises in the fields of securities, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate law. With more than thirty years experience, he advises companies on matters such as incorporation and organization, the drafting of shareholder agreements, private placements, public issues, going public, dispositions and takeovers. Mr. Branchaud sits on the board of directors and acts as secretary to several publicly traded companies; he also serves on corporate governance committees and special committees established to address specific issues relating to mergers, takeovers and other public transactions.

Desert Gold welcomes Mr. Branchaud to its team and looks forward to a successful working relationship.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

s/"Jared Scharf"
Jared Scharf, President

[phone]

For further information please visit our website www.desertgold.ca or information available on www.SEDAR.com under the company's profile

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SOURCE Desert Gold Ventures Inc.

Jared Scharf, President and Director, Desert Gold Ventures Inc., [phone]