NEW YORK,
Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Diamond
Discoveries International Corp. (OTCQB: DMDD), a U.S company
focusing on chromium, platinum group elements (PGE) and gold
exploration on it's 100% owned Caribou Property in Thetford Mines, Quebec is pleased to announce
that Christopher Ecclestone has been
appointed VP of Business Development as well as becoming a member
of the Board of Directors.
Mr Ecclestone is a Principal and mining
strategist at Hallgarten & Company in New York. In this capacity he also provides
the services of independent mining strategist for Knight Capital
Americas,L.P. In addition, he is the CEO/Director of Mediterranean
Resources (TSX:MNR), a gold & polymetallic exploration company
listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, with properties in
Turkey.
Prior to founding Hallgarten & Company in
2003 he was the head of research at an economic thinktank in
New Jersey which he had joined in
2001. Before moving to the U.S., he was the founder and head of
research at the esteemed Argentine equity research firm,
Buenos Aires Trust Company, from
1991 until 2001.Prior to his arrival in Argentina, he worked in London beginning in 1985 as a corporate
finance and equities analyst and as a freelance consultant on the
restructuring of the securities industry. Earlier he worked for the
Federal and State governments in Australia. He is a native of Melbourne, Australia. He graduated in 1981
from the Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology.
Mr Ecclestone has appeared as a guest on CNBC
and BNN for his expertise on the global commodities industry.
"I am quite excited by the chromium potential of
properties owned by Diamond Discoveries in the Thetford Mines region of Quebec" said Mr Ecclestone "I believe I
can assist the company in moving the project forward"
About Diamond Discoveries International
Corp.
Diamond Discoveries International Corp. is a
U.S. exploration company with offices in New York, NY and Thetford Mines, Quebec. Since inception it has
been focused on diamonds, chromium, PGE (platinum, palladium and
rhodium) and gold. In June of 2008 the company received a NI 43-101
technical report on its 100% owned Caribou Property, Thetford Mines, Quebec.
For further information on Diamond Discoveries
International Corp.,visit http://www.diamonddiscoveries.com
Forward-Looking Statements
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that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning
of securities laws that involves risks and uncertainties. Although
the company believes the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it
can give no assurances that its expectations will be achieved.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
expectations include the effects of general economic conditions,
actions by government authorities, uncertainties associated with
contract negotiations, additional financing requirements, market
acceptance of the Company's products and competitive pressures.
These factors and others are more fully discussed in company
filings with U.S. securities regulatory authorities.
SOURCE Diamond Discoveries International Corp.