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| April 30, 2008 Troon Announces Changes to the Board of Directors | |
| Troon Ventures Ltd. (TSXV:TVN) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Stephen P. Quin and Colin K. Benner have been appointed to the Board of Directors (Board). Mr. Quin is the President and CEO of Sherwood Copper Corp. Mr. Quin is a graduate of the Royal School of Mines, London, with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Mining Geology and has 30 years experience in exploration, corporate development and general corporate affairs. Prior to joining Sherwood Copper Mr. Quin was Executive Vice President of Miramar Mining Corporation, where he led the acquisition and exploration of the Hope Bay Project. Mr. Benner is an experienced mining executive and professional mining engineer who has more than 40 years experience in the mining industry. Mr. Benner is currently the CEO and Vice-Chairman of Skye Resources Inc. Previously he held the positions of CEO and Vice-Chairman of Lundin Mining Corp., CEO and Vice-Chairman of EuroZinc Mining Corp., and President and CEO of Breakwater Resources Ltd. Fred Hewett and Jim Paterson have resigned as directors of the Company. The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their invaluable service to the Company and wish them well in their future endeavors. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, TROON VENTURES LTD. "Bruce McLeod" Bruce McLeod, President FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Bruce McLeod or Brad Kopp at 1-604-687-7545 or Toll Free 1-888-338-2200 Website: www.northair.com/troon/ Email: info@northair.com ________________________________________________________________________________ The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release. This news release may contain forward looking statements which are not historical facts, such as ore reserve estimates, anticipated production or results, sales, revenues, costs, or discussions of goals and exploration results, and involves a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, metal price volatility, volatility of metals production, project development, ore reserve estimates, future anticipated reserves and cost engineering estimate risks, geological factors and exploration results. See Troon's filings for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected results. | |