Premier Gold Mines secures high-calibre mining executive

THUNDER BAY, ON, Aug. 30, 2011 /CNW/ --
Shares Issued:  121,860,211

THUNDER BAY, ON, Aug. 30, 2011 /CNW/ - PREMIER GOLD MINES LIMITED (TSX: PG) is very pleased to announce that Mr. Paul Andre Huet has accepted a
position with the company as its Chief Operating Officer.  Paul will
lead the advancement of the Company's key properties within Ontario and
Nevada such that they progress through economic evaluation and
potential development in an appropriate and timely manner. With a
strong history in US-based project development, Paul will also assist
in identifying prospective projects that will grow Premier's US asset
base.

Paul is a graduate of the Stanford School of Business in California as
well as the Haileybury School of Mines in Ontario; he has over 24 years
of progressive mining experience in a decorated career which has
spanned employment in both the Canada and the United States. Since May
2007, Paul was Mine Manager, and more recently was the General Manager
for Nevada Operations, at Great Basin Gold Limited since January 2009.
In this capacity, Paul assembled and led a team that permitted, built
and operated the high grade Hollister Gold Mine and Esmeralda Mill into
a 100,000 ounce per year producing asset. Between 2000 and 2007, Paul
worked at the Midas Mining Operations of Newmont Mining Corporation in
Nevada in various senior capacities including Mine Superintendent and
Mine Manager. Paul's Ontario experience includes supervisory and mining
positions with Dynatec Mining Corporation and Kinross Gold Corporation
in Timmins and Red Lake.

Ewan Downie, President & CEO of Premier commented, 'Paul brings to
Premier a unique skill set with not only mine operation experience in
Nevada, but also in the Canadian Archean. His tremendous experience is
expected to complement our existing management team in growing our
asset base and sends a clear signal to the marketplace and to our
shareholders that we are not slowing down. We will continue to pursue
our aggressive growth strategy amid a period of record gold prices and
unprecedented opportunity.'

In joining Premier, Paul Huet stated that, 'This is a very exciting time
to be involved in gold, and more importantly, with Premier Gold Mines.
My family and I are very excited to work with such a professional,
growth-oriented group and I personally am looking forward to working
with the Premier team to unlock the value of its impressive gold
portfolio. Premier's management team has an outstanding track record of
delivering growth and value to shareholders. I am confident that my
experience will assist the team in meeting future objectives, and
complement Premier's reputation in being a leading investment
opportunity.'

Premier Gold Mines Limited is one of North America's leading exploration companies with a high-
quality pipeline of projects focused in proven, safe and accessible
mining jurisdictions in Canada and the United States, and include
significant assets in world class districts such as Red Lake in Ontario
and the Carlin Trend in Nevada.

The statements made in this Press Release may contain forward-looking
statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. 
Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's
expectations and projections.

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Ewan Downie, President & CEO                      Phone: 807-346-1390                           Fax: 807-346-0100