Trigon Metals Inc. announced the resignations of Mike Hoffmann and Bill Nielson from the board of directors of the company, and the appointment of Mr. Robert Schafer as a director. Mr. Brett Richards, currently a director of Trigon, will replace Mr. Justin Reid as Chairman. All changes are effective immediately. Mr. Schafer is a Registered Professional Geologist with more than 30 years' international experience identifying, evaluating and structuring transactions for mineral deposits globally. Mr. Schafer has worked in more than 70 countries, including Russia, Australia, Afghanistan, China, central Asia, India, and most countries in Africa and South America. He is the immediate past-president of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada and a past president of the Canadian Institute for Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), as well as an active member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) in the USA, where he served on its board for more than a decade. Mr. Schafer is also a member of the board of directors for both the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame and National Mining Hall of Fame in the USA.