Diamond Fields Appoints Additional Director

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DIAMOND FIELDS APPOINTS ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR

Vancouver, Canada, November 8, 2016: Diamond Fields International Ltd. (TSX Symbol: DFI) announces that Al Gourley has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman and a director of the Company. Mr. Gourley is the Regional Managing Partner of Fasken Martineau LLP in London. He is a globally recognized resource lawyer, having led many United Kingdom and Canadian initial public offerings, secondary and alternative finance transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions in the resource sector, particularly cross-border transactions involving Europe, Africa, Australia and Canada. Al is also currently the Chairman of the World Initiative of Mining Lawyers based in Europe.

For clarification, the following are the current officers and directors of DFI:

Sybrand van der Spuy: CEO, President and Director Earl V. Young: CFO, Secretary and Director Al Gourley: Non-Executive Chairman and Director N. Roderic Baker: Director Ian Ransome: Director

DIAMOND FIELDS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

SIGNED: “Earl Young”

Earl Young, Chief Financial Officer Contact: Earl Young at +1 214 566 3709 Website: www.diamondfields.com

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