Desert Gold Ventures Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Doug Engdahl to its board of directors. Mr. Engdahl is a professional geologist and the President & CEO of Axiom Group. He received his B.Sc.

from the University of Saskatchewan in Geological Sciences and a Citation Program in Applied Geostatistics with Clayton Deutsch from the University of Alberta. He is a Professional Geoscientist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) and Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia. Mr. Engdahl has over 20 years of experience managing various companies with over 15 years of geological experience in both junior and major exploration and mining sectors across North America and in Africa.

His extensive mineral exploration experience has been focused on data compilation and interpretation, drill target generation and drill program management, as well as resource and mine modeling with focus on structural geology and resource calculations. He is also a certified practicing member of the Saskatchewan Mine Rescue program. Outside of the geological world he has 7 years as a Gold Seal Volunteer Firefighter and First Responder with the Warman Fire Department.