April 13, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Golden Predator Royalty & Development Corp. (TSX: GPD) has appointed Piers McDonald, the former premier of the Yukon, to its board of directors.

McDonald originally moved to the Yukon to work as an underground drift miner at the United Keno Hill Mines in Elsa, Yukon. As premier from 1996 to 2000, his accomplishments include negotiating the final agreement on the devolution of lands and resource management to the Yukon from the Canadian government, the advancement of land claims negotiations and first nation relations, and progressive tax reform, according to Golden Predator.

Canada-based Golden Predator's corporate mandate is to establish a self-funded gold company focused on the Yukon, Canada. The firm has established a gold property position in the Yukon and is exploring its Gold Dome, Eureka, Antimony Mountain, Clear Creek and Brewery Creek projects, with drilling planned on all five projects during 2010.

Golden Predator is advancing its Adelaide project in Nevada with underground drilling and bulk sampling planned. Further drilling is planned at Golden Ridge and Lantern to potentially provide near term production of small-tonnage high grade ores.

Golden Predator said it plans, through its use of modular mills at its Taylor and Humboldt mill sites, to become a gold producer capable of funding its Yukon program.

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