VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - March 09, 2016) -  Balmoral Resources Ltd. ("Balmoral" or the "Company") (TSX: BAR) (OTCQX: BALMF) announced today that Mr. Bryan Disher has joined the Company as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Disher (CPA, CA) spent 38 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Canada, Australia and Ukraine. He was admitted to partnership in PwC Canada in 1991 and from 2011 until his retirement in June 2015 was a partner with PwC Central and Eastern Europe, where he served as both Managing Partner of its 400+ person Ukrainian practice and leader of its Ukrainian audit and assurance group.

Bryan worked in PwC's Mining and Metals practice in Canada and Ukraine, serving both privately held and Canadian and US listed companies. He has assisted companies with initial public offerings and secondary offerings in both Canada and the US, going private transactions, acquisitions, audit, financial reporting and regulatory compliance and filings.

He was elected to PwC Canada's Partnership Board in 2001 and his 8 years on the Board included a term as Chair of the Board. He was elected to the board of directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, where he served as Chair and Vice-Chair, and also served on a number of not-for-profit boards in Canada.

"We are excited to have Bryan join the Board of Balmoral," said Darin Wagner, President and CEO of Balmoral. "His extensive international business experience and financial expertise adds an important element and viewpoint to the Board as the Company continues to advance its assets and evaluate opportunities to enhance shareholder value."

About Balmoral Resources Ltd. - www.balmoralresources.com

Balmoral is a well-funded, Canadian-based company currently focused on the delineation of its high-grade gold discoveries, and on the further expansion of the Grasset nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE deposit on its wholly owned, 700 square kilometre Detour Trend Project in Quebec, Canada. Employing an award winning exploration team, Balmoral has a philosophy of creating value through the drill bit. By focusing our efforts in proven productive precious/base metal belts in one of the world's pre-eminent mining jurisdictions, Balmoral is following an established formula with a goal of maximizing shareholder value through discovery and definition of high-grade, Canadian gold and base metal assets.

On behalf of the board of directors of

BALMORAL RESOURCES LTD.

"Darin Wagner"

President and CEO

This press release is not, and is not to be construed in any way as, an offer to buy or sell securities in the United States.