Dianor Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

VAL-D'OR, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Aug. 27, 2008) - Dianor Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: DOR.V) announces that at the annual general meeting held today, Dianor's shareholders re-elected a Board of Directors comprised of John Ryder, Daniel Duval, Nicholas Houghton, The Honourable Lawrence C. Kozak, Q.C., Pierre Paquet, Octavio Soares, Neil Wiener and Werner Zapfe. Mr. Ryder is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dianor and Mr. Duval is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer. The shareholders also re-appointed Samson Belair/Deloitte & Touche LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the company.

About Dianor

Dianor is an innovative exploration company focused on advancing diamond exploration properties in Canada. The Leadbetter Diamond Project is its most advanced project and is located 12 kilometers north-east of Wawa in Northern Ontario. Substantial exploration work has been conducted on the property since 2005 and the Company is planning a HQ drilling program and is in the process of permitting a 34,000 tone bulk sampling program. In addition to diamonds, it contains gold, sapphires and rubies (press release January 18th, 2007). New diamond discoveries by the Company in rocks of similar type, age (Archean) and geological settings (press release March 3rd, 2008) in Quebec have added further diamond properties to our portfolio of low-cost, accessible exploration targets. These diamond discoveries (Ontario and Quebec) are both unique and amongst the oldest diamond-bearing occurrences in the world.

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Contacts

Mr. John Ryder, P.Geo.
Dianor Resources Inc.
President
819-825-7090
819-825-7545 (FAX)
info@dianor.com

Mr. Daniel Duval
Dianor Resources Inc.
Chairman of the Board
819-825-7090
819-825-7545 (FAX)
info@dianor.com
www.dianor.com

Mr. Sylvain Laberge
S.D.N.L. Financial Communication
Investor Relations
514-380-5610
slaberge@sdnlfinancial.com