Blackrock Gold Corp. announced that David Laing has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as an Independent Director. Prior to these recent roles, David held senior positions in mining investment banking and debt advisory services at Endeavour Financial, Standard Bank in New York, and provided technical consulting services at MRDI in California, the Refugio Project at Bema Gold Corp., and various roles at Billiton with operations in Peru, South Africa, and northern Chile. In conjunction with this appointment, Alan Carter has stepped down from the Board to focus on his other business endeavours.