1911 GOLD Appoints Gary O’Connor as Executive Chair
1911 GOLD APPOINTS GARY O’CONNOR AS EXECUTIVE CHAIR
Vancouver, British Columbia, April 15, 2024 – 1911 Gold Corporation ("1911 Gold" or the "Company")
(TSXV: AUMB; OTCBB: AUMBF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary O’Connor to the Board
of Directors as Executive Chair with immediate effect. Mike Hoffman, the outgoing Independent Chair, will
continue to serve as a Director of the Company and stand for re-election at the upcoming annual general
meeting.
“On behalf of myself and the other Directors, I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to Gary as the latest
member of the 1911 Gold Board and management team.” Shaun Heinrichs, President, and CEO stated,
“Working closely with Gary these last several months has shown me the strength of his analytical and
technical skills, as well as the leadership he provides as we identify and develop the key opportunities for
1911 Gold. The combination of Gary and the recently hired VP Exploration, Michele Della Libera, provide
the right experience and background we need to transform the Rice Lake belt into a profitable, long term
gold producer.”
“I am looking forward to continuing to work with the 1911 Gold team in executing on advancing and
progressing the significant gold assets and infrastruc ture held within the Company. In the last several
months we have identified significant resource and value upside and are now advancing the plan to realize
this value for all our stakeholders”, commented Gary O’Connor. “Our initial focus has been the review and
redevelopment of True North gold resources to be followed by the review of new resources within the True
North mine footprint and the 100% owned Rice Lake greenstone gold belt.”
Gary O'Connor has over 40 years of diverse experience as a mineral exploration and development
professional in the management of successful resource projects as well as the evaluation and technical
due diligence of large mineral exploration and development projects within various geologic settings and
locations covering a variety of metals and minerals. Mr. O'Connor was recently CEO and President of
Moneta Gold Inc. Previously he worked as Vice-President of Dundee Resources for 10 years, responsible
for the technical due diligence of resource projects for investment purposes for the corporation and
managed funds. In previous roles he worked as the Vice-President, Exploration of Gabriel Resources and
European Goldfields in Romania, and as District Exploration Manager for Freeport -McMoRan Copper &
Gold in Indonesia.
Pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan, a total of 350,000 stock options have been issued to Gary
O’Connor as well as an additional 200,000 stock options to Michele Della Libera and another 325,000 stock
options to employees and consultants to the company . The options have an exercise price of $0.11 per
common share, vest as to one- third immediately and one-third after the first and second anniversaries of
the date of grant, and expire on April 15, 2029.
The Company will also issue a total of 79,545 deferred share units (“DSUs”) to three independent directors
under the Company’s Deferred Share Unit plan. Each DSU entitles the holder to receive one share of the
Company, or in certain circumstances a cash payment equal to the value of one share of the Company, at
the time the holder ceases to be a director of the Company. Going forward, the Company intends to issue
DSUs at the end of each quarter in lieu of cash for a portion of each director's fees.
About 1911 Gold Corporation
1911 Gold is a junior explorer that holds a highly prospective, consolidated land package totalling more
than 63,000 hectares within and adjacent to the Archean Rice Lake greenstone belt in Manitoba, and also
owns the True North mine and mill complex at Bissett, Manitoba. 1911 Gold believes its land package is a
prime exploration opportunity, with potential to develop a mining district centred on the True North complex.
The Company also owns the Apex project near Snow Lake, Manitoba and the Denton-Keefer project near
Timmins, Ontario, and intends to focus on organic growth and accretive acquisition opportunities in North
America.
1911 Gold’s True North complex and exploration land package are located within the traditional territory of
the Hollow Water First Nation, signatory to Treaty No. 5 (1875-76). 1911 Gold looks forward to maintaining
open, co -operative and respectful communication with the Hollow Water First Nation, and all local
stakeholders, in order to build mutually beneficial working relationships.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shaun Heinrichs
President and CEO
For further information, please contact:
Shaun Heinrichs
Chief Executive Officer
(604) 674-1293
www.1911gold.com
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SOURCE: 1911 Gold Corporation