Plato Gold Corp. Announces Closing of $55,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement
For Immediate Release
Plato Gold Corp. Announces Closing of $55,000
Non-Brokered Private Placement
NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR OVER UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES
Toronto, December 30, 2020 – Plato Gold Corp . (TSX-V: PGC; Frankfurt: 4Y7 or WKN:
A0M2QX) (“Plato” or the “ Company”) announces the closin g of the non -brokered private
placement of 1,100,000 units (“ Units”) at a price of CAN$0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of
$55,000, previously announced on November 3, 2020 (the “Offering”) and amended on November
24, 2020 and December 11, 2020.
Each Unit will consist of one (1) common share in the capital stock of Plato (“ Common Share”)
and one common share purchase warrant (a “ Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to
purchase one Common Share at a price of CAN$0.10 per Common Share until the date which is
thirty-six (36) months following the closing date of the Offering, whereupon the Warrants will
expire.
The Corporation i ntends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to conduct drilling on the
company's Holloway gold property, prepare the company's Lolita property in Santa Cruz,
Argentina for an upcoming drill program, and general working capital purposes.
The participation in the Offering by James Cohen, and Anthony Cohen are “related party
transactions” as such terms are defined by Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority
Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101“), requiring the Corporation, in the absence
of exemptions, to obtain a formal valuation for and minority shareholder approval of the “related
party transactions”. The Corporation is relying on an exemption from the requirement to obtain
formal valuation and minority shareholder approval as the fair market value of the participation in
the Offering by the Insiders does not exceed 25% of the market capitalization of the Corporation,
as determined in accordance with MI 61-101.
Completion of the Offering is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt
of all necessary approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable
securities regulatory authorities.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the
securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “ U.S. Securities Act ”) or any state
securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account or
benefit of a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered
under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such
registration is available.
About Plato Gold Corp.
Plato Gold Corp. is a Canadian exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange with
projects in Timmins Ontario, Marathon Ontario, and Santa Cruz, Argentina.
The Timmins Ontario project includes 4 properties: Guibord, Harker, Holloway and Marriott in
the Harker/Holloway gold camp located east of Timmins, Ontario with a focus on gold.
In Argentina, Plato own s a 95% interest in Winnipeg Minerals S.A. (“WMSA”), an Argentina
incorporated company which holds a number of contiguous mineral rights totaling 9,672 hectares
with potential for gold and silver.
The Pic River Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Project consists of 2,247 hectares in Foxtrap Lake
and Grain Township , near Marathon Ontario of which 19 claims are contiguous to the western
boundary of Generation Mining’s Marathon PGM project where their Sally deposit is located, for
palladium equivalent.
The Good Hope Niobium Project consists of approximately 5,146 hectares in Killala Lake Area
and Cairngorm Lake Area Townships, near Marathon Ontario with the primary target being
niobium.
For additional company information, please visit: www.platogold.com.
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION PROVIDER (AS THAT
TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OF THIS RELEASE.
For further information, please contact:
Anthony Cohen
President and CEO
Plato Gold Corp.
T: 416-968-0608
F: 416-968-3339
www.platogold.com
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements”, within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These statements include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding the potential mineralization and resources, exploration results, concentrations of pay minerals may offset operating
costs and future plans and objectives. These forward -looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and oth er factors that
could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. Risks that could change or prevent
these statements from coming to fruition include but are not limited to: changing costs fo r mining and processing; increased capital costs; the
timing and content of upcoming work programs; geological interpretations based on drilling that may change with more detailed information;
potential process methods and mineral recoveries assumption bas ed on limited test work and by comparison to what are considered analogous
deposits that with further test work may not be comparable; testing of our process may not prove successful and even it tests are successful, the
economic and other outcomes may not be as expected; the availability of labour, equipment and markets for the products produced; and conditions
changing such that the minerals on our property cannot be economically mined, or that the required permits cannot be obtained . Although
management of Plato has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-
looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The re can be no assurance that
such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information contained herein is given
as of the date hereof and the Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise such information to reflect new events or circumstances, except
as required by law.