Plato Gold Welcomes the Honourable Andrew Leslie as Advisor to Plato Gold
For Immediate Release
Plato Gold Welcomes the Honourable Andrew Leslie
as Advisor to Plato Gold
Toronto, October 16, 2024 – Plato Gold Corp. (TSX-V: PGC) (OTCQB: NIOVF) (FRANKFURT:
4Y7 OR WKN: A0M2QX) ("Plato" or the " Company") is pleased to welcome the Honourable
Andrew Leslie as Advisor to Plato Gold.
"I am very pleased to welcome the Honourable Andrew Leslie as our newest Advisor to Plato. Lt.
General (ret’d) Leslie has a stellar military, business and government career . His knowledge of
critical metals will be invaluable for Plato as we move our projects forward,” said Anthony Cohen,
President and CEO. “Andrew will be joining our seasoned management team of directors each
with a proven record of success in the mining industry or related business sector," added Cohen.
"I am pleased to serve as an advisor for Plato Gold and look forward to working with the Plato
team to develop its critical mineral properties," said the Honourable Andrew Leslie.
Lt. General (ret’d) the Honourable Andrew Leslie
PC, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD, RCA, BA, MA, PhD(hc).
General Andrew Leslie has been a soldier, business executive, parliamentarian, and corporate
board director. He has led at every level within the Army in domestic response, security
operations, peacekeeping, and war. Between 2006 and 2010 he was the Army Commander/Chief
of Land Staff at the height of Canada’s participation in Afghanistan, responsible for the 57,000
people, their equipment, training, budgets, and related infrastructure.
His longer missions include UN duties in Cyprus and various areas of the former Yugoslavia, and
he served in command positions with NATO in Germany and Afghanistan, awarded both Canadian
and International honours and decorations. His final position in the Armed Forces was as Chief
of Transformation.
On retirement he became Senior Vice President of a large Canadian corporation, working on
network security with US and Canadian clients, and as a director and chair on corporate and
charitable boards. Elected as the Federal Member of Parliament for Orleans in 2015, Andrew
became the Chief Government Whip and a member of the Privy Council of Canada. In 2017 the
Prime Minister asked him to focus on Canada -US relations, and he was with the relevant cabinet
committees on International Affairs and Trade. He spent considerable time with North American
and European politicians, business and military leaders, business associations and opinion shapers
over the course of various trade-related discussions.
He chose not to run in the 2019 election and became a Senior Fellow at the Norman Paterson
School of International Affairs and Executive in Residence at the Schulich School of Business.
He is currently a chair and director on both public and private corporate boards, and offers
expertise on leadership under difficult circumstances, team building, and organizational
transformation. A graduate of military courses on leadership, tactics, ethics, strategy, equipment
acquisition and weapons management, he holds degrees in Economics, Strategic Studies, and
Military History, as well as executive courses from the Harvard Business School, t he Rotman
School of Management Board Director’s Program, and the Canadian Forces Colleges. He lives in
Ottawa and is bilingual in French and English.
About our Directors
Anthony J. Cohen, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. A. Cohen is also the
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf & Pacific Equities Corp., a publicly listed real
estate company. Mr. A. Cohen was a past director of Chauvco Resources Ltd., an international oil and
gas company and a current director of Gendis Inc., a private energy, real estate and agribusiness
company. He received a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration degree from Creighton
University, Omaha, Nebraska.
James E. Cohen, O.M., Director. Mr. J. Cohen is the President and CEO of Gendis Inc., a Canadian
private commercial real estate and energy investment company formerly listed on the TSX.
James is a past -Chair of Canada 's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Manitoba Museum, The Manitoba
Museum Foundation Inc., the Young Presidents Organization YPO Manitoba Chapter and the
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Development Committee. He is also a past board member of the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, the West End Cultural Centre and Tundra
Oil and Gas Ltd. Mr. James E. Cohen is the recipient of The Order of Manitoba in recognition of his
volunteer and philanthropic work in the Province of Manitoba.
James received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Western Ontario.
J.J. Elkin, Director. Mr. Elkin is an international entrepreneur and investor who has served as
Director and CEO of a number of private and public companies. Fields of activity have included portfolio
money management, real estate, manufacturing, and mining. He has an MBA degree from the
Harvard Business School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Peter C. Hubacheck, Director. Mr. Hubacheck is a consulting geologist and President of W. A.
Hubacheck Consultants Ltd. He has over 45 years of experience as a project geologist, exploration
manager and Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43 -101, with experience in the exploration for
gold, silver, base metals, uranium and diamonds in Canada and the USA. He holds a Mining
Technologist (1974) diploma from the Haileybury School of Mines and Technology, Haileybury,
Ontario and a B.A.Sc. (Geol. Eng. 1977) degree from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology,
Rapid City, South Dakota. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Hubacheck served as a director of Agnico-Eagle
Mines Ltd. and, from 2004 to 2006, he served as a director of Contact Diamond Corporation (acquired
by Stornoway Diamond Corporation). Mr. Hubacheck is currently consulting project manager for RJK
Explorations Ltd . Since September 2022, Mr. Hubacheck has been engaged as QP for New Break
Resources.
Ernie J. Marcotte, Director . Mr. Marcotte, P.Eng, FCIM, has over 40 years experience in the
mining industry involving metallurgical and mining operations, environmental control, mineral
processing, research and development, design engineering, plant commissioning and corporate
management. He has extensive experience in gold, uranium, nic kel-copper and platinum-palladium
operations.
In his career, he has worked for a number of successful mining companies: Denison, East Malartic
Gold, Upper Canada Gold, Falconbridge, Pamour, MacIsaac (INCO Shebandowan Operation) and
North American Palladium. As Vice President Mining for North American Palladium and Vice
President and General Manager Mining Operations for the Lac Des Iles Mine, he was instrumental in
the initial commissioning and progressive improvement of the mine and mill operations. Ernie has
served as Senior Metallurgist for SNC La valin, Vice President of Operations for Mustang Minerals
Corp, and Senior Process Engineer for Rubicon Minerals Corporation.
Ernie served on the Board of Directors of Frontier Lithium, which is currently developing a high-grade
lithium-rare metals deposit north of Red Lake , Ontario. He also serve d as a Director for Numax
Resources (iron-titanium property).
Ernie is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines. He is a Fellow and Life Member of the Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Ernie is a founding member of the Canadian Mineral
Processors. He was Chairman in 1968-69 and again in 1986-87.
He was the recipient of the CMP "Mill Man of The Year Award " in 1994, the "Lifetime Achievement
Award" in 2013 and the "Ray MacDonald Volunteer Award in 2014". He continued to be actively
involved with CMP and served on the Board of Directors for 50 years.
As a highly respected member of his community, Ernie has served on a number of local Boards and
Committees. He served as manager of the Levack High School senior hockey team from 1982-86.
John H. Paterson, Director. Mr. Paterson has a diversity of experience gained with both major and
junior mining companies. He is a professional engineer and has served on many boards of mining and
exploration companies. Mr. Paterson was President and CEO of Aurogin Resources Ltd. ( "Aurogin")
from 2002 to 2007, which developed the El Sastre gold mine in Guatemala prior to merging with
Morgain Minerals (which formed Castle Gold Corp.). Before joining Aurogin, Mr. Paterson was
President and CEO of Geomaque Explorations Ltd. from 1991 to 2001, where he directed the
development of two heap leach gold mines, the San Francisco gold mine located in Sonora, Mexico and
the Vueltas Del Rio gold mine located in Honduras. Mr. Paterson received his B.Sc.(Eng.) and M.Sc.
from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
For full details, please visit us at www.platogold.com.
About Plato Gold Corp.
Plato Gold Corp. is a Canadian exploration company traded on the TSX Venture Exchange, OTC
Markets, and Frankfurt 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 owns a 95% interest in Winnipeg Minerals S.A. (“WMSA”), an Argentina
incorporated company that holds a number of contiguous mineral rights totalling 9,672 hectares
with potential for gold and silver.
The Good Hope Niobium Project consists of approximately 6,035 hectares in Killala Lake Area
and Cairngorm Lake Area Townships, near Marathon Ontario, with the primary target being
niobium.
The Pic River Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Project consists of 2,352 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 and is located on strike to Generation
Mining’s Sally deposit.
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 miner als that may offset
operating costs and future plans and objectives. These forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other
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 for mining and proc essing; 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 based 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 canno t 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, estim ated or intended. There 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 refle ct new events or
circumstances, except as required by law.