PHD.V · 2019-09-05 12:00:00

Providence Appoints Strategic Committee Advisor

Management Changes

September 5, 2019 TSX-V PHD

Providence Gold Mines Inc. (TSX-V: PHD) (“the Company”) is extremely pleased to

announce that Mr. Joseph A. Carrabba has accepted the appointment to join the

committee of strategic advisors.

Mr. Carrabba has recently been appointed Executive Chairman of Winston Gold Corp.

He also serves as a director on the boards of Timken Steel Corporation, Aecon Group

and NioCorp. He recently stepped down from the board of Newmont Gold where he

served for ten years as the Chair of the Safety and Sustainability Committee.

Mr. Carrabba also served as a Chairman, President and CEO of Cliffs Natural Resources

Inc., a publicly held international mining and natural resources company, from 2006 until

his retirement in 2013.

Prior to joining Cliffs, Mr. Carrabba gained broad experience in the mining industry

throughout North America, Asia, Australia and Europe. He was the former General

Manager of the Weipa Bauxite operations of Comalco Aluminum and served in a variety

of leadership roles with Rio Tinto, most significantly as President and CEO of Rio’s Diavik

Diamond mine.

Mr. Carrabba holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from Capital University and a MBA

from Frostburg State University in Maryland.

After visiting the historic, high-grade producing Providence Group of Gold Mines in late

August. Mr. Carrabba stated: “I am excited about the potential for the property to host

significant gold mineralization”.

Ron Coombes states, “ The Company very much looks forward to working with Mr.

Carrabba as we continue to explore the past producing Providence Group of Gold

Mines Property”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Ronald Coombes, President & CEO

Mobile: 1(604)724-2369

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