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P2 Gold

 

 

 

 

P2 Gold (TSX-V: PGLD) (OTCQB: PGLDF) is a Vancouver-based precious metals and copper exploration company formed in 2020 by a management team with a proven track record of discovery and successfully developing exploration projects into mines. P2 is focused on advancing its 100%-owned, gold-copper Gabbs Project on the Walker Lane Trend in Nevada, which has an Inferred Mineral Resource of 1.84 million ounces of gold-equivalent and significant expansion potential. In October 2025, a positive preliminary economic assessment outlined a long-life, mid-size mine at Gabbs with annual average production of approximately 109,000 ounces gold, 175,000 ounces silver and 15,000 tonnes (33 million pounds) copper over a 14.2 year mine life. P2 is also advancing its BAM property in BC’s Golden Triangle, where a new gold discovery is open along strike and at depth.

 

Corporate Presentation

 

Projects

 

Gabbs Project (Nevada, USA)

 

The Gabbs Project is P2 Gold’s flagship asset, comprising 543 unpatented lode mining claims and one patented lode mining claim covering approximately 4,500 hectares on the Walker Lane Trend in the Fairplay Mining District of Nye County, Nevada. The project includes four known zones of mineralization and is situated approximately 145 miles by paved road from Reno. Recent drill programs have intersected significant gold and copper grades, including 0.78 g/t gold and 0.29% copper over 79.25 meters at the Lucky Strike Zone.

 

Management

 

Joseph Ovsenek
President & CEO, Chairman

Mr. Ovsenek has over 20 years of international management and legal experience in the precious metals industry. Before founding P2 Gold, he was President and CEO of Pretium Resources Inc., where he led the advance of the high-grade gold Brucejack Mine, which has been operating profitably since commercial start-up in 2017. He began his nine-year tenure at Pretium in 2011 as Chief Development Officer and was subsequently appointed President in 2015 and President and CEO in 2017. Prior to Pretium, he served for 15 years in senior management roles for Silver Standard Resources Inc. Mr. Ovsenek holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. In May 2025, he was retained by Tudor Gold Corp. in support of advancing their Treaty Creek Project and currently serves as President & CEO of Tudor Gold.

 

Grant Bond
CFO

Mr. Bond has over 12 years of financial management experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining P2 Gold, he was the Corporate Controller of Pretium Resources Inc., where he began his tenure in 2016 as Manager, Financial Reporting before moving into the Corporate Controller role in 2017. He was responsible for managing the accounting and financial reporting functions as Pretium evolved from an explorer to a profitable intermediate gold producer. Mr. Bond is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Diploma in Accounting and Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia.

 

Ken McNaughton
Chief Exploration Officer and Director

Mr. McNaughton is a professional geological engineer with over 30 years of global experience developing and leading mineral exploration programs. Prior to P2 Gold, he was Chief Exploration Officer at Pretium Resources Inc., where he had been responsible for greenfield exploration programs since joining the company in 2011. Prior to Pretium, Mr. McNaughton was Vice President, Exploration at Silver Standard Resources Inc. for 20 years, where he oversaw all exploration activities including the 2009 program when bonanza-grade drilling results established Brucejack as a high-grade gold discovery. Mr. McNaughton holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree and a Master of Applied Science degree in geological engineering from the University of Windsor.

 

Michelle Romero
Executive Vice President and Director
Ms. Romero has over 17 years of management experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining P2 Gold, she was Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Pretium Resources Inc. with responsibility for community affairs, ESG, enterprise risk management, and human resources. Ms. Romero joined Pretium in 2011 as Director, Investor Relations shortly after it was formed to advance the high-grade gold Brucejack Project. Prior to Pretium, Ms. Romero was Director, Investor Relations for Silver Standard Resources Inc. Ms. Romero holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a Master of Library Science degree from Rutgers University, and holds the Chartered Director (C.Dir.) designation.

 

Board of Directors

 

Joseph Ovsenek
President & CEO, Chairman


Mr. Ovsenek has over 20 years of international management and legal experience in the precious metals industry. He has been responsible for building teams and leading the growth of public resource companies from early exploration stage to production. Before founding P2 Gold, Mr. Ovsenek was President and CEO of Pretium Resources Inc. where he led the advance of the high-grade gold Brucejack Mine which has been operating profitably since commercial start-up in 2017. Mr. Ovsenek began his nine-year tenure at Pretium in 2011 as Chief Development Officer and led the financing of the company from exploration stage to operations and was subsequently appointed President in 2015 and President and CEO in 2017. Prior to Pretium he served for 15 years in senior management roles for Silver Standard Resources Inc., lastly as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development responsible for the sale of the Brucejack and Snowfield assets to the newly created Pretium Resources Inc. Mr. Ovsenek holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. Mr. Ovsenek is a registered member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, and holds the Chartered Director (C.Dir) designation. In May of 2025, Mr. Ovsenek and the P2 Gold team were retained by Tudor Gold Corp. in support of the advance their flagship gold-copper Treaty Creek Project located roughly 10 kilometers north of the Brucejack Mine in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. As a result, Mr. Ovsenek also currently serves as the President & CEO of Tudor Gold and is a member of its Board of Directors.

 

Ron MacDonald
Director

Mr. MacDonald is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant who specialized in corporate taxation with a career of 36 years at Deloitte LLP until his retirement in 2018 as Partner in Charge of the Vancouver Global Employer Services Group. Mr. MacDonald taught tax at universities as well as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-depth Tax Program. He is a Retired Member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia and holds Bachelor of Science and Licentiate of Accounting degrees from the University of British Columbia.

 

Marcus Chalk
Director

Mr. Chalk has over 30 years’ experience as a leading strategic and capital markets advisor in the global metals and mining industry. He is the founder of GenCap Mining Advisory. Prior to founding GenCap, he spent the past 14 years leading the Vancouver mining investment banking team at Scotiabank and worked at Macquarie North America (Toronto and Vancouver) and CIBC Wood Gundy (Toronto, Sydney and Vancouver) prior to that. He holds both an Honours Business Administration degree and a BA in Economics degree from the University of Western Ontario and is a CFA Charterholder.

 

Ken McNaughton
Chief Exploration Officer and Director

Mr. McNaughton is a professional geological engineer with over 30 years of global experience developing and leading mineral exploration programs. Prior to P2 Gold he was Chief Exploration Officer at Pretium Resources Inc., where he had been responsible for greenfield exploration programs since joining the company in 2011, shortly after it was formed to advance the early exploration-stage Brucejack Project. Prior to Pretium, Mr. McNaughton was Vice President, Exploration at Silver Standard Resources Inc. for 20 years, and he oversaw all exploration activities of the company including the exploration program for the Snowfield Project and the 2009 program when bonanza-grade drilling results established Brucejack as a high-grade gold discovery. Prior to Silver Standard, he was employed by Corona Corporation and its affiliate Mascot Gold Mines Ltd. as a project geologist and engineer for projects in British Columbia. Mr. McNaughton holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree and a Master of Applied Science degree in geological engineering from the University of Windsor.

 

Michelle Romero
Executive Vice President and Director

Ms. Romero has over 17 years of management experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining P2 Gold she was Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Pretium Resources Inc. with responsibility for community affairs, ESG, enterprise risk management, and human resources. Ms. Romero joined Pretium in 2011 as Director, Investor Relations shortly after it was formed to advance the high-grade gold Brucejack Project. With the advance of the Project through permitting and development, construction, and operations she was responsible for the negotiation of Pretium’s community agreements and establishing the platforms for community relations, human resources and enterprise risk management. Prior to Pretium, Ms. Romero was Director, Investor Relations for Silver Standard Resources Inc. Ms. Romero holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a Master of Library Science degree from Rutgers University, and holds the Chartered Director (C.Dir.) designation.

 

Tom Yip
Director

Mr. Yip has over 30 years of financial management experience in the mining industry for exploration and development companies and producers. Prior to joining P2 Gold, he was Executive Vice President and CFO of Pretium Resources. He began his tenure at Pretium in 2011 as a Director and joined the management team in 2015 as financing and construction of the Brucejack Mine commenced. He was responsible for establishing the systems and financial reporting as Pretium evolved from an explorer to a profitable intermediate gold producer. Additionally, he led the refinancing of the company’s construction financing package for Brucejack. Prior to Pretium, Mr. Yip served as CFO of several miners and explorers, including Silver Standard Resources, International Tower Hill Mines and Echo Bay Mines. Mr. Yip is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Business Administration from the University of Alberta. He also holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

 

Share Structure

 

As of June 30, 2026:

 

Metric Value
Shares Issued and Outstanding 278,628,579
Stock Options Outstanding 7,516,000
Warrants Outstanding 78,986,250
Fully Diluted 365,130,829

 

Contact

Administrative Office
Suite 789 – 999 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 2W2

Email:  info@p2gold.com
Phone:  778-655-6508

https://www.p2gold.com/

 

 

 

Posted August 5, 2026

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