MANAGEMENT
Frank Dumas, President & CEO
Frank Dumas, currently president of Dumasbancorp ULC, a corporate finance consultancy, has been involved in the financial industry as a consultant for foreign governments and foreign governmental entities on the subject of international administration and strategic governance, and has advised different money managers and hedge funds, particularly in regards to market intelligence.
Mr. Dumas holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the University of Quebec in Montreal and a master's degree in public administration from Montreal's Ecole Nationale d'Administration Publique (ENAP).
Mark Billings, CFO & Director
Mark Billings is presently a Partner at Atwater Financial Inc., a Montreal-based financial consultancy that provides corporate finance services to Canadian small-cap companies. He is also the President and CEO of Orex Exploration (TSX-V:OX) and a director and CFO of Argex Silver Capital (TSX-V: RGX). Prior to joining Atwater Financial he served as Vice-President of Corporate Finance with the Strategic Capital group of Desjardins Securities Inc. from 2004 to 2006, where he led a number of public and private financings and took companies public Canadian exchanges.
Mr.Billings has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA Political Science, from Carleton University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Anthony Garson, Director
Anthony Garson was until 2009 President and CEO of Excalibur Resources Ltd. (CNSX:XBR), which has base metal mining properties in Ontario, British Columbia and Nevada.
He has been involved in the brokerage industry as a Mines and Metals Analyst, having served with the following firms, among others: Bank of Nova Scotia, Dean Witter Reynolds (Canada) Ltd. and Canaccord Capital. Mr. Garson was a principal and founding partner of Union Capital Markets (UK) Ltd. and has served as a director of several public companies.
Mr. Garson has a B.Sc. in Earth Sciences from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Toronto.
Linda Thorstad, Director
Linda Thorstad has had a close affiliation with the mining sector for over 30 years. Her mining experience includes roles as president and chief executive officer of Oremex Resources Inc. and Interaction Resources, vice-president of corporate relations for Viceroy Resources Corporation, and president of Questore Consultants. Outside of the mining industry Ms. Thorstad has held numerous executive roles and directorships including executive director of the Vancouver Economic Development Commission and vice-president of campaigns for Leading Edge British Columbia.
Ms. Thorsdad, MSc, PGeo, FEC, is a registered professional geoscientist in the province of British Columbia and an honorary fellow of Engineers Canada
David Grand, Director
David Grand is currently Managing Director of Hampton Securities. He started his Career with Midland Walwyn in the mid 80's and became vice-president while at a bank owned firm. David has had experience in all facets of the brokerage industry from producing, raising Capital to Management. David is also President of Celtic Minerals and Litewave Corporation.
Michel Boily, VP Exploration
M.Sc., Ph.D. P. Geo. Currently President of Géon Ltée, Montréal, Québec. Expert in geochemical analysis, metallogeny and interpretation of precious and rare metal deposits.
Since 1984, Michel Boily has been the lead author of widely cited publications, technical reports and international scientific journals .
St-Georges and Focus Metals Join Forces to Evaluate Tétépisca's
Graphite Potential
MONTREAL, Quebec, March 13, 2012 - St-Georges Platinum and Base Metals Ltd.
(SX:CNSX; SXOOF:OTCQX; 85G:BSE) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum
of Understanding with Focus Metals Inc. (FMS:TSX-V; FCSMF:OTCQX; FKC:FSE) with
regard to the graphite resource viability of two of St-Georges? Quebec properties.
Under the terms of the three-month agreement, Focus Metals will research and evaluate the
potential of St-Georges? Tétépisca graphite property and assist St-Georges geological staff in
evaluating the potential of multiple graphite occurrences found on the southeast extension of the
company?s Julie nickel-copper project.
Both properties are located on the Quebec North Shore. The non-binding arrangement gives
Focus Metals a 120-day right of first refusal for the establishment of a joint-venture relationship
with St-George for the future development of those properties.
Consequently, St-Georges geologists will acquire access to Focus Metals? geological team and
their expertise gleaned from early-stage development of Focus Metals? Lac Knife, Quebec
graphite deposit which, at 16%, remains the highest grade graphite deposit in the world.
"We are very pleased to have been invited to assist St-Georges in their initial geological
determinations at Tétépisca and Southeast Julie," said Focus President and CEO Gary Economo.
"Our accumulation of both geological and business experience at Lac Knife provides a template
for evaluating pre-development."
St-Georges President and CEO Frank Dumas said: "Focus Metals is recognized in the mining
development community as the "go to? source for graphite. We?re pleased to have teamed with
Focus not only for their graphite-related geological experience, but their early-stage business
development experience."
"The market is primed for new entrants to the graphite market, especially in Quebec. We expect
we?ll be in a better position to determine our course once the evaluation is completed," Mr.
Dumas said.
About St-Georges
St-Georges is a junior Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Copper, Cobalt and Nickel explorer with
projects in the Province of Quebec, Canada. Headquartered in Montreal, the Company?s stock is
listed on the CNSX under the symbol SX, the OTCQX under the Symbol SXOOF and the Berlin
Stock Exchange under the symbol 85G. It owns the Villebon Copper-Nickel and PGEs property
in Abitibi and a 100% interest in the Julie and Isoukustouc Nickel-Copper-PGEs projects on the Quebec North Shore. The company also owns a 100% interest in ten North Shore properties that
constitute the Manicouagan constellation which are explored for Nickel, Copper, Platinum,
Palladium and Graphite and 50% equity interest in 6 properties explored for graphite with
Amseco Exploration, all the latter being on Quebec's North Shore near the deep-seaport town of
Baie-Comeau.
For additional information, please visit our website at: www.stgeorgesplatinum.com
About Focus Metals
Focus Metals Inc. is an emerging mid-tier junior mining company, a technology solutions
supplier and a business innovator. It is the owner of the highest-grade (16%) technology graphite
resource in the world. The company's goal is to assume a dominant industry leadership position
by becoming the lowest-cost producer of technology-grade graphite. As a technology-oriented
enterprise with a view to building long-term, sustainable shareholder value, Focus Metals is
invested in the development of graphene applications and patents through Grafoid Inc.
For additional information, please visit our website at: www.focusmetals.ca
Forward-looking Statement:
This document contains certain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown
risks, delays, and uncertainties not under the corporation's control which may cause actual
results, performance or achievements of the corporation to be materially different from the
results, performance or expectation implied by these forward- looking statements.
Contact:
Mr. Frank Dumas
President and CEO
St-Georges Platinum and Base Metals Ltd.
Address: 610 Sherbrooke West, Suite 410, Montreal, Qc.,
Tel: 514-295-9878
Email: ceo@stgeorgesplatinum.com
Mr. Gary Economo
President and CEO
Focus Metals Inc.
912-130 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5G4
Tel: 613-691-1091
Email: gary@focusmetals.ca
PROPERTIES Isoukoustouc Complex:
St-Georges Platinum expanded the Isoukoustouc and Julie properties by staking an additional 238 claims to its 57 mining claims. In addition, 13,185 hectares have been added to approximately 34 sq. Km in the Isoukoustouc Nickel Trend.
- Manic-3, Mathilda & B-40
(Copper, Nickel, Palladium, Cobalt) -
- Lac Julie: 124 km northwest of the town of Baie-Comeau, Quebec
(Average assay values of 0.33 wt. % Cu and 1.78 wt. % N)
Manicouagan Constellation:
A prospective grass root target for PGE's with limited historical work. Additional claims might be added or withdrawn from this group of properties in the coming year as the Company plans to improve this holding.
Villebon :
St Georges owns a 70% interest in the core portion of the Villebon property situated less than 2 km east of the Provincial Highway #117, and 45 km south-east of Val d'Or .