ESGold Corp. is a Canadian mining company advancing the Montauban Gold-Silver Project in Québec, a fully permitted tailings reprocessing operation designed to generate near-term production while supporting long-term exploration across the broader Montauban district.
The project sits within a historic polymetallic mining camp that produced gold, silver, zinc, and lead throughout the twentieth century. While past operators focused primarily on base metals, modern geological modelling now suggests the presence of a larger gold-silver system beneath and around the historic workings.
ESGold’s strategy combines near-term production from historic tailings with district-scale exploration, allowing the company to generate revenue while continuing to evaluate the broader mineralized system.
Located in central Québec, Montauban benefits from strong infrastructure, access to hydroelectric power, and a long history of mining activity in the region.
A Tailings-to-Cash Flow Model
ESGold’s core business model is built around the recovery of gold and silver from historic tailings left behind by previous mining operations at Montauban.
For decades, earlier operators focused primarily on base metals, leaving significant precious metals in historical tailings deposits. Modern metallurgical techniques now allow these materials to be economically processed.
Through its processing facility, ESGold is able to recover gold and silver from these historic tailings while simultaneously stabilizing and reclaiming legacy mine waste.
This model creates a unique opportunity to generate near-term revenue from material that has already been mined, crushed, and stored on site.
The result is a lower-risk pathway to production that avoids many of the capital and permitting challenges associated with traditional mine development.
At the same time, the cash flow generated from tailings processing provides a funding base for exploration across the broader Montauban district.
Hear directly from ESGold’s leadership team as they provide updates on exploration progress, construction milestones, and the broader development of the Montauban Project.
Gordon Robb is Chief Executive Officer and Director of ESGold Corp. and brings more than a decade of experience across capital markets, corporate development and the mining sector.
Prior to joining ESGold, Mr. Robb held senior roles with financial institutions including ICAP, BGC Partners and TMX Group, with a focus on fixed-income markets, institutional relationships and business development. He later served as Business Development and Investor Relations Manager at Scottie Resources Corp., where he supported capital raising, shareholder engagement and corporate growth initiatives.
As CEO of ESGold, Mr. Robb oversees the Company’s corporate strategy, capital markets activities and advancement of the Montauban Gold-Silver Project in Québec. He holds a BBA in Finance and Economics from Thompson Rivers University.
Paul Mastantuono leads project execution and operational development at Montauban, coordinating construction, engineering, and operational planning as the project advances toward production.
Mr. Tong brings more than 15 years of experience working with publicly listed companies across the TSX, TSXV, and Nasdaq exchanges, serving in senior financial leadership and advisory roles across the mining, finance, and venture capital sectors. His appointment further strengthens ESGold’s executive leadership team as the Company continues to advance its fully permitted Montauban Gold-Silver Project in Québec toward planned production in 2026.
Mr. Tong previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Pathway Capital Ltd., a venture capital firm managing a portfolio of early-stage companies with market capitalizations ranging from approximately $5 million to $100 million. Earlier in his career, he worked as a senior auditor with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Pierre-Marc Gagnon brings operational and technical experience across pit and underground mining, exploration, drilling, and project development, including underground mine development at Dhilmar’s Éléonore operation and roles with Agnico Eagle, Newmont, FTE Drilling, and G.E.T.T. Gold.
At ESGold, he supports site execution, operational readiness, contractor coordination, and technical planning as the Montauban Project advances toward operations.
Peter Espig brings extensive experience in international capital markets and corporate advisory roles.
Peter assumed the role of President and CEO on November 7, 2013 and guided the Company through its restructuring, which included entering the company into CCAA and successfully exiting on November 21, 2014. He is experienced in the analysis of investment opportunities, raising capital, deal sourcing, financial structuring, and corporate turnaround. Peter has structured over US$2.0 billion in private equity and pre-IPO investment transactions from the principal side and is a pioneer of SPACs, having completed over $1.0 BN in transactions. Peter served as Vice-President of the Principal Finance and Securitization Group and Asia Special Situations Group for Goldman Sachs Japan. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Peter was Vice-President of Olympus Capital, a New York private equity firm, where he participated in corporate restructurings, investment analysis and financing negotiations for both domestic and international investments. In 1989, Peter received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia and later received his MBA from Columbia Business School, where he was a Chazen International Scholar. Peter has been active in the turnaround of mining projects and has functioned in management and director roles for numerous mining companies.
Mr. Gauthier has over 47 years of experience in the Mining Exploration field and has worked in over 35 countries. His work experience includes entities such as: SOQUEM, Falconbridge Ltd., Noramco and Cambior Inc. Mr. Gauthier was President of Maxy Gold Corp. (China), INCA Pacific Resources Inc., Lara Exploration Ltd., and Gold Holding Ltd. Mr. Gauthier also served as a Director of Vena Resources Inc., Maxy Gold Corp, Lara Exploration Ltd., Western Union Peru, and Gold Holding Ltd., and from March 2015 until 2018, he served as interim Managing Director and CEO of Gold Holding Ltd., headquartered in Dubai (UAE). He has a BSC in Geology Eng. and MSC from UQAC (Chicoutimi, Quebec) and is active member and leader of many mining and professional organizations (Canada, Peru, UAE, and China).
Mr. Gauthier was also involved in many Gold and Copper discoveries and acquisitions, namely, “Lac Shortt” (Canada), “La Arena” (Peru), “Anabi (Minaspata)” (Peru), “Luchun” (China); “Metates” gold (Mexico), “La Granja” copper, “La Virgen” gold (Peru) and “Pachon” copper (Argentina). He was also involved in the creation of the Lima Venture Capital Exchange (part of BVL) and Gold Holding Ltd. Since 2020, Andre has been leading Eval Minerals, his private company involved in mineral investments and advisory service.
A metallurgical engineer with more than 30 years of experience, he specializes in mineral processing, plant operations, and mining-related environmental services. He played a key role in transforming Laboratoire LTM into a consulting firm focused on mineral processing and mining environmental solutions.
His experience spans engineering consulting, plant operations, process design, and the construction of mineral processing and water treatment facilities in Canada and internationally. His technical expertise is primarily focused on flotation and hydrometallurgy for precious metals, base metals, and selected industrial minerals.
He is fluent in French, English, and Spanish.
Claude Duplessis, P.Eng., is President and founder of GoldMinds Geoservices Inc. and a geological engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry.
His expertise includes mineral resource estimation, orebody modelling, mine planning, mineral processing, geotechnical engineering, resource auditing and project economics. He has worked on mineral projects from early-stage exploration through resource estimation, preliminary economic assessment and pre-feasibility studies.
Prior to founding GoldMinds in 2012, Mr. Duplessis owned Geostat Systems International Inc., which was acquired by SGS in 2008. He holds a degree in Geological Engineering from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and has acted as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 on numerous Canadian mineral projects.
ESGold’s development model integrates environmental remediation directly into its operating strategy.
Historic mining operations at Montauban produced tailings that remain on surface today. These materials contain recoverable precious metals but also represent legacy mine waste from earlier mining activity.
Through modern processing methods, ESGold is able to recover gold and silver from these historic tailings while stabilizing the remaining material as part of the treatment process. This approach reduces the environmental footprint associated with legacy mine waste while extracting value from previously processed material.
Rather than developing a new mine from untouched ground, ESGold’s strategy focuses on recovering value from existing material while improving environmental conditions at the historic site.
Processed tailings may also be suitable for use in construction aggregates and other industrial applications once stabilized, contributing to a circular resource model that minimizes waste while supporting economic activity.
This multi-product approach improves overall project economics while reinforcing ESGold’s goal of responsible resource utilization.
In addition to precious metals recovery, the Montauban processing circuit is designed to produce additional mineral by-products from the tailings material.
One of the most notable of these is mica, a mineral used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications including construction materials, coatings, and electronics.
The recovery of mica and other mineral by-products allows ESGold to further maximize value from the historic tailings while reducing the volume of residual material remaining at site.
The Montauban project is located in Québec, one of the world’s leading mining jurisdictions and a global leader in low-carbon electricity generation.
Hydroelectric power significantly reduces the carbon footprint of mining and processing operations compared with jurisdictions reliant on fossil-fuel-based energy sources. This energy advantage supports ESGold’s objective of operating a lower-emissions precious metals production platform.
Access to abundant hydroelectric power
A skilled workforce with deep mining expertise
Established transportation and infrastructure networks
Clear regulatory frameworks for responsible development
ESGold is committed to responsible resource development that balances environmental stewardship, community engagement, and long-term economic value.
By integrating remediation, resource recovery, and responsible operations, ESGold’s approach represents a modern framework for developing historic mining districts.
The Montauban project combines near-term production with exploration potential across a historic mining district.
Learn more about ESGold’s development strategy.