• Athena Gold appointed Fred Leigh to its board, effective immediately.
• Leigh founded and leads VC7K Capital, a private investor in early-stage resource opportunities for more than 35 years.
• Brian Power resigned from the board. He will continue with Athena in a consulting role.

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