Aug 8 (Reuters) - Plato Gold Corp PGC.V :
* PLATO GOLD CORP INCREASES SIZE OF NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT AND CLOSES FIRST TRANCHE
* FURTHER TO ITS NEWS RELEASE OF JULY 11, 2018 HAS INCREASED SIZE OF OFFERING TO 5,855,454 SHARES AT CAN$0.055 PER SHARE