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# **New Found Intercepts 6.7 g/t Au Over 24m at Keats West & Discovers New Vein Between Golden Joint and Keats North Intercepting 50.3 g/t Au Over 2.5m** 
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 24, 2023--**New Found Gold Corp.** ("**New Found**" or the "**Company**") (TSX-V: NFG, NYSE-A: NFGC) is pleased to announce the results from 37 diamond drill holes that were completed as part of a program designed to follow up on newly discovered high-grade gold at Keats West located west of the highly prospective Appleton Fault Zone ("**AFZ**") and from expansion drilling at Keats North. New Found's 100%-owned Queensway project comprises a 1,650km<sup>2</sup> area, accessible via the Trans-Canada Highway, 15km west of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.

 **Keats West and Keats North Highlights:**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  **Hole Number**  | **From (m)**  | **To (m)**  | **Interval (m)<sup>1</sup>**  | **Au (g/t)**  | **Zone**  |
|  **NFGC-22-660**  | 9.00  | 12.00  | 3.00  | 1.97  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 22.20  | 26.30  | 4.10  | 2.22  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 36.45  | 40.90  | 4.45  | 1.27  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 43.90  | 46.05  | 2.15  | 1.67  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 52.25  | 68.10  | 15.85  | 2.01  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 67.45  | 68.10  | 0.65  | 11.30  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-759**  | 66.80  | 80.05  | 13.25  | 1.82  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-784**  | 13.40  | 37.40  | 24.00  | 6.68  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 18.95  | 20.45  | 1.50  | 37.43  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 20.85  | 21.55  | 0.70  | 14.90  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 26.00  | 27.50  | 1.50  | 24.70  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 36.45  | 37.40  | 0.95  | 12.75  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-808**  | 44.00  | 49.00  | 5.00  | 13.90  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 44.00  | 45.80  | 1.80  | 23.40  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 46.95  | 47.35  | 0.40  | 20.10  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 47.70  | 48.35  | 0.65  | 12.05  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 55.00  | 62.00  | 7.00  | 2.01  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-868**  | 78.20  | 94.45  | 16.25  | 2.12  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-992**  | 17.50  | 24.15  | 6.65  | 2.85  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 27.00  | 29.00  | 2.00  | 1.44  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 32.00  | 39.20  | 7.20  | 1.98  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-813**  | 22.00  | 36.10  | 14.10  | 2.13  | Keats N  |
|  **Including**  | 22.55  | 23.60  | 1.05  | 15.67  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-855**  | 117.55  | 121.00  | 3.45  | 28.82  | Keats N  |
|  **Including**  | 117.55  | 118.65  | 1.10  | 85.85  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 376.40  | 378.40  | 2.00  | 1.12  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-766<sup>2</sup>**  | 206.85  | 209.30  | 2.45  | 50.30  | Golden Joint  |
|  **And<sup>2</sup>**  | 207.20  | 208.15  | 0.95  | 129.50  | Golden Joint  |

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 ***Table 1: Keats West and Keats North Drilling Highlights***

 *<sup>1</sup>Note that the host structures are interpreted to be shallowly dipping and true widths are generally estimated to be 60% to 95% of reported intervals. Infill veining in secondary structures with multiple orientations crosscutting the primary host structures are commonly observed in drill core which could result in additional uncertainty in true width. Composite intervals reported carry a minimum weighted average of 1 g/t Au diluted over a minimum core length of 2m with a maximum of 2m consecutive dilution. Included high-grade intercepts are reported as any consecutive interval with grades greater than 10 g/t Au. Grades have not been capped in the averaging and intervals are reported as drill thickness. <sup>2</sup> True widths are unknown at this time.*

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* At **Keats West**, ongoing drilling up-dip of NFGC-22-960 that intercepted **42.6 g/t Au over 32m** continues to intersect expansive zones of gold mineralization including **6.68 g/t Au over 24.00m** in NFGC-22-784, **13.9 g/t Au over 5.00m** and **2.01 g/t Au over 7.00m** in NFGC-22-808, and **2.12 g/t Au over 16.25m** in NFGC-22-868. These intercepts all occur near surface and demonstrate the robustness and continuity of this gold system
 (Figures 2-5). Follow-up drilling results exploring along strike and down-dip of NFGC-22-960 are pending. 

* The **Keats West** structure is interpreted to be a thrust fault that dips gently to the south-southwest and hosts both low and high-grade gold mineralization over a considerable thickness with cumulative widths ranging from **10-30m**.
 This fault zone occurs on the west side of the AFZ and contains a series of stacked veins that contain the gold mineralization. Drilling initially focused within a panel of the structure where gold mineralization has been intersected over
 an area of **280m x 130m** and ongoing drilling is designed to extend this zone along strike to the west and down-dip (Figures 2-5). 

* Across the AFZ to the east is **Keats North** where an extensive array of brittle faults host to high-grade gold have been discovered and traced over an area **150m wide x 630m in strike**. A combination of systematic
 and targeted drilling is being used to test this area and expand on several gold domains identified to date with a focus on the top 200m of vertical depth. Highlight results from this drilling include **28.8 g/t Au over 3.45m** in
 NFGC-22-855 and **2.13 g/t Au over 14.10m** in NFGC-22-813 (Figures 1, 2, 3 and 5). 

* **A new high-grade vein** has been discovered between Keats North and Golden Joint reporting a grade of **50.3 g/t Au over 2.45m** in NFGC-22-766. The vein occurs at the greywacke-shale contact roughly midway between Golden
 Joint and Keats North as illustrated in Figure 2. Limited drilling has been done in this area and follow-up drilling is underway. 

Melissa Render, VP Exploration of New Found, stated: *"These latest results into Keats West reveal strong continuity of grades and widths within the host structure. Intercepts such as 42.6 g/t Au over 32.00m (reported on November 28, 2022) and 18.6 g/t Au over 15.95m (reported on November 23, 2022), in addition to several hits grading on average, 2 g/t Au over 10m and up to 30m, increases our confidence that this fault resembles the strength of the Keats-Baseline Fault. So far, this structure has been tested to just 110m vertical depth and remains open down dip and along strike to the west. Identifying this new structural orientation, a low-angle thrust fault, has also influenced the way we explore, particularly on the west side of the AFZ, where we currently have five drills operating.*

 *"East of the AFZ at Keats North we continue to see high-grade intervals with mineralization starting at surface down to vertical depths of 200m and I'm thrilled that further north we've now intersected another new vein situated midway between Keats North and Golden Joint that contains coarse gold (Figure 1). It is located in an underexplored gap of the project and follow-up drilling is underway to expand this new discovery."*

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 **Drillhole Details**

 **Cokes Results:**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  **Hole Number**  | **From (m)**  | **To (m)**  | **Interval (m)<sup>1</sup>**  | **Au (g/t)**  | **Zone**  |
|  **NFGC-22-798**  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | Cokes  |
|  **NFGC-22-811**  | 33.20  | 37.50  | 4.30  | 2.22  | Cokes  |
|  **And**  | 89.80  | 92.60  | 2.80  | 1.50  | Cokes  |
|  **And**  | 115.30  | 119.05  | 3.75  | 2.01  | Cokes  |
|  **NFGC-22-822**  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | Cokes  |
|  **NFGC-22-828**  | 46.00  | 50.50  | 4.50  | 1.20  | Cokes  |

---

 **Keats North and Keats West Results:**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  **Hole Number**  | **From (m)**  | **To (m)**  | **Interval (m)<sup>1</sup>**  | **Au (g/t)**  | **Zone**  |
|  **NFGC-22-635**  | 115.00  | 117.90  | 2.90  | 2.78  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-659**  | 27.25  | 29.60  | 2.35  | 1.38  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 104.40  | 106.65  | 2.25  | 2.94  | Keats N  |
|  **Including**  | 104.40  | 104.75  | 0.35  | 18.78  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 123.75  | 126.00  | 2.25  | 5.90  | Keats N  |
|  **Including**  | 123.75  | 124.30  | 0.55  | 23.01  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-660**  | 9.00  | 12.00  | 3.00  | 1.97  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 22.20  | 26.30  | 4.10  | 2.22  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 36.45  | 40.90  | 4.45  | 1.27  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 43.90  | 46.05  | 2.15  | 1.67  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 52.25  | 68.10  | 15.85  | 2.01  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 67.45  | 68.10  | 0.65  | 11.30  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-667**  | 8.00  | 16.00  | 8.00  | 2.74  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 18.10  | 20.20  | 2.10  | 1.10  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-683**  | 47.40  | 52.00  | 4.60  | 1.03  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-702**  | 6.80  | 9.00  | 2.20  | 1.24  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 16.10  | 18.10  | 2.00  | 1.45  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-710**  | 25.00  | 27.00  | 2.00  | 1.14  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 47.90  | 52.00  | 4.10  | 1.09  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 60.45  | 62.60  | 2.15  | 1.32  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 193.80  | 196.90  | 3.10  | 2.15  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-718**  | 15.05  | 18.00  | 2.95  | 2.12  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-726**  | 111.65  | 114.00  | 2.35  | 1.63  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-732**  | 39.00  | 41.00  | 2.00  | 1.06  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-738**  | 6.00  | 8.65  | 2.65  | 1.55  | Keats Main  |
|  **And**  | 18.80  | 21.00  | 2.20  | 1.42  | Keats Main  |
|  **NFGC-22-739**  | 99.20  | 104.30  | 5.10  | 1.70  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 108.00  | 110.75  | 2.75  | 1.79  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 153.85  | 156.35  | 2.50  | 2.35  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-755**  | 165.40  | 167.65  | 2.25  | 1.62  | Keats FW  |
|  **NFGC-22-759**  | 66.80  | 80.05  | 13.25  | 1.82  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-762<sup>2</sup>**  | 52.50  | 54.65  | 2.15  | 36.49  | Keats N  |
|  **Including<sup>2</sup>**  | 53.35  | 54.00  | 0.65  | 115.00  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 125.40  | 128.00  | 2.60  | 2.56  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-770**  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-780**  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-784**  | 9.65  | 11.90  | 2.25  | 1.10  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 13.40  | 37.40  | 24.00  | 6.68  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 18.95  | 20.45  | 1.50  | 37.43  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 20.85  | 21.55  | 0.70  | 14.90  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 26.00  | 27.50  | 1.50  | 24.70  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 36.45  | 37.40  | 0.95  | 12.75  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-787**  | 41.55  | 44.15  | 2.60  | 1.10  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-799**  | 63.00  | 65.00  | 2.00  | 5.55  | Keats N  |
|  **Including**  | 64.00  | 65.00  | 1.00  | 11.05  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 73.05  | 76.20  | 3.15  | 1.11  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 101.70  | 104.40  | 2.70  | 1.24  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-801**  | 22.55  | 24.60  | 2.05  | 5.42  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 30.00  | 34.00  | 4.00  | 1.20  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 37.00  | 41.00  | 4.00  | 1.69  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-808**  | 32.85  | 34.85  | 2.00  | 1.07  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 44.00  | 49.00  | 5.00  | 13.90  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 44.00  | 45.80  | 1.80  | 23.40  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 46.95  | 47.35  | 0.40  | 20.10  | Keats W  |
|  **Including**  | 47.70  | 48.35  | 0.65  | 12.05  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 55.00  | 62.00  | 7.00  | 2.01  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-809**  | 11.00  | 13.30  | 2.30  | 1.50  | Keats Main  |
|  **And**  | 72.80  | 75.65  | 2.85  | 1.07  | Keats Main  |
|  **NFGC-22-810**  | 251.55  | 253.90  | 2.35  | 4.10  | Keats FW  |
|  **Including**  | 252.45  | 253.25  | 0.80  | 11.90  | Keats FW  |
|  **NFGC-22-813**  | 22.00  | 36.10  | 14.10  | 2.13  | Keats N  |
|  **Including**  | 22.55  | 23.60  | 1.05  | 15.67  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-817**  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-820**  | 57.00  | 59.90  | 2.90  | 1.04  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 72.00  | 74.10  | 2.10  | 2.28  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 77.05  | 79.55  | 2.50  | 1.01  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-830**  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | No Significant Values  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-855**  | 117.55  | 121.00  | 3.45  | 28.82  | Keats N  |
|  **Including**  | 117.55  | 118.65  | 1.10  | 85.85  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 376.40  | 378.40  | 2.00  | 1.12  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-868**  | 78.20  | 94.45  | 16.25  | 2.12  | Keats W  |
|  **NFGC-22-891**  | 120.45  | 123.00  | 2.55  | 9.56  | Keats N  |
|  **Including**  | 121.45  | 122.00  | 0.55  | 40.32  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 136.10  | 138.35  | 2.25  | 1.13  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 161.50  | 164.00  | 2.50  | 1.36  | Keats N  |
|  **And**  | 165.00  | 167.55  | 2.55  | 1.05  | Keats N  |
|  **NFGC-22-992**  | 17.50  | 24.15  | 6.65  | 2.85  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 27.00  | 29.00  | 2.00  | 1.44  | Keats W  |
|  **And**  | 32.00  | 39.20  | 7.20  | 1.98  | Keats W  |

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 ***Golden Joint Results:***

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  **Hole Number**  | **From (m)**  | **To (m)**  | **Interval (m)<sup>1</sup>**  | **Au (g/t)**  | **Zone**  |
|  **NFGC-22-766<sup>3</sup>**  | 21.60  | 23.90  | 2.30  | 1.01  | Golden Joint  |
|  **And<sup>3</sup>**  | 27.60  | 29.65  | 2.05  | 1.27  | Golden Joint  |
|  **And<sup>3</sup>**  | 61.80  | 64.55  | 2.75  | 2.98  | Golden Joint  |
|  **Including<sup>3</sup>**  | 63.35  | 63.75  | 0.40  | 14.10  | Golden Joint  |
|  **And<sup>3</sup>**  | 206.85  | 209.30  | 2.45  | 50.30  | Golden Joint  |
|  **Including<sup>3</sup>**  | 207.20  | 208.15  | 0.95  | 129.50  | Golden Joint  |

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 ***Table 2: Summary of composite results reported in this press release for Cokes, Keats West, Keats North and Golden Joint***

 *<sup>1</sup>Note that the host structures are interpreted to be shallowly dipping and true widths are generally estimated to be 60% to 95% of reported intervals. Infill veining in secondary structures with multiple orientations crosscutting the primary host structures are commonly observed in drill core which could result in additional uncertainty in true width. Composite intervals reported carry a minimum weighted average of 1 g/t Au diluted over a minimum core length of 2m with a maximum of 2m consecutive dilution. Included high-grade intercepts are reported as any consecutive interval with grades greater than 10 g/t Au. Grades have not been capped in the averaging and intervals are reported as drill thickness. <sup>2</sup> Previously reported interval.<sup>3</sup> True widths are unknown at this time.*

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| | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  **Hole number**  | **Azimuth (°)**  | **Dip (°)**  | **Length (m)**  | **UTM E**  | **UTM N**  | **Prospect**  |
|  NFGC-22-635  | 119  | -46  | 200  | 657947  | 5427765  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-659  | 300  | -45  | 279  | 658327  | 5427689  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-660  | 57  | -45  | 281  | 658101  | 5427993  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-667  | 45  | -53  | 20  | 658101  | 5427994  | Keats FW  |
|  NFGC-22-683  | 300  | -45  | 251  | 658231  | 5427744  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-702  | 300  | -45  | 176  | 658205  | 5427745  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-710  | 300  | -45  | 224  | 658239  | 5427711  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-718  | 300  | -45  | 371  | 658261  | 5427699  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-726  | 143  | -53  | 185  | 658052  | 5427903  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-732  | 92  | -45  | 158  | 658054  | 5427905  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-738  | 300  | -45  | 416  | 658282  | 5427629  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-739  | 101  | -58  | 158  | 658053  | 5427904  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-755  | 300  | -45  | 353  | 658143  | 5427624  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-759  | 76  | -45  | 146  | 658092  | 5427940  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-762  | 300  | -45  | 245  | 658261  | 5427727  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-766  | 230  | -45  | 327  | 658523  | 5428283  | Golden Joint  |
|  NFGC-22-770  | 300  | -45  | 226  | 658282  | 5427715  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-780  | 300  | -46  | 182  | 658292  | 5427767  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-784  | 75  | -46  | 230  | 658098  | 5428052  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-787  | 300  | -45  | 278  | 658243  | 5427752  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-798  | 300  | -45  | 99  | 657730  | 5427538  | Cokes  |
|  NFGC-22-799  | 315  | -42  | 143  | 658243  | 5427753  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-801  | 70  | -45  | 203  | 658056  | 5428077  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-808  | 120  | -45  | 149  | 658058  | 5428076  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-809  | 299  | -46  | 356  | 658236  | 5427569  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-810  | 120  | -46  | 467  | 657816  | 5427711  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-811  | 300  | -45  | 165  | 657773  | 5427569  | Cokes  |
|  NFGC-22-813  | 300  | -62  | 159  | 658243  | 5427825  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-817  | 87  | -45  | 359  | 658012  | 5428102  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-820  | 300  | -45  | 221  | 658311  | 5427784  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-822  | 95  | -45  | 141  | 657671  | 5427225  | Cokes  |
|  NFGC-22-828  | 45  | -45  | 207  | 657637  | 5427314  | Cokes  |
|  NFGC-22-830  | 45  | -46  | 89  | 658012  | 5428102  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-855  | 300  | -45  | 410  | 658180  | 5427572  | Keats  |
|  NFGC-22-868  | 67  | -46  | 266  | 658048  | 5427939  | Keats West  |
|  NFGC-22-891  | 300  | -45  | 296  | 658305  | 5427847  | Keats North  |
|  NFGC-22-992  | 35  | -45  | 117  | 658138  | 5428009  | Cokes  |

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 ***Table 3: Details of drill holes reported in this press release***

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 **Queensway 500,000m Drill Program Update**

The Company is currently undertaking a 500,000m drill program at Queensway and approximately 51,000m of core is currently pending assay results.

 **Sampling, Sub-sampling, and Laboratory**

True widths of the intercepts reported in this press release have yet to be determined but are estimated to be 60% to 95% of reported core lengths. Infill veining in secondary structures with multiple orientations crosscutting the primary host structures are commonly observed in drill core which could result in additional variability in true width. Assays are uncut and composite intervals are calculated using a minimum weighted average of 1 g/t Au diluted over a minimum core length of 2m with a maximum of 2m consecutive dilution. High-grade intercepts included are reported as any consecutive interval with grades greater than 10 g/t Au.

All drilling recovers HQ core. Drill core is split in half using a diamond saw or a hydraulic splitter for rare intersections with incompetent core.

A geologist examines the drill core and marks out the intervals to be sampled and the cutting line. Sample lengths are mostly 1.0 metre and adjusted to respect lithological and/or mineralogical contacts and isolate narrow (<1.0m) veins or other structures that may yield higher grades.

Technicians saw the core along the defined cutting line. One-half of the core is kept as a witness sample and the other half is submitted for analysis. Individual sample bags are sealed and placed into totes, sealed and marked with the contents.

NFG has submitted samples for gold determination by fire assay to ALS Canada Ltd. ("**ALS**") and by photon assay to MSALABS ("**MSA**") since June 2022. ALS and MSA operate under a commercial contract with New Found.

Drill core samples are shipped to ALS for sample preparation in Sudbury, Ontario, Thunder Bay, Ontario, or Moncton, New Brunswick. ALS is an ISO-17025 accredited laboratory for the fire assay method.

Drill core samples are also submitted to MSA in Val-d'Or, Quebec. MSA operates numerous laboratories worldwide and maintains ISO-17025 accreditation for many metal determination methods. Accreditation of the photon assay method at the MSA Val D'Or laboratory is in progress.

At ALS, the entire sample is crushed to approximately 70% passing 2mm. A 3,000-g split is pulverized. "Routine" samples do not have visible gold (VG) identified and are not within a mineralized zone. Routine samples are assayed for gold by 30-g fire assay with an inductively-couple plasma spectrometry (ICP) finish. If the initial 30-g fire assay gold result is over 1 g/t, the remainder of the 3,000-g split is screened at 106 microns for screened metallics assay. For the screened metallics assay, the entire coarse fraction (sized greater than 106 microns) is fire assayed and two splits of the fine fraction (sized less than 106 microns) are fire assayed. The three assays are combined on a weight-averaged basis. Samples that have VG identified or fall within a mineralized interval are automatically submitted for screened metallic assay for gold.

At MSA, the entire sample is crushed to approximately 70% passing 2mm. For "routine" samples that do not have VG identified and are not within a mineralized zone, the samples are riffle split to fill two 450g jars for photon assay. The assays reported from both jars are combined on a weight-averaged basis. If one of the jars assays greater than 1 g/t, the remaining crushed material is weighed into multiple jars and are submitted for photon assay.

For samples that have VG identified or are within a mineralized zone, the entire crushed sample is weighed into multiple jars and are submitted for photon assay. The assays from all jars are combined on a weight-averaged basis.

All samples prepared at ALS or MSA are also analyzed for a multi-element ICP package (ALS method code ME-ICP61) at ALS Vancouver.

Drill program design, Quality Assurance/Quality Control and interpretation of results are performed by qualified persons employing a rigorous Quality Assurance/Quality Control program consistent with industry best practices. Standards and blanks account for a minimum of 10% of the samples in addition to the laboratory's internal quality assurance programs.

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Quality Control data are evaluated on receipt from the laboratories for failures and appropriate action is taken if assay results for standards and blanks fall outside allowed tolerances. All results stated have passed New Found's quality control protocols.

New Found's quality control program also includes submission of the second half of the core for approximately 5% of the drilled intervals. In addition, approximately 1% of sample pulps for mineralized samples are submitted for re-analysis to a second ISO-accredited laboratory for check assays.

The Company does not recognize any factors of drilling, sampling or recovery that could materially affect the accuracy or reliability of the assay data disclosed.

The assay data disclosed in this news release have been verified by the Company's Qualified Person against the original assay certificates.

The Company notes that it has not completed any economic evaluations of its Queensway Project and that the Queensway Project does not have any resources or reserves.

 **Qualified Person**

The scientific and technical information disclosed in this press release was reviewed and approved by Greg Matheson, P. Geo., Chief Operating Officer, and a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Matheson consents to the publication of this press release dated January 24, 2023, by New Found. Mr. Matheson certifies that this press release fairly and accurately represents the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this press release.

 **About New Found Gold Corp.**

New Found holds a 100% interest in the Queensway Project, located 15km west of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, and just 18km from Gander International Airport. The project is intersected by the Trans-Canada Highway and has logging roads crosscutting the project, high voltage electric power lines running through the project area, and easy access to a highly skilled workforce. The Company is currently undertaking a 500,000m drill program at Queensway and is well funded for this program with cash and marketable securities of approximately $90-million as of January 2023.

Please see the Company's website at www.newfoundgold.ca and the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

 **Acknowledgements**

New Found acknowledges the financial support of the Junior Exploration Assistance Program, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

 **Contact**

To contact the Company, please visit the Company's website, www.newfoundgold.ca and make your request through our investor inquiry form. Our management has a pledge to be in touch with any investor inquiries within 24 hours.

 **Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.**

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 **Forward-Looking Statement Cautions**

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, relating to exploration, drilling and mineralization on the Company's Queensway gold project in Newfoundland and Labrador; assay results; the interpretation of drilling and assay results, the results of the drilling program, mineralization and the discovery of zones of high-grade gold mineralization; plans for future exploration and drilling and the timing of same; the merits of the Queensway project;; future press releases by the Company; and funding of the drilling program. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "interpreted", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "aims", "suggests", "indicate", "often", "target", "future", "likely", "pending", "potential", "goal", "objective", "prospective", "possibly", "preliminary", and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will, "would", "may", "can", "could" or "should" occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made, and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks associated with possible accidents and other risks associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that the Company will encounter unanticipated geological factors, risks associated with the interpretation of assay results and the drilling program, the possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and other governmental clearances necessary to carry out the Company's exploration plans, the risk that the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, and the risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company's business and prospects. The reader is urged to refer to the Company's Annual Information Form and Management's discussion and Analysis, publicly available through the Canadian Securities Administrators' System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects.

## Contacts
New Found Gold Corp. <br> Per: "Collin Kettell' <br> Collin Kettell, Chief Executive Officer <br> Email: ckettell@newfoundgold.ca<br> Phone: +1 (845) 535-1486<br>

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#### SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Date: January 24, 2023 <br>| By: <br>| *<u>/s/ Collin Kettell</u>* <br>|
|  |  | Chief Executive Officer <br>|

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