New Found Intercepts 63.7 g/t Au over 8.45m and 16.9 g/t Au Over 2.5m in 50m Step-out to South at Keats

Vancouver, BC, April 27, 2021: New Found Gold Corp. (“New Found” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NFG, OTC: NFGFF) is pleased to announce assay results from an additional four holes drilled at the Keats Zone (“Keats”). These holes were drilled as part of the Company’s ongoing 200,000m diamond drill program at its 100%-owned Queensway Project (“Queensway”), located on the Trans-Canada Highway 15km west of Gander, Newfoundland.

Highlights

Highlights include:

*Note that the host structures are interpreted to be steeply dipping and true widths are estimated to be 70% to 80% of reported intervals. Intervals are calculated at a 1 g/t Au cut-off grade; grades have not been capped in the averaging. This table shows highlight intervals, a number of these holes returned additional intervals of gold mineralization as reported in Table 2 below.

The intervals of 63.7 g/t Au over 8.45m plus 16.9 g/t over 2.5m in Hole NFGC-21-143 extend the drill confirmed high-grade zone at Keats to 350m in the down plunge direction where it remains open (Figure 1). The combined width x grade of these two intervals is an outstanding 581m x g/t.
The interval of 12.5 g/t over 2.55m in hole NFGC-21-113 further expands the drill defined near surface high grade mineralization at the north end of Keats (Figure 1).
Hole NFGC-21-123 returned 8.4 g/t Au over 2.5m in the Keats footwall veining, providing further confirmation of significant gold mineralization in the footwall of the primary Keats Baseline Fault (Figures 1 and 2). Holes extended into the footwall area consistently return significant gold mineralization above the 1 g/t threshold utilized for reporting results, and multiple intervals now demonstrate potential to drill define higher grade zones in this footwall area.

Greg Matheson, P.Geo., Chief Operating Officer of New Found, stated: “The intervals of 63.7 g/t Au over 8.45m and 16.9 g/t over 2.5m in Hole NFGC-21-143 extend the Keats high-grade zone approximately 50m down plunge from the deepest previously reported hole NFGC-21-118, which returned 61.8 g/t over 13.7m. We are very encouraged that we continue to hit high grade as we step out in this direction, with the zone remaining wide open in the down plunge direction. The interpreted south plunging dilation zone is now drill defined over 350m down plunge and two drills are continuing step-outs in this direction, with results pending from several additional holes in the down plunge direction (Figure 1). Drilling has also continued to intercept high-grade gold mineralization outside of this dilation zone within the broader host Keats Baseline fault zone, particularly between this dilation zone and surface, and one drill is dedicated to infilling this area. We are excited that the size of the drill defined high grade gold mineralization at Keats continues to build with the ongoing step out and infill drilling.”

Note: Au g/t x m calculations include all Keats Main intervals for each hole as reported in Table 2.

Highlight Keats Main Zone drill intervals for reference

**Figure 1. Keats Main Zone Long Section**

Drillhole Details

**Table 2: Summary of results reported in this release.**

*Note that the host structures are interpreted to be steeply dipping and true widths are estimated to be 70% to 80% of reported intervals. Intervals are calculated at a 1 g/t Au cut-off grade; grades have not been capped in the averaging.

**Table 3: Location details of drill holes reported on in this release.**

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 70% to 80% of reported core lengths. Assays are uncut, and calculated intervals are reported over a minimum length of 2 meters using a lower cut-off of 1.0 g/t Au. All HQ split core assays reported were obtained by either complete sample metallic screen/fire assay or standard 30-gram fire-assaying with ICP finish at ALS Minerals in Vancouver, British Columbia, or by entire sample screened metallic screen fire assay at Eastern Analytical in Springdale, Newfoundland. The complete sample metallic screen assay method is selected by the geologist when samples contain coarse gold or any samples displaying gold initial fire assay values greater than 1.0 g/t Au. Drill program design, Quality Assurance/Quality Control and interpretation of results is performed by qualified persons employing a Quality Assurance/Quality Control program consistent with National Instrument 43-101 and industry best practices. Standards and blanks are included with every 20 samples for Quality Assurance/Quality Control purposes by the Company as well as the lab. Approximately 5% of sample pulps are sent to secondary laboratories for check assays.

Qualified Person

The technical content 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 news release dated April 27, 2021 by New Found. Mr. Matheson certifies that this news release fairly and accurately represents the information for which he is responsible.

About New Found Gold Corp.

New Found holds a 100% interest in the Queensway Project, located 15km west of Gander, Newfoundland, 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 200,000-m drill program at Queensway. Seven rigs are currently in operation with the eighth expected to start in the next several weeks. With a current working capital balance of approximately $75 million, New Found is well funded for this program.

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’swebsite, 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.

New Found Gold Corp.
Per: “Craig Roberts”
Craig Roberts, P.Eng., Chief Executive Officer
Email: croberts@newfoundgold.ca
Phone: (604) 562 9664

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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 further the exploration and drilling on the Company’s Queensway gold project in Newfoundland. 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,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “aims,” “potential,” “goal,” “objective,” “prospective,” 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 possible accidents and other risks associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that the Company will encounter unanticipated geological factors, 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 reports, 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.