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To: LoneClone who wrote (177753)3/26/2024 12:57:58 PM
From: LoneClone  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 192648
 
New Found Identifies Continuation of the Keats-Baseline Fault Zone With 187 g/t Au Over 2.55m at "Iceberg Alley"

ca.finance.yahoo.com

Business Wire
Tue, March 26, 2024 at 3:30 a.m. PDT·9 min read

NFGC
+1.81%



Figure 1: Photos of mineralization from Left: at ~97.6m in NFGC-23-1730, Right: at 59.0m in NFGC-23-1941, Bottom Left: at ~63.3m in NFGC-23-1967, Bottom Right: at ~15.3m in NFGC-22-914 ^Note that these photos are not intended to be representative of gold mineralization in NFGC-22-914, NFGC-23-1730, NFGC-23-1941, and NFGC-23-1967. (Photo: Business Wire)



Figure 2. Keats, Iceberg, Iceberg East, and Iceberg Alley plan view map (Photo: Business Wire)



Figure 3. Keats Main, Iceberg, Iceberg East, and Iceberg Alley zones long section (looking northwest) (Photo: Business Wire)



Figure 4. Grouse– Everest plan view map (Photo: Business Wire)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 26, 2024--( BUSINESS WIRE)--New Found Gold Corp. ("New Found" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NFG, NYSE-A: NFGC) is pleased to announce the results from 38 diamond drill holes that were completed as part of a program designed to expand on a new discovery called ‘Iceberg Alley’ that is located 1km along strike of Iceberg, as well as 114 diamond drill holes that were completed to test a segment of the Keats Baseline Fault Zone ("KBFZ") that trends under South Hermans Pond at the Keats Zone adjacent to the highly prospective Appleton Fault Zone ("AFZ"). New Found’s 100%-owned Queensway project comprises a 1,665 km2 area, accessible via the Trans-Canada Highway, 15km west of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Iceberg Alley Highlights:

Hole No.


From (m)


To (m)


Interval (m)


Au (g/t)


Zone

NFGC-23-19271


90.50


93.00


2.50


28.95


Iceberg Alley

Including


90.50


91.45


0.95


42.20


Including


91.80


92.10


0.30


105.00


NFGC-23-19361


48.95


52.65


3.70


6.04


Iceberg Alley

Including


48.95


49.45


0.50


10.51


Including


52.00


52.65


0.65


21.51


NFGC-23-19411


58.20


60.75


2.55


186.71


Iceberg Alley

Including


58.80


59.55


0.75


632.42


NFGC-23-19721


60.40


63.70


3.30


9.51


Iceberg Alley

Including


61.55


62.05


0.50


14.80


Including


63.25


63.70


0.45


50.80


NFGC-24-20352


150.90


152.90


2.00


12.46


Iceberg Alley

Including


150.90


151.45


0.55


25.89


Including


152.10


152.90


0.80


10.62



Table 1: Iceberg Alley Drilling Highlights

Note that the host structures are interpreted to be steeply dipping and true widths are generally estimated to be 170% to 95% and 240% to 70%. 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 4m consecutive dilution when above 200m vertical depth and 2m consecutive dilution when below 200m vertical depth. 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.

  • The highlight interval of 187 g/t Au over 2.55m in NFGC-23-1941 is part of a newly discovered zone called Iceberg Alley that was intersected as part of a targeted program to follow the eastern continuation of the Keats-Iceberg-Iceberg East corridor along the high-grade KBFZ. Based on the fault characteristics observed at Iceberg Alley, as well as the zone’s orientation, intensity, and width of the damage zone, the Company’s preliminary interpretation indicates that it is another displaced segment of the KBFZ, in a northward direction.

  • Additional highlights from immediate follow-up drilling include 29.0 g/t Au over 2.50m in NFGC-23-1927, 9.51 g/t Au over 3.30m in NFGC-24-1972, and 12.5 g/t Au over 2.00m in NFGC-24-2035.

  • These intervals currently define a high-grade domain that spans 30m wide by 60m deep, starting close to surface. Follow-up drilling is planned at Iceberg Alley to follow this structure along strike to the east.

Keats Highlights:

Hole No.


From (m)


To (m)


Interval (m)


Au (g/t)


Zone

NFGC-22-8861


192.15


194.20


2.05


23.82


Keats FW

Including


192.55


193.35


0.80


60.95


NFGC-22-8991


47.60


49.90


2.30


10.49


Keats Main

Including


47.60


48.05


0.45


38.94


NFGC-22-9141


11.85


26.15


14.30


1.71


Keats Main

Including


12.15


12.60


0.45


15.65


And4


578.25


584.00


5.75


7.85


Keats FW

Including


582.35


584.00


1.65


25.34


NFGC-22-9341


46.70


49.00


2.30


10.98


Keats Main

Including


46.70


47.35


0.65


37.63


NFGC-23-14872


13.95


25.25


11.30


1.15


Keats N

NFGC-23-17301


96.35


98.65


2.30


31.89


Keats N

Including


97.00


97.65


0.65


112.50


NFGC-23-17772


107.00


109.00


2.00


15.87


Keats FW

Including


108.00


109.00


1.00


31.40


NFGC-23-17934


85.30


87.55


2.25


12.52


Keats FW

Including


85.30


85.80


0.50


56.30


NFGC-23-18592


121.35


131.05


9.70


2.77


Keats N

Including


129.40


130.40


1.00


11.00


NFGC-23-18621


58.85


68.95


10.10


4.09


Keats Main

Including3


67.15


67.90


0.75


33.60


NFGC-23-19672


61.45


65.00


3.55


34.40


Keats FW

Including


63.25


64.05


0.80


148.96



Table 2: Keats Drilling Highlights

Note that the host structures are interpreted to be steeply dipping and true widths are generally estimated to be 170% to 95%, 240% to 70%, and 310% to 40%. 4True widths are unknown at this time. 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 4m consecutive dilution when above 200m vertical depth and 2m consecutive dilution when below 200m vertical depth. 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.

  • At Keats, all results have now been received from a shallow step-out program that utilized a barge-mounted drill situated on South Hermans Pond. This program was designed to test the shallow continuation of the KBFZ that was inaccessible from land. Today’s results confirm the near-surface continuation of the Keats Main Zone, a gold-mineralized segment of the KBFZ that has a strike length of 575m and starts at surface.

  • Highlights from the barge program include 34.4 g/t Au over 3.55m in NFGC-23-1967 which is hosted by the East-West Vein, a known high-grade vein that was exposed by the Keats Trench and found to contain a high concentration of coarse gold ( November 17, 2023). This interval is 275m along strike, west of the exposed segment in the trench.

  • Drilling from both the barge and from on-land extensions of drill holes originally targeting the Keats Main Zone expanded on a series of mineralized structures located between the Keats Main Zone and the AFZ. Within this domain of rock, there are several lower-grade structures that trend parallel to the AFZ but also contain domains of localized high-grade gold. Example highlight intervals include 1.71 g/t Au over 14.30m in NFGC-22-914 located ~350m down-dip of NFGC-22-825, containing 20.8 g/t Au over 2.00m and 11.6 g/t Au over 2.55m ( December 5, 2022). NFGC-23-1777 located a further 155m along strike to the southwest graded 15.9 g/t Au over 2.00m. This area of mineralization immediately east of the AFZ remains poorly tested at depth and will be a focus of future deep drilling efforts.

Melissa Render, VP of Exploration of New Found, stated: "The high-grade intercepts at Iceberg Alley are very encouraging. This newly identified zone shares many features and characteristics with the KBFZ which is host to the high-grade Keats, Iceberg, and Iceberg East discoveries. Iceberg Alley was discovered in an attempt to extend Iceberg East to beyond the Road Zone and our preliminary interpretation indicates that Iceberg Alley likely represents another displaced segment of the KBFZ. The KBFZ is known to be important for concentrating high-grade gold and understanding the location of this fault is significant for ongoing exploration targeting.

"Meanwhile, at Keats, we have now received all of the results from the barge program and we are pleased with the outcome, adding critical information and delineating the up-dip extent of mineralization associated with the Keats-Baseline Fault Zone underneath South Hermans Pond in addition to adding continuity and extent to the series of gold mineralized structures that exist between the Keats Main Zone and the AFZ (Keats Footwall). This program was completed on time, on budget, and with no incidents. Exploration will now test the down-dip extensions of these structures and target areas where they potentially interact with structures interpreted in the seismic data."

Drillhole Details













Hole No.


From (m)


To (m)


Interval (m)


Au (g/t)


Zone

NFGC-21-842*


87.00


89.25


2.25


1.15


Keats Main

And1*


101.40


106.50


5.10


1.17


And1*


155.00


157.15


2.15


1.12


Keats FW

And2


264.35


270.15


5.80


3.86


Keats N

Including


264.35


264.85


0.50


30.36


NFGC-21-1041*


214.50


225.90


11.40


29.11


Keats Main

Including*


214.50


215.10


0.60


89.40


Including*


216.00


217.10


1.10


236.21


And2


253.80


256.40


2.60


2.40


Keats FW

And4


347.45


354.95


7.50


1.65


And4


390.05


392.60


2.55


1.50


And4


445.45


447.55


2.10


3.66


NFGC-21-3241*


96.20


99.45


3.25


2.14


Keats Main

And1*


103.00


105.00


2.00


1.34


And1*


115.70


119.20


3.50


2.48


Including*


115.70


117.90


2.20


3.35


And4*


314.90


317.30


2.40


9.68


Keats FW

Including*


315.90


316.40


0.50


46.35


And4*


329.90


333.30


3.40


1.57


And4*


336.20


340.55


4.35


1.31


And4*


344.15


346.70


2.55


2.18


And4*


352.00


354.70


2.70


3.23


And4


370.65


372.70


2.05


2.41


NFGC-21-410B1*


139.65


142.00


2.35


1.18


Keats Main

And1*


174.20


176.50


2.30


1.81


And4


407.00


409.45


2.45


1.01


Keats FW

NFGC-22-8292


18.00


21.40


3.40


1.58


Keats N

And2


237.65


240.15


2.50


1.03


NFGC-22-8383


26.85


28.85


2.00


1.12


Keats N

NFGC-22-862


No Significant Values


Keats Main

NFGC-22-8694


644.00


648.30


4.30


1.06


Keats Main

And2


703.00


705.00


2.00


1.17


And4


741.00


743.00


2.00


3.55


NFGC-22-8781


126.00


128.00


2.00


1.37


Keats Main

And4


292.00


294.00


2.00


2.08


NFGC-22-8861


192.15


194.20


2.05


23.82


Keats FW

Including


192.55


193.35


0.80


60.95


And1


262.90


265.00


2.10


1.10


And1


302.00


304.00


2.00


1.88


NFGC-22-8871


59.30


63.60


4.30


6.28


Keats Main

Including


59.30


60.30


1.00


14.35


Including


62.45


62.95


0.50


10.36


And1


159.80


162.00


2.20


2.43


And4


216.00


218.00


2.00


2.11


Keats FW

NFGC-22-8894


453.80


456.20


2.40


1.95


Keats HW

And4


625.60


627.80


2.20


1.91


Keats Main

NFGC-22-8903


15.00


17.00


2.00


1.59


Keats FW

And3


51.00


53.00


2.00


1.60


And4


171.00


174.00


3.00


2.36


And4


190.00


192.00


2.00


8.77


NFGC-22-8991


47.60


49.90


2.30


10.49


Keats Main

Including


47.60


48.05


0.45


38.94


And3


72.50


77.00


4.50


2.80


And3


91.00


93.00


2.00


1.71


And2


105.00


107.00


2.00


1.06


NFGC-22-9031


132.75


135.00


2.25


1.15


Keats S

NFGC-22-9141


11.85


26.15


14.30


1.71


Keats Main

Including


12.15


12.60


0.45


15.65


And4


293.80


296.20


2.40


1.40


Keats FW

And4


578.25


584.00


5.75


7.85


Including


582.35


584.00


1.65


25.34


And4


597.75


600.80


3.05


1.00


NFGC-22-9164


44.00


46.65


2.65


6.03


Keats Main

Including


46.00


46.65


0.65


24.34


And1


55.35


57.40


2.05


1.23


NFGC-22-9341


46.70


49.00


2.30


10.98


Keats Main

Including


46.70


47.35


0.65


37.63


And1


53.75


59.80


6.05


1.17


And2


73.85


77.00


3.15


1.44


NFGC-22-991


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-22-10684


234.50


237.00


2.50


1.16


Keats Main

And4


249.10


251.55


2.45


4.56


Including


249.10


250.00


0.90


11.68


NFGC-23-10991


78.70


80.80


2.10


1.21


421

And1


88.50


90.55


2.05


2.29


NFGC-23-11401


89.75


92.00


2.25


1.61


421

NFGC-23-1457


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1474


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-14792


16.10


20.30


4.20


1.04


Keats N

And2


28.55


33.15


4.60


1.12


And3


56.65


60.00


3.35


5.62


Including


57.65


58.40


0.75


11.33


NFGC-23-14872


13.95


25.25


11.30


1.15


Keats N

And3


47.20


49.50


2.30


1.51


NFGC-23-15021


25.45


28.00


2.55


1.17


Keats N

NFGC-23-1504


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1510


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1513


No Significant Values


421

NFGC-23-1527


No Significant Values


421

NFGC-23-1547


No Significant Values


421

NFGC-23-15561


60.00


62.25


2.25


2.34


421

NFGC-23-1560


No Significant Values


421

NFGC-23-1565


No Significant Values


421

NFGC-23-1638


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1643


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-16521


80.15


82.20


2.05


1.07


Keats N

NFGC-23-1665


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1672


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1674


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-16791


133.30


135.85


2.55


3.01


Keats N

NFGC-23-16851


113.00


115.30


2.30


1.36


Keats N

And1


138.50


140.70


2.20


1.66


NFGC-23-1692


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1695


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1699


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1702


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-17111


172.80


175.30


2.50


4.48


Keats N

Including


173.70


174.35


0.65


15.00


NFGC-23-17171


132.10


134.85


2.75


4.54


Keats N

Including


134.00


134.85


0.85


11.81


NFGC-23-1723


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-17301


75.15


78.05


2.90


1.03


Keats N

And1


96.35


98.65


2.30


31.89


Including


97.00


97.65


0.65


112.50


NFGC-23-17371


102.50


105.00


2.50


2.05


Keats N

NFGC-23-1739


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1749


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-17533


48.60


51.40


2.80


1.03


Keats FW

And2


95.10


101.35


6.25


1.25


NFGC-23-17601


59.35


61.50


2.15


1.00


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1767


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1770


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1774


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-17772


65.90


68.25


2.35


6.01


Keats FW

Including


65.90


66.65


0.75


18.10


And2


96.00


98.00


2.00


1.69


And2


107.00


109.00


2.00


15.87


Including


108.00


109.00


1.00


31.40


And2


137.15


140.90


3.75


1.19


NFGC-23-17821


94.25


96.40


2.15


1.88


Keats FW

NFGC-23-17871


81.70


83.70


2.00


1.17


Keats N

And2


103.60


105.80


2.20


1.08


And1


113.00


116.80


3.80


1.23


NFGC-23-17934


85.30


87.55


2.25


12.52


Keats FW

Including


85.30


85.80


0.50


56.30


And4


174.90


179.00


4.10


1.46


NFGC-23-1795


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-17981


94.20


96.75


2.55


1.25


Keats N

NFGC-23-1804


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1808


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1815


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-18193


57.85


62.95


5.10


2.00


Keats Main

And3


93.75


95.75


2.00


2.11


NFGC-23-1824


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1825


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1830


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1831


No Significant Values


Keats HW

NFGC-23-1834


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1839


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1840


No Significant Values


Keats HW

NFGC-23-1845


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-18492


29.60


31.70


2.10


6.11


Keats Main

Including


31.00


31.70


0.70


16.56


NFGC-23-1850


No Significant Values


421

NFGC-23-18512


21.00


23.50


2.50


1.04


Keats N

NFGC-23-1854


No Significant Values


Keats Main

NFGC-23-1856


No Significant Values


421

NFGC-23-18572


11.40


14.30


2.90


1.07


Keats Main

And2


18.50


20.80


2.30


1.21


NFGC-23-18592


121.35


131.05


9.70


2.77


Keats N

Including


129.40


130.40


1.00


11.00


NFGC-23-18623


11.50


13.85


2.35


1.03


Keats Main

And1


58.85


68.95


10.10


4.09


Including


67.15


67.90


0.75


33.60


And1


78.15


80.95


2.80


1.87


NFGC-23-1863


No Significant Values


Keats S

NFGC-23-18674


26.90


29.40


2.50


1.40


Keats Main

And2


35.60


40.40


4.80


1.35


And1


99.10


101.65


2.55


1.78


NFGC-23-18753


30.85


33.10


2.25


1.12


Keats Main

NFGC-23-1878


No Significant Values


421

NFGC-23-18824


153.55


155.90


2.35


1.84


Keats FW

NFGC-23-18921


77.55


80.50


2.95


1.80


Keats N

NFGC-23-1896


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-19011


37.85


39.85


2.00


4.14


Keats N

NFGC-23-19062


27.80


30.00


2.20


1.16


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1907


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-1911


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-19163


69.65


74.25


4.60


1.01


Keats Main

NFGC-23-19231


62.40


70.00


7.60


1.68


Keats Main

Including


67.40


68.00


0.60


10.50


And1


83.00


89.25


6.25


1.98


Including


83.00


83.50


0.50


14.95


NFGC-23-19294


26.75


30.55


3.80


1.70


Keats N

NFGC-23-1930


No Significant Values


Keats Main

NFGC-23-19341


76.35


79.10


2.75


1.43


Keats Main

And2


100.95


104.15


3.20


1.77


NFGC-23-19372


88.60


90.60


2.00


1.14


Keats Main

NFGC-23-19441


39.90


41.95


2.05


1.25


Keats Main

And1


44.80


47.40


2.60


1.25


NFGC-23-1947


No Significant Values


Keats N

NFGC-23-19493


60.00


62.50


2.50


1.62


Keats FW

NFGC-23-1953


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-19583


61.85


64.00


2.15


1.16


Keats Main

And3


77.55


81.20


3.65


2.92


Including


80.45


81.20


0.75


10.40


NFGC-23-1961


No Significant Values


Keats FW

NFGC-23-19672


61.45


65.00


3.55


34.40


Keats FW

Including


63.25


64.05


0.80


148.96


NFGC-23-19694


23.00


25.75


2.75


1.44


Keats FW

NFGC-23-19744


42.10


45.40


3.30


1.88


Keats FW

NFGC-23-19783


42.75


45.65


2.90


1.07


Keats N

And3


73.50


77.45


3.95


1.09


And1


123.65


126.65


3.00


1.31


NFGC-23-19842


41.25


44.65


3.40


2.10


Keats N

NFGC-23-19892


56.60


63.40


6.80


1.20


Keats N

NFGC-23-14224


75.25


77.30


2.05


2.37


Road

NFGC-23-18971


149.50


152.00


2.50


1.80


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1905


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-19101


58.75


60.75


2.00


17.68


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1917


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-19271


90.50


93.00


2.50


28.95


Iceberg Alley

Including


90.50


91.45


0.95


42.20


Including


91.80


92.10


0.30


105.00


NFGC-23-19331


98.30


101.15


2.85


1.14


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-19361


48.95


52.65


3.70


6.04


Iceberg Alley

Including


48.95


49.45


0.50


10.51


Including


52.00


52.65


0.65


21.51


NFGC-23-19411


58.20


60.75


2.55


186.71


Iceberg Alley

Including


58.80


59.55


0.75


632.42




NFGC-23-1948


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1954


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1959


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1963


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-19721


60.40


63.70


3.30


9.51


Iceberg Alley

Including


61.55


62.05


0.50


14.80


Including


63.25


63.70


0.45


50.80


NFGC-23-19761


60.45


62.55


2.10


3.58


Iceberg Alley



Including


60.45


60.80


0.35


18.65


NFGC-23-19801


72.20


74.40


2.20


2.96


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1983


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1988


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1991


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1994


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1995


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1998


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-2001


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-2005


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2006


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-20121


106.25


108.65


2.40


1.37


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2016


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2022


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2023


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2032


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-20352


150.90


152.90


2.00


12.46


Iceberg Alley



Including


150.90


151.45


0.55


25.89


Including


152.10


152.90


0.80


10.62


NFGC-24-2040


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2044


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2046


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2052


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2054


No Significant Values


Road

NFGC-24-2065


No Significant Values


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-20754


125.55


129.25


3.70


2.45


Iceberg Alley

And4


135.50


137.50


2.00


1.33


And4


146.25


148.65


2.40


1.39



Table 3: Summary of composite results reported in this press release for Keats and Iceberg Alley

Note that the host structures are interpreted to be moderately to steeply dipping and true widths are generally estimated to be 170% to 95%, 240% to 70%, and 310% to 40% of reported intervals. 4True widths are unknown at this time. 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 4m consecutive dilution when above 200m vertical depth and 2m consecutive dilution when below 200m vertical depth. 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. *Previously reported interval.

Hole No.


Dip (°)


Azimuth (°)


Length (m)


UTM E


UTM N


Prospect

NFGC-21-104


-45


300


471


658208


5427295


Keats

NFGC-21-324


-45.5


299


515


658067


5427348


Keats

NFGC-21-410B


-46.5


297


542


658075


5427285


Keats

NFGC-21-84


-45


300


362


658253


5427490


Keats

NFGC-22-1068


-90


0


296


658058


5427279


Keats

NFGC-22-829


-45


300


299


658311


5427813


Keats North

NFGC-22-838


-45


300


440


658150


5427590


Keats North

NFGC-22-862


-45


297


407


657800


5426839


Keats South

NFGC-22-869


-47


338


836


657845


5426815


Keats South

NFGC-22-878


-45


300


387


657844


5426936


Keats South

NFGC-22-886


-49


132


417


657887


5427612


Keats

NFGC-22-887


-57


10


228


657913


5427243


Keats

NFGC-22-889


-46


297


881


657842


5426410


Keats South

NFGC-22-890


-45


300


482


658151


5427559


Keats

NFGC-22-899


-45


345


150


657912


5427244


Keats

NFGC-22-903


-79


305


821


657801


5426839


Keats South

NFGC-22-914


-45


300


614


658199


5427532


Keats

NFGC-22-916


-56


350


240


657895


5427200


Keats

NFGC-22-934


-45


275


144


657894


5427200


Keats

NFGC-22-991


-45


300


581


658480


5428005


Keats North

NFGC-23-1099


-53


329


152


657756


5426958


Keats South

NFGC-23-1140


-45


300


188


657790


5427056


Keats South

NFGC-23-1422


-45


334


101


658980


5428285


Road

NFGC-23-1457


-45


32


48


658127


5427603


Keats North

NFGC-23-1474


-45


90


47


658129


5427602


Keats North

NFGC-23-1479


-78


355


95


658115


5427580


Keats North

NFGC-23-1487


-68


18


74


658114


5427581


Keats North

NFGC-23-1502


-76


68


62


658115


5427581


Keats North

NFGC-23-1504


-53


82


71


658115


5427581


Keats North

NFGC-23-1510


-62


127


74


658116


5427580


Keats North

NFGC-23-1513


-48


60


200


657889


5427018


Keats South

NFGC-23-1527


-45


70


113


657884


5426987


Keats South

NFGC-23-1547


-49


61


137


657823


5426971


Keats South

NFGC-23-1556


-45


70


101


657917


5426947


Keats South

NFGC-23-1560


-50


64


176


657891


5426900


Keats South

NFGC-23-1565


-45


51


212


657846


5426814


Keats South

NFGC-23-1638


-45


120


74


658100


5427681


Keats

NFGC-23-1643


-67


120


89


658100


5427681


Keats North

NFGC-23-1652


-45


120


203


658117


5427710


Keats North

NFGC-23-1665


-65


120


80


658117


5427710


Keats North

NFGC-23-1672


-45.5


119


128


658061


5427713


Keats West

NFGC-23-1674


-56


119


152


658060


5427713


Keats West

NFGC-23-1679


-70


119


182


658060


5427713


Keats West

NFGC-23-1685


-45.5


119


179


658069


5427679


Keats North

NFGC-23-1692


-60


120


155


658069


5427680


Keats North

NFGC-23-1695


-45.5


120


128


658055


5427663


Keats North

NFGC-23-1699


-58


120


143


658055


5427663


Keats North

NFGC-23-1702


-45


120


158


658020


5427649


Keats West

NFGC-23-1711


-60


88


185


658023


5427647


Keats West

NFGC-23-1717


-45


120


182


658009


5427627


Keats West

NFGC-23-1723


-65


120


155


658009


5427627


Keats West

NFGC-23-1730


-45


100


149


658034


5427584


Keats North

NFGC-23-1737


-45.5


165


122


658042


5427585


Keats North

NFGC-23-1739


-45.5


120


176


657984


5427581


Keats West

NFGC-23-1749


-67


120


140


657984


5427581


Keats West

NFGC-23-1753


-83


120


125


657984


5427581


Keats West

NFGC-23-1760


-45


120


125


657954


5427540


Keats

NFGC-23-1767


-80


120


131


657956


5427540


Keats

NFGC-23-1770


-45


75


83


657993


5427517


Keats

NFGC-23-1774


-45


68


83


657990


5427527


Keats

NFGC-23-1777


-80


120


185


657929


5427517


Keats

NFGC-23-1782


-45


120


128


657929


5427516


Keats

NFGC-23-1787


-45


120


140


657998


5427523


Keats

NFGC-23-1793


-68


155


182


657998


5427527


Keats

NFGC-23-1795


-62


120


219


658287


5427901


Keats North

NFGC-23-1798


-54


155


110


658036


5427582


Keats North

NFGC-23-1804


-47


120


137


658034


5427584


Keats North

NFGC-23-1808


-54


105


137


658032


5427584


Keats North

NFGC-23-1815


-45


65


50


657877


5427296


Keats

NFGC-23-1819


-48


44


110


657861


5427280


Keats

NFGC-23-1824


-54


7


69


657862


5427275


Keats

NFGC-23-1825


-45


300


122


657854


5427278


Keats

NFGC-23-1830


-46


274


137


657857


5427279


Keats

NFGC-23-1831


-45


125


123


658194


5427015


Keats

NFGC-23-1834


-45


225


101


657855


5427274


Keats

NFGC-23-1839


-70


340


80


657890


5427325


Keats

NFGC-23-1840


-45


125


225


658139


5427047


Keats

NFGC-23-1845


-45


300


149


657886


5427326


Keats

NFGC-23-1849


-45


68


86


657894


5427326


Keats

NFGC-23-1850


-45


10


81


658074


5426897


Keats South

NFGC-23-1851


-45.5


299


135


658355


5427788


Keats North

NFGC-23-1854


-55


106


93


657890


5427328


Keats

NFGC-23-1856


-45


135


165


658075


5426895


Keats South

NFGC-23-1857


-60


85


98


657865


5427276


Keats

NFGC-23-1859


-45


299


140


658333


5427772


Keats North

NFGC-23-1862


-72


27


101


657864


5427271


Keats

NFGC-23-1863


-45


85


249


658077


5426898


Keats South

NFGC-23-1867


-88


35


116


657865


5427272


Keats

NFGC-23-1875


-75


319


143


657855


5427269


Keats

NFGC-23-1878


-45


95


177


657904


5426895


Keats South

NFGC-23-1882


-72


292


185


657861


5427280


Keats

NFGC-23-1892


-52


115


116


658062


5427608


Keats North

NFGC-23-1896


-62


115


122


658062


5427608


Keats North

NFGC-23-1897


-46


345


206


659080


5428468


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1901


-45


120


95


657935


5427488


Keats

NFGC-23-1905


-45


300


77


659080


5428585


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1906


-46


120


71


657969


5427449


Keats

NFGC-23-1907


-45


300


116


658309


5427757


Keats North

NFGC-23-1910


-60.5


14.5


98


659081


5428585


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1911


-45


300


101


657962


5427451


Keats

NFGC-23-1916


-50


120


131


657880


5427368


Keats

NFGC-23-1917


-65


302


230


659137


5428550


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1923


-45.5


120


152


657843


5427329


Keats

NFGC-23-1927


-47


329


149


659137


5428551


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1929


-45


299


318


658297


5427735


Keats North

NFGC-23-1930


-68


138


149


657843


5427327


Keats

NFGC-23-1933


-42


353


152


659137


5428551


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1934


-45.5


156


113


657841


5427327


Keats

NFGC-23-1936


-45


325


77


659127


5428614


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1937


-49


195


131


657844


5427324


Keats

NFGC-23-1941


-70


306


86


659127


5428614


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1944


-45.5


121


71


657907


5427365


Keats

NFGC-23-1947


-45


299


164


658278


5427746


Keats North

NFGC-23-1948


-42


6


95


659128


5428616


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1949


-45.5


121


107


657901


5427398


Keats

NFGC-23-1953


-65


341


104


657925


5427390


Keats

NFGC-23-1954


-51


333


92


659148


5428601


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1958


-45


120


86


657935


5427410


Keats

NFGC-23-1959


-43


5


98


659149


5428602


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1961


-45


120


92


657931


5427439


Keats

NFGC-23-1963


-64


5


95


659149


5428601


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1967


-70


340


80


657939


5427407


Keats

NFGC-23-1969


-45


300


89


657903


5427397


Keats

NFGC-23-1972


-42


12


80


659081


5428586


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1974


-45


300


116


657934


5427412


Keats

NFGC-23-1976


-45


338


104


659080


5428586


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1978


-45


120


215


658172


5427880


Keats North

NFGC-23-1980


-65


323


92


659081


5428585


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1983


-45


336


107


659055


5428602


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1984


-45


94


122


658175


5427881


Keats North

NFGC-23-1988


-45


336


77


659070


5428623


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1989


-45.5


78


137


658176


5427839


Keats North

NFGC-23-1991


-45


336


71


659095


5428629


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1994


-45


336


50


659115


5428647


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1995


-43


316


138


659136


5428551


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-1998


-57


317


149


659137


5428551


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-2001


-59


344


134


659137


5428552


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-23-2005


-61


336


146


659069


5428532


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2006


-46


335


125


659069


5428533


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2012


-66


3


146


659072


5428533


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2016


-48


314


143


659071


5428534


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2022


-65


20


59


659118


5428647


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2023


-59


310


221


659028


5428384


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2032


-45


327


164


658991


5428411


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2035


-62.5


350


173


658991


5428411


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2040


-60


320


122


658949


5428406


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2044


-42


314


74


658968


5428452


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2046


-70


344


152


658909


5428380


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2052


-49


318


95


658909


5428381


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2054


-57


2


215


658916


5428318


Road

NFGC-24-2065


-70.5


256


244


659050


5428486


Iceberg Alley

NFGC-24-2075


-66


295


239


659078


5428467


Iceberg Alley


Table 4: Details of drill holes reported in this press release

Queensway 650,000m Drill Program Update

The Company is currently undertaking a 650,000m drill program at Queensway and approximately 3,500m of core is currently pending assay results.

Sampling, Sub-sampling, and Laboratory

All drilling recovers HQ core. The 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 meter 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, which are then sealed and marked with the contents.

New Found has submitted samples for gold determination by fire assay to ALS Canada Ltd. ("ALS") and by photon assay to MSALABS ("MSA") since June 2022. As of February 2024, gold analysis at ALS has been performed by photon assay. 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 and photon assay methods.

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. MSA is an ISO-17025 accredited laboratory for the photon assay method.

At ALS for fire assay, 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.

Samples submitted to ALS beginning in February 2024, received gold analysis by photon assay whereby the entire sample is crushed to approximately 70% passing 2 mm mesh. The sample is then riffle split and transferred into jars. For "routine" samples that do not have VG identified and are not within a mineralized zone, one (300-500g) jar is analyzed by photon assay. If the jar assays greater than 0.8 g/t, the remaining crushed material is weighed into multiple jars and submitted for photon assay.

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

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 one 450g jar for photon assay. If the jar assays greater than 0.8 g/t, the remaining crushed material is weighed into multiple jars and submitted for photon assay.

For samples that have VG identified, the entire crushed sample is weighed into multiple jars and 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.

Quality Control data are evaluated on receipt from the laboratories for failures. 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 2% 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 press 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 March 26, 2024, 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 650,000m drill program at Queensway and is well funded for this program with cash and marketable securities of approximately $49 million as of March 2024.

Please see the Company’s website at www.newfoundgold.ca and the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

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.

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", "demonstrates", "encouraging", "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.sedarplus.ca for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects.

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Contacts

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