New Placer Dome Gold Corp. Names Mac Jackson, Former VP of Exploration at Gold Standard Ventures to Advisory Board

VANCOUVER, BC, July 3, 2020 /CNW/ - New Placer Dome Gold Corp. ("New Placer Dome" or the "Company") (TSXV: NGLD) (FSE: BM5) announces Mac Jackson, P.Geo has joined the Company's advisory board as a technical advisor.

Maximilian Sali, CEO of New Placer Dome comments "Mr. Jackson is a Carlin expert in Nevada, having contributed to the discovery of several multi-million ounce gold deposits including two Newmont deposits and most recently Gold Standard Ventures, where he was VP of Exploration from 2014 to 2019. Mr. Jackson came highly recommended by the Liberty Gold technical team and we are pleased to have him join our technical advisory board."

Mr. Jackson has worked as an exploration geologist since receiving a Master of Science from the University of Nevada-Reno in 1988.  Most of his career has been spent leading teams in the exploration for Carlin-type deposits in Nevada and managing exploration budgets of up to $20M.  He has helped bring several deposits, including deep Carlin targets, from early exploration and discovery through development.  He is an AIPG certified professional geologist.    

The Company granted Mr. Jackson 200,000 incentive stock options at a price of $0.52 per common share for a period of five (5) years. An additional 500,000 options have been granted to consultants at a price of $0.52 cents for a period of five (5) years.

About New Placer Dome Gold Corp.
New Placer Dome Gold Corp. is a gold exploration company focused on acquiring and advancing gold projects in Nevada. New Placer Dome's flagship Kinsley Mountain Gold Project, located 90 km south of the Long Canyon Mine (currently in production under the Newmont/Barrick Joint Venture), hosts Carlin-style gold mineralization, previous run of mine heap leach production, and NI 43-101 indicated resources containing 418,000 ounces of gold grading 2.63 g/t Au (4.95 million tonnes) and inferred resources containing 117,000 ounces of gold averaging 1.51 g/t Au (2.44 million tonnes)¹. The Bolo Project, located 90 km northeast of Tonopah, Nevada, is another core asset, similarly hosting Carlin-style gold mineralization. New Placer Dome also holds an option to acquire 100% of the Troy Canyon Project, located 120 km south of Ely, Nevada. New Placer Dome is run by a strong management and technical team consisting of capital market and mining professionals with the goal of maximizing value for shareholders through new mineral discoveries, committed long-term partnerships, and the advancement of exploration projects in geopolitically favourable jurisdictions.

Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release  has been reviewed and approved by Kristoper J. Raffle, P.Geo. (BC) Principal and Consultant of APEX Geoscience Ltd. of Edmonton, AB, a Director of New Placer Dome Corp., and a "Qualified Person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Raffle verified the data disclosed which includes a review of the analytical and test data underlying the information and opinions contained therein.

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^1	Technical Report and updated estimate of mineral resources on the Kinsley Project, Elko County, Nevada, U.S.A., effective January 15, 2020 and prepared by Michael M. Gustin, Ph.D., CPG, Moira Smith, Ph.D., P.Geo. and Gary L. Simmons, MMSA under New Placer Dome Gold Corp.'s Issuer Profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

/s/ "Max Sali"
Max Sali, Chief Executive Officer

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SOURCE New Placer Dome Gold Corp.

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