Mr. Richard Warke reports

NEWCASTLE GOLD ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF SUSAN MUIR TO VP INVESTOR RELATIONS AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Newcastle Gold Ltd. has appointed Susan Muir as vice-president of investor relations and corporate communications, effective Aug. 8, 2016. Ms. Muir is a seasoned investor relations executive and was most recently vice-president of investor communications at Barrick Gold Corp. following a series of increasingly senior roles since 2007. Prior to Barrick, Ms. Muir also has 25 years of experience analyzing and covering large- and small-cap precious metals equities, respectively, for several major Canadian investment banks.

Richard Warke, the company's executive chairman, commented: "We are very pleased to have someone of Susan's calibre join our team. Susan is well known in the mining investment community and will greatly assist us in communicating our strategy and future plans at this critical time in our development."

Ms. Muir holds a bachelor of arts from Concordia University and will be based in Toronto.

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