Mr. William Wagener reports

GETCHELL GOLD CORP. ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF SECOND TRANCHE OF DEBENTURE FINANCING

Getchell Gold Corp. has successfully closed the second tranche of its previously announced debenture financing initiative, raising an additional $1,003,998. As part of the debenture financing, the company issued 10,039,980 warrants, each allowing the holder to purchase a common share of the company at 10 cents per share until Jan. 26, 2027, with 50 per cent of the debenture warrants vested on closing, and the remaining 50 per cent will vest and be exercisable on March 26, 2025. Between both tranches, the company issued non-convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $2,921,418 and an aggregate of 29,214,180 debenture warrants.

In connection with the second tranche of the debenture financing, the company issued 720,000 finders' shares and granted 720,000 finders' warrants. Each finder's warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share of the company at a price of 15 cents per common share until Jan. 26, 2026.

As announced on Jan. 3, 2024, Getchell used the proceeds of the first tranche of the debenture financing to pay the final $1.6-million (U.S.) cash payment to Canagold Resources Ltd. to acquire 100-per-cent ownership in the Fondaway Canyon and Dixie Comstock gold properties. The balance of the debenture financing proceeds will be used to conduct further exploration work on the properties and for general working capital.

The securities issued in connection with the debenture financing are subject to a statutory hold period of four months from the date of issuance, expiring May 27, 2024, in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Early warning disclosure

Robert (Bob) Bass of Ontario, Canada, acquired, through Bass Research Services Ltd., non-convertible debentures for the principal amount of $800,000 and eight million debenture warrants of the company, pursuant to the debenture financing. Each debenture warrant entitles the holder to purchase a common share of the company at 10 cents per share until Jan. 26, 2027, with 50 per cent of the debenture warrants vested on closing of the debenture financing, and the remaining 50 per cent will vest and be exercisable on March 26, 2025.

Immediately prior to the foregoing acquisition, Mr. Bass owned and/or had control over an aggregate of 10,077,144 common shares, representing approximately 7.84 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of the company on an undiluted basis, of which 114,400 shares were held directly, 9,664,744 shares were held indirectly through Bass Research Services, and 298,000 shares were controlled indirectly through Mr. Bass's spouse. Mr. Bass also owned and/or had control over 450,000 warrants that were held indirectly through Bass Research Services, representing approximately 8.16 per cent of the total issued and outstanding shares of the company on a partially diluted basis.

Following completion of the debenture financing, Mr. Bass now owns, or has control or direction over, directly or indirectly, 10,077,144 common shares, 450,000 warrants, eight million debenture warrants, and debentures in the principal amount of $800,000, representing approximately 7.80 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of the company on an undiluted basis, and approximately 13.45 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of the company on a partially diluted basis. Mr. Bass's participation in the debenture financing represents an approximately 5.29-per-cent increase in his ownership and/or control over common shares of the company on a partially diluted basis, assuming that no further common shares of the company have been issued.

Mr. Bass acquired the debenture and debenture warrants for investment purposes. Mr. Bass may, depending on market and other conditions, increase or decrease its ownership of the company's securities, whether in the open market, by privately negotiated agreements or otherwise, subject to a number of factors, including general market conditions and other available investment and business opportunities.

The disclosure respecting Mr. Bass's security holdings of the company contained in this news release is made pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 62-104 -- Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids, and a report respecting the above acquisition will be filed with the applicable securities commissions using the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR+) and will be available for viewing at SEDAR+.

About Getchell Gold Corp.

The company is a Nevada-focused gold and copper exploration company. Getchell Gold is primarily directing its efforts on its most-advanced-stage, 100-per-cent-owned Fondaway Canyon gold project, a past gold producer with a large mineral resource estimate. Complementing Getchell's asset portfolio are the 100-per-cent-owned Dixie Comstock, a past gold producer with a historical resource, and two earlier-stage exploration projects: Star (copper-gold-silver) and Hot Springs Peak (gold). The Fondaway Canyon and Dixie Comstock properties are located in Churchill county, Nevada.

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