Mr. Patrick McLaughlin reports

GETCHELL GOLD CORP. INITIATES FIELD SURVEYS FOR PLAN OF OPERATION PERMITTING AT THE FONDAWAY CANYON GOLD PROJECT, NV

Getchell Gold Corp. has engaged WestLand Engineering & Environmental Services, a Trinity Consultants team, based in Reno, Nev., for preparation and submission to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) Bureau of Mining Regulation and Reclamation (BMRR), a comprehensive plan of operations/Nevada reclamation permit application encompassing the entirety of the Fondaway Canyon gold project in Nevada.

The plan is the next tier in permitting that grants a larger disturbance allowance sufficient to carry field operations through feasibility.

Baseline studies, primarily comprising biological surveys and cultural resources inventory, have been initiated and will be completed this field season. Upon completion of the baseline study reports, WestLand will submit the plan to the BLM and BMRR, which will include a description of the planned exploration and characterization activities and reclamation plan. Plan submittal is targeted prior to year-end.

In addition to the plan's permitting of exploration activities at the project for the next several years, the plan represents a major value asset for the company. The plan will allow for the significant acceleration of exploration and drilling efforts and include the hydrogeological, geochemical and geotechnical programs to support the potential future development permitting of the project.

Patrick McLaughlin, PGeo, is the qualified person (as defined in National Instrument 43-101) who reviewed and approved the scientific and technical content in the news release.

About Getchell Gold Corp.

The company is a Nevada-focused gold exploration company trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol GTCH, the OTCQB under the symbol GGLDF and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol GGA1. Getchell Gold is primarily directing its efforts on its most advanced-stage asset, Fondaway Canyon, a past gold producer with a large mineral resource estimate and recently published preliminary economic assessment.

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