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HARVEST GOLD CORPORATION

Suite 400 - 1681 Chestnut Street

Vancouver, BC V6CJ 4M6

T: (604) 737-2303

F: (604) 737-1140

E: info@harvestgoldcorp.com

W: www.harvestgoldcorp.com

HARVEST GOLD RETAINS INDEPENDENT TRADING GROUP, INC.

FOR MARKET-MAKING SERVICES

Vancouver, British Columbia / March 13, 2024 Harvest Gold Corporation (TSXV: HVG) ("Harvest Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange" or the "TSXV") it has retained Independent Trading Group, Inc. ("ITG") to provide market-making services to the Company (the "Engagement").

ITG will trade the common shares of Harvest Gold on the Exchange in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the Exchange and other applicable legislation with the objective of maintaining a reasonable market and improving the liquidity of the common shares of the Company. The capital used for the market-making activities will be provided by ITG.

Under the terms of the Engagement, ITG will receive $5,000 per month, plus applicable taxes. The Engagement is effective as of March 13, 2024 and has an initial term of one (1) month. Thereafter, the Engagement will automatically renew for successive one (1) month terms until terminated by either party upon thirty (30) day' prior written notice. There are no performance factors contained under the Engagement nor will ITG receive common shares or options of the Company as compensation.

ITG and the Company are unrelated and unaffiliated entities and at the time of the agreement, neither ITG nor its principals have an interest, directly or indirectly, in the securities of the Company.

About Independent Trading Group

Independent Trading Group (ITG) Inc. is a Toronto based CIRO dealer-member that specializes in market making, liquidity provision, agency execution, ultra-low latency connectivity, and bespoke algorithmic trading solutions. Established in 1992, with a focus on market structure, execution and trading, ITG has leveraged its own proprietary technology to deliver high quality liquidity provision and execution services to a broad array of public issuers and institutional investors.

About Harvest Gold Corporation

Harvest Gold is focused on exploring for near surface gold deposits and copper-gold porphyry deposits in politically stable mining jurisdictions. Harvest Gold's board of directors, management team and technical advisors have collective geological and financing experience exceeding 400 years.

Harvest Gold currently now has three active gold projects focused in the Urban-Barry area, totalling 329 claims covering 17,539.25 ha, located approximately 45-70 km east of Osisko-Gold Fields Windfall Deposit.

Harvest Gold acknowledges that the Mosseau Gold Project straddles the Eeyou Istchee-James Bay and Abitibi territories. Harvest Gold is committed to developing positive and mutually beneficial relationships based on respect and transparency with local Indigenous communities.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rick Mark

President and CEO

Harvest Gold Corporation

For more information please contact:

Rick Mark or Jan Urata

@ 604.737.2303 or info@harvestgoldcorp.com

Neither 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 Information

This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward looking statements". All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that Harvest Gold expects to occur, are forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur.

Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.