New Found Gold Corp Stock Price, News & Analysis

New Found Gold (NYSE-A: NFGC) has announced the granting of equity incentives to company insiders. The company has issued 809,167 stock options to directors, officers, and employees at an exercise price of $2.97, valid until September 25, 2030. Additionally, 2,053,000 restricted share units (RSUs) were granted to directors and officers, with a three-year vesting schedule where one-third vests annually.

The stock options are part of the company's 10% rolling incentive stock option plan, while the RSUs fall under their 5% rolling share unit plan. The scientific and technical information in the release was approved by Melissa Render, P. Geo., the company's President and Qualified Person.

New Found Gold (NYSE-A: NFGC) has announced significant results from its channel sampling program at the Iceberg excavation within the AFZ Core area of its 100%-owned Queensway Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador. The program revealed multiple high-grade gold intersections including 64.8 g/t Au over 6.71m and 113 g/t Au over 2.99m.

The excavation exposed gold-bearing quartz veins across a 185m strike length, with 964m of channel samples collected at 7.5m intervals in 45 channel lines. This systematic sampling program was designed to analyze grade variability and validate the geological model for zones targeted in Phase I custom milling outlined in the Queensway Preliminary Economic Assessment.

The company is advancing with a 70,000m drill program initiated in May 2025, with 80% focused on the AFZ Core area. Additional work includes the Lotto zone excavation sampling program and upcoming 5m x 5m definition drilling at Keats and Iceberg.

New Found Gold (NYSE-A: NFGC) has announced significant leadership changes to strengthen its board and management team as it progresses toward becoming an emerging Canadian gold producer. The company has appointed Dr. Andrew Furey, former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, as an independent Director, bringing valuable governmental and policy expertise to the board.

Additionally, the company has named Hashim Ahmed as CFO, bringing 25 years of financial management experience, and promoted Robert Assabgui from Study Manager to COO, leveraging his extensive mining operations background. These appointments come as Vijay Mehta steps down from his Director role and Michael Kanevsky transitions out of his CFO position.

New Found Gold (NYSE-A: NFGC) has announced its participation in three major mining conferences: the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek (September 9-12, 2025), Mining Forum Americas 2025 in Colorado Springs (September 14-17, 2025), and the Munich Mining Conference in Germany (October 3-4, 2025).

CEO Keith Boyle and VP Communications Fiona Childe will represent the company, discussing their recent Maritime Resources Corp. combination, Queensway Gold Project expansion, and Preliminary Economic Assessment. The conferences will feature presentations and one-on-one meetings with institutional investors, mining specialists, and private equity funds.

New Found Gold (NYSE-A: NFGC) has entered into a property purchase agreement to acquire mineral claims from Exploits Discovery Corp., significantly expanding its Queensway Gold Project in Newfoundland. The acquisition will increase the project size by 33% to 234,050 hectares.

The transaction involves 2,821,556 common shares issued to Exploits, with an additional 725,543 shares pending court determination of disputed claims. The deal includes a 1% NSR Royalty, with NFGC retaining the right to purchase 0.5% for CDN$750,000 within three years. The acquisition adds 20 km of strike extent along the main gold-mineralizing structures and requires 66.67% approval from Exploits shareholders, with closing expected in Q4 2025.

New Found Gold (NYSE-A: NFGC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Maritime Resources in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $292 million. Under the agreement, Maritime shareholders will receive 0.75 New Found Gold shares for each Maritime share, representing a 32% premium based on the 20-day VWAP.

The strategic combination creates a multi-asset near-term gold producer in Newfoundland, Canada. Maritime's Hammerdown Gold Project is expected to begin production in early 2026, while New Found Gold's Queensway Project targets Phase I production in 2027. The merged entity will benefit from significant operational synergies, including access to Maritime's Pine Cove Mill and Nugget Pond facilities.

Post-transaction, existing New Found Gold and Maritime shareholders will own approximately 69% and 31% of the combined company, respectively, on a fully-diluted basis.

New Found Gold (NYSE-A: NFGC) has announced successful Phase III Metallurgical Testing Program results for its 100% owned Queensway Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador. The program confirmed 89.2% average gold recovery from Keats West zone master composite sulphide samples, validating the recovery rates used in their preliminary economic assessment (PEA).

Key findings include the production of a saleable gold concentrate with average grades of 37.9 g/t Au and 3.1% As. Additional testing on low-grade samples from Keats, Golden Joint, Lotto, and Iceberg zones achieved 87% average recoveries from rougher stage flotation. The company plans to commence Feasibility Study level metallurgical test work in Q4 2025, with results expected in H2/26.

New Found Gold (NYSE-A: NFGC) has successfully completed a C$20 million non-brokered private placement with Eric Sprott, issuing 12,269,939 common shares. Following this investment, Sprott's ownership in the company increased from 19.0% to 23.1% of outstanding shares, making him the company's largest shareholder and a new Control Person.

The shares have a four-month hold period expiring December 27, 2025. The proceeds will be used to advance the company's 100% owned Queensway Gold Project and for general corporate purposes. The transaction, approved by shareholders on August 20, 2025, demonstrates Sprott's confidence in the project and New Found Gold's new leadership team.

New Found Gold (NYSE-A: NFGC) announced key corporate developments and operational updates. The company held its Annual General and Special Meeting where shareholders approved the appointment of Tamara Brown to its Board of Directors, expanding the board to seven members. Shareholders also approved creating Eric Sprott as a new Control Person in connection with a C$20 million private placement at C$1.63 per share, expected to close by August 27, 2025.

Additionally, the company announced the restart of heavy equipment exploration activities at its 100% owned Queensway Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, following a reduction in the Fire Weather Index. These activities, including drilling, mulching, and excavating, had been temporarily suspended due to regional forest fire risks.