New Found Gold Corp. reports developments for an emerging Canadian gold company with assets in Newfoundland and Labrador. The company holds 100% interests in the Queensway Gold Project and Hammerdown Gold Project, including the Hammerdown deposit and Pine Cove milling and tailings facilities.
Recurring updates focus on drill results, mineralization continuity and zone expansion at Queensway, including the AFZ Core, Keats, Iceberg, Keats West and Dropkick areas along the Appleton Fault Zone. Company news also covers grade-control work, mine-planning support, NI 43-101 technical reports and preliminary economic assessments, common-share financings, development financing arrangements and annual disclosure filings.
New Found Gold Corp. has announced plans to expand its exploration program at the Queensway Project in Newfoundland, increasing the drill program from 200,000m to 400,000m. Currently, 51% of the initial program is complete, with 24,000m of drill core awaiting assays. The company will increase its drill count from 9 to 14 rigs by early 2022, enhancing core production from 3,000m to 4,700m weekly. A new core processing facility is set to begin construction soon, fully funded by existing capital of approximately $103 million, expected to rise to $150 million after a financing round.
New Found Gold Corp. announces a non-brokered private placement with Eric Sprott for 5 million common shares at C$9.60 each, totaling C$48 million. The funds will support exploration of the 100% owned Queensway Project and general corporate purposes. Following this investment, Sprott's stake will increase to 36,601,200 shares. The offering requires approval from the TSX Venture Exchange and possibly shareholders. New Found currently holds approximately C$150 million in working capital post-offering, indicating strong financial positioning for ongoing exploration efforts.
New Found Gold Corp. has released promising assay results from drill hole NFGC-21-238 at the Keats Zone of its Queensway Project in Newfoundland. The results include an impressive interval of 88.53 g/t Au over 3.35m, positioned approximately 65m below the Keats Main Zone and at a depth of 307m. Approximately 51% of the 200,000m drill program is completed, with ongoing efforts to explore multiple high-grade zones within the Footwall Zone. The company is well-funded with about $105 million in working capital.
New Found Gold Corp. announced positive assay results from eight diamond drill holes at the Golden Joint Zone, located in its 100%-owned Queensway Project in Newfoundland. The drilling aims to expand high-grade gold mineralization. Significant results include intercepts of 64.94 g/t Au over 2.10m and 18.04 g/t Au over 2.00m. The ongoing 200,000m drilling program has achieved approximately 48% completion, with nine rigs actively working. The company has a current working capital of about $110 million, supporting future exploration initiatives.