Northern Freegold Announces Name Change to Triumph Gold Corp.

PRESS RELEASE

January 24, 2017 TSX.V: NFR PR # 17-02 Frankfurt: 8N6

NORTHERN FREEGOLD ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO TRIUMPH GOLD CORP.

Vancouver, British Columbia: January 24, 2017. Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: NFR) (the “Company”) announces that it has changed its name to "Triumph Gold Corp". Effective at market opening on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, the Company’s common shares will commence trading under its new name and ticker symbol “TIG” on the TSX Venture Exchange stock market.

About Northern Freegold

Northern Freegold is a growth oriented Canadian-based precious metals exploration and development company. Northern Freegold is focused on creating value through the advancement of the district scale Freegold Mountain project in Yukon. For maps and more information, please visit our website www.northernfreegold.com

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Signed "Paul Reynolds"

Paul Reynolds, President

For further information please contact:

Paul Reynolds, President John Anderson, Chairman Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. Northern Freegold Resources Ltd.

(604) 893-8757 (604) 307-0896 [email protected] [email protected]

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For Further Information, please 1100 – 1111 Melville Street Visit our website at Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6E 3V6 www.northernfreegold.com Tel: 604.893.8757