Northern Lion Appoints Luke Norman as President and Chief Executive Officer

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Northern Lion Appoints Luke Norman as President and Chief Executive Officer

December 20, 2017 TSX-V Symbol: NL Frankfurt Symbol: N3E

Vancouver, British Columbia: Northern Lion Gold Corp. (the “Company”) announces that Luke Norman has been appointed as the Company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer following his election as a director at the Company’s annual general meeting held on December 12, 2017.

Luke has been involved in the mining industry for over 10 years providing consulting services to publicly listed companies and is a co-founder of Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (TSX; NYSE American) and a former director of Tribune Minerals Corp. (now Torq Resources Inc. – TSXV).

In conjunction with Luke’s appointment, John Lando has stepped down as President and Chief Executive Officer but remains a director of the Company.

The Company’s board of directors and management now consists of the following individuals:

Luke Norman - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Tammy Gillis – Chief Financial Officer John Lando – Director Lyle Brown – Director.

NORTHERN LION GOLD CORP.

Luke Norman, President

For further information regarding Northern Lion or the contents of this news release, please contact Luke Norman at (604) 512 – 3224.

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