Ress Release Artemis Announces Inclusion in the GDXJ

December 13, 2021

PRESS RELEASE ARTEMIS ANNOUNCES INCLUSION IN THE GDXJ

Vancouver, British Columbia – Artemis Gold Inc. (“Artemis” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has been added to the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners Exchange Traded Fund (NYSE: GDXJ) ("GDXJ") pursuant to the GDXJ’s quarterly rebalancing, with effect starting December 17, 2021.

Steven Dean, Chairman and CEO Commented, “Artemis is very pleased to be added to the GDXJ index. Since Artemis acquired the Blackwater project in August 2020, the management team has been diligently advancing and derisking the project in preparation for a start of construction in 2022. The addition to the GDXJ index is yet another milestone for Artemis and provides further recognition of the scale and quality of the Blackwater project in the capital markets.”

ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Steven Dean”

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer +1 604 558 1107

Neither the 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.

Media Contact: Nicholas Campbell, Phone: 604.697.6206, Mobile: 604.889.3253, [email protected]

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