St. James Gold Closes Private Placement

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, February 16, 2021 – St. James Gold Corp. (TSX – V: LORD) (OTC: LRDJF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement announced on January 15, 2021 by issuing 450,000 Units (as defined below) at a price of $0.672 per Unit for proceeds of $302,400 (the “Offering”).

Each Unit Consists Of one common share and one common share purchase warrant (“Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share at $0.84 per share for a period of two (2) years from the date of issue.

All securities issued under the Financing are subject to a four month and one day hold expiring June 13, 2021.

The proceeds of the Offering will used to conduct exploration work on the company’s Newfoundland properties, to conduct due diligence on potential acquisitions and for general corporate purposes.

About St. James Gold Corp.

St. James Gold Corp. is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange focused on creating shareholder value through the discovery and development of economic mineral deposits by acquiring prospective exploration projects with well delineated geological theories, integrating all available geological, geochemical and geophysical datasets, and funding efficient exploration programs. The Company currently holds an option to acquire a 100% interest in 29 claims covering 1,791 acres in the Gander gold district in north-central Newfoundland adjacent to New Found Gold Corp.’s Queensway North project.

George Drazenovic, CPA, CGA, MBA, CFA CEO

St. James Gold Corp.

For further information, please contact:

George Drazenovic, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 1 (800) 278-2152 Email: [email protected]

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