Artemis Announces Increase IN Ownership of Common Shares of Velocity Minerals Ltd.

3083 Three Bentall Centre, 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V7X 1L3

Telephone: 604.558.1107 Fax: 604.566.9050 [email protected]

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Trading Symbol: TSX-V: ARTG

ARTEMIS ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN OWNERSHIP OF COMMON SHARES OF VELOCITY

MINERALS LTD.

(Vancouver, March 26, 2021 ) – Artemis Gold Inc. (TSX -V: ARTG) (“ Artemis” or, the “ Company”)

announces that the Company has acquired 21,211,136 common shares (the “Shares”) of Velocity Minerals

Ltd. (“Velocity”) at a price of $0.25 per Share pursuant to the exercise of a convertible debenture in the

principal amount of $5,094,000, along with accrued and unpaid interest of $208,784 (the “Debenture”).

The Debentures were originally issued by way of a private placement on March 14, 2019.

Prior to the exercise of the Debenture, the Company held 29,490,00 2 Shares, and the Company’s non-

diluted shareholdings represented approximately 21.7% of Velocity’s issued and outstanding Shares on

an undiluted basis and 36.7% on a partially diluted basis.

As a result of the exercise of the Debenture, the Company now holds 50,701,138 Shares and 11,883,443

Share purchase warrants. The Company’s shareholdings now represent approximately 32.3% of Velocity’s

issued and outstanding Shares on an undiluted basis and 37.0% on a partially diluted basis.

The Company acquired the Shares for investment purposes.

To obtain a copy of the early warning report filed by the Company, please or refer to the Velocity’s SEDAR

profile at www.sedar.com.

ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Steven Dean”

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

For further information: Chris Batalha, CFO and Corporate Secretary, +1 (604) 558-1107, Suite 3083-595

Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7X 1L3.

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