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FOCUSED ON EXPLORING ATLANTIC CANADA TSX.v: GR FRA: PH02 Great Atlantic Identifies Additional Gold Soil Anomalies at its 100% Owned Golden Trust Property 1 km North of Valentine Gold Project of Marathon Gold Corp.

Exploration Programs Sampling & Geoscience Results

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FOCUSED ON EXPLORING ATLANTIC CANADA TSX.v: GR

FRA: PH02

Great Atlantic Identifies Additional Gold Soil Anomalies

at its 100% Owned Golden Trust Property

1 km North of Valentine Gold Project of Marathon Gold Corp.

Central Newfoundland

VANCOUVER, British Columbia- February 17, 2023 - GREAT ATLANTIC RESOURCES

CORP. (TSXV.GR) (the “Company” or “Great Atlantic”) is pleased to announce it has

received analytical results for soil samples collected during 2022 at its 100% owned Golden Trust

Property, located within central Newfoundland and one kilometer north of the Valentine Gold

Project of Marathon Gold Corp. (TSX.MOZ). Scattered 2022 samples from the northern region

of the Golden Trust Property returned anomalous gold values in the 5-72 parts per billion (ppb)

range. Initial 2020 sampling identified gold soil anomalies in this area.

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The 2022 reconnaissance soil sampling program was conducted within the northern region of the

Golden Trust Property. The initial 2020 reconnaissance soil sampling identified gold soil

anomalies in this region of the property with samples collected adjacent to a trail returning up

to 52 ppb gold (see Company news release of January 27, 2021). Fifty-three soil samples were

collected during the 2022 program along two north -south sample lines east and west of the 2020

samples. Ten of the 53 soil samples (approximately 19% of the samples) returned anomalous

values of 5-72 ppb gold of which five samples (approximately 9% of the samples) returned 10-

72 ppb gold.

Based on 2020 and 2022 soil geochemical sampling, Great Atlantic management have identified

a target area for future gold exploration of at least 700 meters by 300 meters within the northern

region of the Golden Trust Property. Great Atlantic is planning a dditional sol geochemical

sampling and prospecting – rock geochemical sampling during 2023 within and adjacent to this

target area. The Golden Trust Property (2,400 hectares) is relatively under-explored. Great Atlantic

management have not found any reports of diamond drilling within the property.

The 2020 and 2022 soil samples reported in this news release were analyzed by Eastern Analytical

Ltd. The samples were analyzed for gold by fire assay – atomic absorption (AA) and for 34

elements by four acid – ICP-OES. Great Atlantic is independent of Eastern Analytical Ltd. The

2020 and 2022 exploration program at Golden Trust were supervised by a Qualified Peron.

Key points for the Golden Trust Property include:

• Located 1 km north of the Valentine Gold Project of Marathon Gold Corp. and

approximately 44 km southwest of Great Atlantic’s flagship Golden Promise Property.

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• Located w ithin the prospective Victoria Lake Supergroup which hosts numerous

epigenetic gold & volcanogenic massive sulfide occurrences (including the Duck Pond

base metal/precious metal deposit).

• Located w ithin the Exploits Subzone of the Dunnage Zone and east of a major

(Appalachian-scale) collisional boundary, and suture zone.

• Government till samples (2008) returned elevated to anomalous values for gold in

various regions of the Golden Trust Property.

Readers are warned that mineralization at the Valentine Gold Project and Golden Promise Property

and elsewhere within the Exploits Subzone is not necessarily indicative of mineralization within

the Golden Trust Property.

David Martin, P.Geo. (New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador) , a Qualified Person as

defined by NI 43 -101 and VP Exploration for Great Atlantic, is responsible for the technical

information contained in this News Release.

On Behalf of the board of directors

“Christopher R Anderson”

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Mr. Christopher R. Anderson

President CEO Director

604-488-3900 – Office

Investor Relations: 1-416-628-1560 IR @ GreatAtlanticResources.com

About Great Atlantic Resources Corp.: Great Atlantic Resources Corp. is a Canadian

exploration company focused on the discovery and development of mineral assets in the resource-

rich and sovereign risk -free realm of Atlantic Canada, one of the number one mining regions of

the world. Great Atla ntic is currently surging forward building the company utilizing a Project

Generation model, with a special focus on the most critical elements on the planet that are

prominent in Atlantic Canada, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt, Antimony and Tungsten.

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This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward -looking statements”.

All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future

exploration drilling, exploration activities and events or developments that the Company expects,

are forward looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in

such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not

guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from

those in forward -looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially

from those in forward -looking statements include exploitation and exploration successes,

continued availability of financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.

Neither 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.

Great Atlantic Resource Corp.

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