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Independence Gold Commences 4,100 Metre Drill Program at 3Ts Project, BC

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Suite 580 – 625 Howe, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2T6

Telephone: 604-687-3959 Facsimile: 604-687-1448 E-Mail: [email protected]

NEWS RELEASE

Independence Gold Commences 4,100 Metre Drill Program at 3Ts Project, BC

Vancouver, B.C. ( March 13, 202 3) – Independence Gold Corp. (TSX.V: IGO)(OTCQB: IEGCF) (the

“Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of a diamond drill program at its 100% owned

3Ts Project, located approximately 185 kilometres (“km”) southwest of Prince George, British Columbia

and situated 16 km southwest of Artemis Gold Inc.’s B lackwater Project, which recently announced the

receipt of the BC Mines Act Permit for the development of its Blackwater Mine.

The winter drill program will consist of approximately 28 drill holes totaling 4,100 metres (“m”) and will

be focused on the Tommy vein system and an area approximately 200 m around it . The targets were

selected based on the updated resource which was completed in 2022 by SGS (see news release dated

August 18, 2022) and will test significant gaps within the Tommy vein systems. Additional drilling will focus

on testing targets along strike of the vein systems, new veins discovered during the fall 2022 exploration

program, as well as test ing the potential porphyry targets outlined by the previous geophysical surveys

conducted in 2021. The estimated budget for this drill program is $1.1 million.

The primary focus of the drill program is to increase the National Instrument 43-101 compliant inferred

resource estimate which has been calculated for the Tommy and Ted -Mint Vein systems. The combined

in-pit and underground components of Tommy and Ted -Mint vein systems contain a total inferred

resource estimate of 4,469,297 tonnes grading 3.64 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold and 96.26 g/t silver, at a

cut off grade of 0.4 g/t gold equivalent (“AuEq”) in-pit and 2.0 g/t AuEq underground, containing 522,330

ounces of gold and 13,831,415 ounces of silver, totaling 678,156 AuEq ounces.

The 3Ts Project is comprised of fifteen mineral claims covering approximately 5,200 hectares in the

Nechako Plateau region of central British Columbia. The 3Ts Project covers an epithermal quartz -

carbonate vein systems within which more than a dozen individual mineralized veins, ranging from 50 m

to more than 900 m in length and true widths up to 25 m, have been identified.

About Independence

Independence Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration company with holdings ranging from early -stage

grassroots exploration to advanced -stage resource expansion in British Columbia and Yukon. The

Company is positione d to add shareholder value through systematic project advancement, while

management continues to evaluate additional gold and silver projects for possible acquisition. For

additional information, visit the Company's website www.ingold.ca.

Andy Randell, P.Geo., the Company’s Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43 -101, has

reviewed the technical information in this news release.

Suite 580 – 625 Howe, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2T6

Telephone: 604-687-3959 Facsimile: 604-687-1448 E-Mail: [email protected]

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF INDEPENDENCE GOLD CORP.

“Randy Turner”

Randy Turner, President and CEO

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture

Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, are "forward -looking information" with respect to

Independence wi thin the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements with respect to the Company’s planned

drilling and exploration activities. The Company provides forward -looking statements for the purpose of conveying information

about current expectati ons and plans relating to the future and readers are cautioned that such statements may not be

appropriate for other purposes. By its nature, this information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be ge neral

or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove

to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. These

risks and uncertai nties include but are not limited to those identified and reported in Independence’s public filings under

Independence Gold Corp.’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. Although Independence has attempted to identify important factors

that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward -looking information, there

may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no

assurance that such information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from th ose

anticipated in such statements. Independence disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward -looking

information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.