Northstar Suspends Diamond Drilling at Miller Gold Property

NORTHSTAR GOLD CORP

P.O BOX 2529

New Liskeard, ON

POJ 1PO

Tel: (705) 676-6476

www.northstargoldcorp.com

For Immediate Release

Northstar

Suspends Diamond Drilling

at Miller Gold Property

Vancouver, B.C., April 14, 2020. Northstar Gold Corp. (CSE: NSG) (“ Northstar” or the

“Company”), announces the Company has temporarily suspended diamond drillin g and

exploration activities at the Company’s 100% -owned Miller Gold Property, situated 18 km

southeast of Kirkland Lake, Onta rio, owing to COVID19-related H ealth and Safety, logistical

and production issues. The Company expects to resume drilling in the near-term once the

COVID19 crisis has abated, recent restrictions in affected near by communities are lifted and it is

safe for all employees and contractor personnel to do so.

Northstar has drilled 2,211 metres in 13 holes of the planned 3 ,000 metres Phase I drill program

at the Miller Gold Property to date. All drill core has been l ogged and drill core is being

processed for shipment, preparation and assay by AGAT Laborator ies. Analytical results are

now expected to be available towards the end of April / early M ay and will be reported when

available.

Northstar and drill contractor Major Drilling operate at the Mi ller Gold Property under a strict

and rigorous protocol designed to limit employee risk of exposu re to COVID-19, providing for a

safe work environment to maximize employee health and safety. T he Company is committed to

continue and modify this protocol as required once exploration activities are resume.

About Northstar Gold Corp.

Northstar recently listed on the CSE by way of a $3 million Initial Public Offering and is focused

on gold exploration in the prolific Kirkland Lake District in n ortheastern Ontario. Prior to going

public, the Company spent $7 million to acquire and advance 3-1 00% owned gold and base-

metal properties in the region. Northstar has an accomplished B oard, Special Advisor and

Management Group comprised of prof essionals highly experienced in exploration, mining,

finance and investment banking on a global basis. In late Febr uary, 2020, Northstar commenced

a $1.1 million Phase I exploration program, which includes 3,00 0 m of drilling on its flagship,

early-resource stage Miller Gold Property, situated 18 km south east of the town of Kirkland

Lake and Kirkland Lake Gold’s Macassa gold mine. On March 31 st, 2020 the Company

announced it had closed a $989,509 non-brokered flow through fi nancing to provide for

continued exploration at the Miller Gold Property.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, For further information , please contact:

Mr. Brian P. Fowler, P.Geo. D e r e k W o o d

President, CEO and Director C onduit IR

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(604) 617-8191 ( 4 0 3 ) 200-3569

[email protected] [email protected]

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward looking statements which involve known and unknown risks,

delays, and uncertainties not under the control of Northstar Goldcorp. which may cause actual results,

performance or achievements of Northstar Gold Corp to be materially different from the results,

performance or expectation implied by these forward looking statements. By their nature, forward

looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on factors that

will or may occur in the future. Actual results ma y vary depending upon exploration activities, industry

production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange rates, and, but not limited to, general

economic factors.