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NuLegacy Gold C ORPORATION NuLegacy To Commence 2018 Drilling in March ~ Wraps up 2017 Exploration Program

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NuLegacy Gold

C ORPORATION

NuLegacy To Commence 2018 Drilling in March

~ Wraps up 2017 Exploration Program ~

February 13, 2018 - Reno, NV – NuLegacy completed a very successful 2017 exploration program

on its flagship Red Hill property in the Cortez gold trend of North-Central Nevada.

The 2017 exploration program resulted in the:

• discovery and significant expansion of Carlin -style gold mineralization in the new Serena

zone,

• identification, drilling and discovery of a brand new epithermal-type gold mineralized zone

(the VIO zone) on the western end of the Red Hill property,

• advancement of the understanding of Avocado zone which now indicates 120 meters of

continuous lateral gold mineralization in the West Avocado.

Program specifics;

• drilled 42,700 feet (13,000 meters) in 47 reverse circulation (RC) and core drill holes,

• completed 17.5-square kilometers land-based g ravity survey, 35.4-line kilometers of

CSAMT, and 8.5-line kilometers of IP geophysical surveys , and collected 1,367 soil

samples,

• completed additional metallurgical testing on both the oxide and sulfide portion of the

Iceberg deposits,

• advanced a Plan of Operations permit for the Avocado area near completion in addition to

the Plan of Operations permits already in place over the Iceberg and Serena areas, and

• commissioned a maiden NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate (by Mine Development

Associates of Reno , Nevada) covering the approximately 35% of the 3 -kilometer strike

length of the Iceberg deposits that has sufficient drill density /delineation to support a

calculation; results to be released shortly.

Alex Davidson, NuLegacy Director and former head of global exploration for Barrick Gold,

commented, “Our drilling successes at Serena, VIO, and Avocado are examples of the effectiveness

of NuLegacy’s exploration team and we anticipate building on that success in 2018.”

NuLegacy plans to begin a ~ 40,000-foot (12,000 meter) drilling and field exploration program in

March (budgeted at C$ 5.0 million) with continued emphasis on the discovery of new, additional

gold zones on our 98 square kilometer (38 square mile) Red Hill property.

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2017 exploration wrap up:

Metallurgical tests: Additional metallurgical samples were submitted to American Assay Labs for

one-hour tumble leach in cyanide tests, and to McClelland Laboratories Inc. for 96- hour bottle roll

tests.

These tests confirmed the favorable leachability of the oxidized and mixed oxide/sulfide gold

mineralization in the Iceberg deposit s. As illustrated in the table below the longer duration bottle

roll tests determined that most of the gold was quickly leached from the material and extracted

within the initial 12-hour period.

Type of test Mineralization Classification Average Extraction

One-hour tumble leach Oxide 73.9%

Mixed oxide/sulfide 48.3%

12-hour bottle roll Oxide 78.9%

Mixed oxide/sulfide 60.2%

VIO zone: Results suggest proximity to a large epithermal gold system and warrant additional

drilling in 2018.

As reported on September 13, 2017 NuLegacy discovered a new zone of epithermal mineralization

on the western edge of the Red Hill property in an area called VIO. Encountering 9.1 meters of 1.8

grams/t gold and 17.6 grams/t silver, this high-silver content and the associated trace element suite

clearly indicates this mineralization is distinctly different from the gold-only mineralization found

in the Iceberg, Serena, and Avocado zones. The mineralization is interpreted to be associated with

the basalt flows of the Northern Nevada rift, and is likely 20 million years younger than the Carlin-

type gold mineralization found elsewhere on the property.

Two follow up holes were drilled late fall 2017 from a single drill pad set up to the east of the

discovery hole:

• Hole VIO-04c was angled to the south of both VIO-01 and VIO-03c and tested the VIO

fault; it intercepted multiple thin zones of gold mineralization up to 0.75 grams/t gold and

3.4 grams/t silver.

• Hole VIO17 -03c encountered an interval of 4 feet of 0.46 grams/t gold and strongly

anomalous silver. The more interesting interval in this drill hole is the entire volcanic section

above the fault from 0 -450 feet (138 meters) which returned over 1.0 gram/ton silver –

indicating proximity to a very large epithermal system.

• Results indicate the suitability of the volcanic stratigraphic package to hosting both

structurally-controlled and disseminated epithermal mineralization like that found at the

nearby Fire Creek and Mule Canyon deposits.

Western Slope: Identification of favourable up-lifted horizons warrant further drilling in 2018.

Summer 2017 CSAMT and Gravity geophysical surveys identified two splays of a major north-

north-west structural lineament parallel to and west of the Iceberg fault/Serena zone coincident with

gold in soil anomalies. An accelerated permitting and road building program was successfully

completed, and we were able to drill two stratigraphic holes, before the winter shut down.

The two holes were drilled one on each side of the e astern splay, and while they contained only

anomalous gold values they confirmed the Western Slope has the same favourable stratigraphy as

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the North Iceberg deposit, and most importantly that the favourable carbonate stratigraphy is up-

thrown to the west, such that drilling in the most westerly hole encountered Horse Canyon and

Wenban limestones (the best horizon for gold emplacement) beginning at just 300- foot (90 meter)

in depth. Additional drilling within the Western Slope’s 5-kilometer strike is being planned for 2018.

NuLegacy has contracted National Investor Publishing of Saint Augustine, Florida to provide media

placement services for a period of six months commencing February 15, 2018 for total consideration

of US$8,500 for the six-month term. National Investor Publishing will make available a stand-alone

report on NuLegacy and related information under the auspices of its The National Investor

newsletter. This arrangement is at arm's length to NuLegacy and its purpose is raising awareness of

the company to potential shareholders and the broader public. National Investor Publishing will

neither own nor trade in securities of NuLegacy during this contract.

About NuLegacy: NuLegacy’s Red Hill Project is located on trend and adjacenti to the three multi-million ounce

Carlin-type gold deposits (the P ipeline, Cortez Hills and Goldrush deposits) that are amongst Barrick Gold’s

largest, lowest cost and politically safest gold assetsii.

NuLegacy is focused on discovering district scale Carlin-style gold deposits on its premier 98-sq. km (38 sq. mile)

Red Hill Project in the prolific Cortez gold trend of Nevada. To date we have discovered the Iceberg iii, Serena,

and Avocado Carlin- style gold deposits and have identified several additional highly prospective exploration

targets, including the VIO, Deep Iceberg, Western Slope, and Idaho IP targets to be drilled this year. i. The similarity and proximity of these deposits in the Cortez Trend is not necessarily indicative of the gold

mineralization in NuLegacy’s Red Hill Project. ii. As extracted from Barrick’s Q4-2013 and Q1-2014 reports. iii. The Iceberg, with its 3-kilometer strike length, is an established exploration target of 90-110 million tonnes of 0.9 to

1.1 grams of gold per tonne. These figures are conceptual in nature and derived from a compilation of 149 historic and

111 NuLegacy drill holes. To date, there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain

if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource

ON BEHALF OF NULEGACY GOLD CORPORATION

James E Anderson, Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please phone 604-639-3640 or contact James Anderson (CEO) at [email protected], Albert

Matter (Chairman) at [email protected] or Roger Steininger, (CGO) at [email protected] , or Frank Lagiglia

(ICM) at [email protected] or visit www.nulegacygold.com.

Dr. Roger Steininger, NuLegacy’s Chief Geoscience Officer is a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG 7417) and the

qualified person as defined by NI 43- 101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects responsible for preparing and

reviewing the scientific and technical information contained in this news release

Neither the 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 news release.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s

current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on

assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking

statements are neither promises nor guarante es, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ

materially from those expected including, but not limited to, actual results of exploration activities, environmental risks, future prices

of gold, operating risks, acci dents, labor issues, delays in obtaining governmental approvals and permits, availability of financing

and other risks in the mining industry. There are no known resources or reserves in the Red Hill Project and the proposed exploration

programs are exploratory searches for commercial bodies of ore. In addition, the presence of gold deposits on properties adjacent

or near the Red Hill Project is not necessarily indicative of the gold mineralization on the Red Hill Project. All the forward-looking

statements made in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements and those in our continuous disclosure filings

available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com including our annual management’s discussion and analysis dated July 25, 2017 for the year

ended March 31, 2017 . These forward -looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any

obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances save as required under applicable securities legislation.