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Moneta Intersects Significant Gold Mineralization in Exploration Drilling on

Drill Results

NEWS RELEASE – 14/2022 Symbol: TSX: ME FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tower Gold Project with up to 5.05 m @ 50.09 g/t Gold

Toronto, Ontario – July 07, 2022 - Moneta Gold Inc. (TSX: ME) (OTCQX: MEAUF) (XETRA: MOP)

(“Moneta”) is pleased to announce the assay results from twelve (12) drill holes, totaling 6266.0 metres

(“m”), from exploration drilling on new targets on the Tower Gold project, located 100 kilometres (“km”)

east of Timmins, Ontario. The drilling was conducted post the cut-off date and outside of and beyond the

recently announced mineral resource estimate of 4.3 million (“M”) ounces (“oz”) indicated gold (“Au”)

and 7.5 Moz inferred Au (see May 11, 2022 press release) on the Tower Gold project. All drill results were

from areas not included in the current mineral resource estimate.

Today’s results tested new areas all within the Tower Gold project, including east and west of the Garrcon

resource, south of the Westaway resource at South Basin, e ast of the W indjammer South resource at

Halfway, and west of the 55 deposit . Drilling has confirmed significant gold mineralization beyond the

current resource.

Drill Highlights:

Garrcon

• MGA21-012 intersected 5.05 m @ 50.09 grams per tonne “g/t” Au, including 1.00 m @ 251.00

g/t Au

• MGA21-014 intersected 16.00 m @ 0.66 g/t Au, including 7.50 m @ 1.03 g/t Au, including 1.50

m @ 1.83 g/t Au

55 West

• MGH22-280 intersected 19.90 m @ 2.45 g/t Au, including 2.28 m @ 16.88 g/t Au, including 1.00

m @ 30.20 g/t Au

• MGH22-284 intersected 11.75 m @ 1.09 g/t Au including 6.00 m @ 1.52 g/t Au, including 1.00

m @ 3.23 g/t Au

• MGH22-284 intersected 44.00 m @ 0.61 g/t Au, including 4.00 m @ 1.72 g/t Au, including 1.00

m @ 3.49 g/t Au

Halfway East

• MGH21-274 intersected 14.00 m @ 1.58 g/t Au, including 2.00 m @ 9.75 g/t Au

• MGH21-274 intersected 22.60 m @ 0.74 g/t Au, including 5.48 m @ 2.10 g/t Au, including 1.91

m @ 3.39 g/t Au

South Basin

• MGH21-276 intersected 1.50 m @ 5.23 g/t Au

• MGH21-276 intersected 1.30 m @ 5.74 g/t Au

Note: Intercepts are calculated using a 0.20 g/t Au cut-off, a maximum of 3m internal dilution and no top cap applied. Drill intercepts are not true

widths, are reported as drill widths, and are estimated to be 70% to 95% of true width.

Gary O’Connor, Moneta’s President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “These latest drill results ,

testing new targets outside the recently updated open pit and underground mineral resources on the

Tower Gold project, have highlighted the excellent exploration upside and opportunity to further grow

the resource inventory. Gold mineralization was intercepted as both high grade and wide zones over large

areas, at Garrcon in the Garrison area, and to the west, east , and south of the current resources in the

Golden Highway area. We look forward to completing the Tower Gold Project preliminary economic

assessment (“PEA”) during the second half of the year and to releasing dr ill results from the current

resource upgrade drill program.”

Figure 1: Tower Gold Project - General Location Map

Table 1: Selected Significant Drill Results

Target Hole From To Length Au Grade thickness

(Name) (#) (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g x m)

SB MGH21-269 226.00 238.00 12.00 0.78 9.4

includes 226.00 228.00 2.00 1.42 2.8

SB MGH21-272 246.00 282.00 36.00 0.41 14.8

includes 270.00 272.00 2.00 1.26 2.5

SB MGH21-272 426.00 436.00 10.00 0.82 8.2

includes 430.00 432.00 2.00 1.48 3.0

SB MGH21-276 194.00 196.00 2.00 1.87 3.7

SB MGH21-276 205.00 206.50 1.50 5.23 7.8

SB MGH21-276 289.00 291.00 2.00 3.36 6.7

SB MGH21-276 319.70 321.00 1.30 5.74 7.5

55 MGH22-279 50.47 66.00 15.53 0.59 9.2

includes 50.47 54.00 3.53 1.63 5.8

includes 53.00 54.00 1.00 3.11 3.1

55 MGH22-279 126.37 139.00 12.63 0.44 5.6

includes 126.37 130.50 4.13 0.84 3.5

includes 128.00 129.00 1.00 1.33 1.3

55 MGH22-279 298.00 303.85 5.85 0.62 3.6

includes 299.00 300.00 1.00 2.10 2.1

55 MGH22-280 68.00 87.90 19.90 2.45 48.8

includes 79.72 86.00 6.28 7.92 49.7

includes 79.72 82.00 2.28 16.88 38.5

includes 81.00 82.00 1.00 30.20 30.2

55 MGH22-280 96.00 106.00 10.00 0.91 9.1

includes 105.00 106.00 1.00 2.80 2.8

55 MGH22-284 130.30 170.35 40.05 0.46 18.4

includes 130.30 138.00 7.70 0.61 4.7

and 153.15 161.00 7.85 0.89 7.0

includes 153.15 155.00 1.85 2.21 4.1

55 MGH22-284 179.00 223.00 44.00 0.61 26.8

includes 180.00 182.00 2.00 1.75 3.5

and 216.00 220.00 4.00 1.72 6.9

includes 216.00 217.00 1.00 3.49 3.5

55 MGH22-284 339.00 344.00 5.00 1.13 5.7

includes 342.00 344.00 2.00 2.05 4.1

55 MGH22-284 355.00 362.00 7.00 0.48 3.4

includes 355.00 356.00 1.00 1.98 2.0

55 MGH22-284 504.25 516.00 11.75 1.09 12.8

includes 504.25 505.00 0.75 2.63 2.0

and 509.00 515.00 6.00 1.52 9.1

includes 509.00 511.00 2.00 2.66 5.3

includes 510.00 511.00 1.00 3.23 3.2

HW MGH21-274 252.00 266.00 14.00 1.58 22.1

includes 260.00 262.00 2.00 9.75 19.5

HW MGH21-274 278.40 301.00 22.60 0.74 16.7

includes 289.00 294.48 5.48 2.10 11.5

includes 292.57 294.48 1.91 3.39 6.5

HW MGH21-275 128.00 130.00 2.00 0.68 1.4

HW MGH21-275 210.00 224.00 14.00 0.37 5.2

includes 222.00 224.00 2.00 1.15 2.3

HW MGH21-275 248.00 254.00 6.00 0.77 4.6

includes 252.00 254.00 2.00 1.61 3.2

HW MGH21-275 394.25 399.00 4.75 0.78 3.7

includes 394.25 396.00 1.75 1.45 2.5

GA MGA21-011 183.50 205.00 21.50 0.31 6.7

includes 204.00 205.00 1.00 1.54 1.5

GA MGA21-011 303.55 307.45 3.90 0.67 2.6

includes 306.50 307.45 0.95 1.74 1.7

GA MGA21-012 459.00 464.05 5.05 50.09 253.0

includes 459.00 460.00 1.00 251.00 251.0

GA MGA21-012 493.00 499.00 6.00 0.83 5.0

includes 496.00 499.00 3.00 1.30 3.9

GA MGA21-013 21.00 27.00 6.00 0.52 3.1

includes 21.00 22.00 1.00 1.55 1.6

GA MGA21-013 32.00 36.00 4.00 0.70 2.8

GA MGA21-013 41.00 61.00 20.00 0.39 7.8

includes 45.00 51.70 6.70 0.58 3.9

includes 51.30 51.70 0.40 2.64 1.1

GA MGA21-013 297.00 298.00 1.00 2.98 3.0

GA MGA21-013 396.75 404.00 7.25 0.52 3.8

includes 398.00 399.00 1.00 1.04 1.0

GA MGA21-013 442.00 461.75 19.75 0.50 9.9

includes 445.00 448.00 3.00 1.50 4.5

includes 447.00 448.00 1.00 3.57 3.6

GA MGA21-014 140.00 156.00 16.00 0.66 10.6

includes 145.00 152.50 7.50 1.03 7.7

includes 151.00 152.50 1.50 1.83 2.7

Note: Intercepts are calculated using a 0.20 g/t Au cut-off, a maximum of 3m internal dilution and no top cap applied. Drill

intercepts are not true widths, are reported as drill widths, and are estimated to be 70% to 95% of true width.

Discussion of Drill Results

Garrcon

Drilling at the Garrcon target was testing mineralization located adjacent to the regional banded iron

formation “BIF” unit over a 900 m strike length west and east of the current Garrcon resource. A total of

4 (four) drill holes for 2,051.0 m was drilled and intersected quartz veining hosted in strongly sericite -

carbonate-albite-silica altered clastic sediments on the norther n contact of the BIF. Drilling results were

returned of up to 5.05 m @ 50.09 g/t Au, containing 1.00 m @ 251.00 g/t Au in drill hole MGA21-012. Drill

hole MGA21-013 intersected 19.75 m @ 0.50 g/t Au, including 1.00 m @ 3.57 g/t Au, and drill hole MGA21-

014 intersected 16.00 m @ 0.66 g/t Au, including 7.50 m @ 1.03 g/t Au, including 1.50 m @ 1.83 g/t Au.

Figure 2: Garrison - Tower Gold: Oblique view of drill results

55 West

A total of 3 (three) drill holes for 1,485.0 m was drilled to test for mineralization west of the current gold

resources at 55. Drilling was conducted up to 550 m west of the current open pit resources and south of

the regional BIF “A” unit within coarse grained clastic sediments, the favoured host for the majority of the

current gold resources at the Tower Gold project. Drilling intersected well mineralized quartz-pyrite veins

hosted within sericite-albite-carbonate-silica altered sediments in an area not previously drill tested. Drill

hole MGH22-280 returned 19.90 m @ 2.45 g/t Au , including 6.28 m @ 7.92 g/t Au, including 2.28 m @

16.88 g/t Au, including 1.00 m @ 30.20 g/t Au. MGH22-284 intersected 44.00 m @ 0.61 g/t Au, including

4.00 m @ 1.72 g/t Au , including 1.00 m @ 3.49 g/t Au , 40.05 m @ 0.46 g/t Au, including 7.85 m @ 0.89

g/t Au, including 1.85 m @ 2.21 g/t Au, and 11.75 m @ 1.09 g/t Au, including 6.00 m @ 1.52 g/t Au,

including 1.00 m @ 3.23 g/t Au.

South Basin

Three (3) drill holes for 1,776.0 m were drilled up to 450 m south of the current Westaway resource to

test for mineralization along the southern contact of the favourable Timiskaming sedimentary basin and

the location of a new BIF unit occurring close to this contact. The southern basin and BIF contact located

in this area have not been well tested by drilling. Drilling intersected well altered sericite-albite-carbonate-

silica clastic sediment hosted quartz-pyrite veins north of the BIF and returned up to 10.00 m @ 0.82 g/t

Au, including 2.00 m @ 1.48 g/t Au in drill hole MGH21 -272. Drill hole MGH21 -276 returned 1.50 m @

5.23 g/t Au and 1.30 m @ 5.74 g/t Au.

Halfway

A total of 2 (two) drill holes for 954.0 m was drilled to test the coarse clastic sediments located south of

the main BIF A unit in an area over 1,700 m east of the current Windjammer resource and over 800 m

east of previous Halfway drilling. The drilling confirmed the occurrence sta cked quartz vein sets and

associated ankerite-albite-quartz-pyrite alteration haloes and returned assay results of up to 14.00 m @

1.58 g/t Au, including 2.00 m @ 9.75 g/t Au and 22.60 m @ 0.74 g/t Au, including 5.48 m @ 2.10 g/t Au in

drill hole MGH21-274. Drill hole MGH21-275 returned 4.75 m @ 0.78 g/t Au, including 1.75 m @ 1.45 g/t

Au, and 6.00 m @ 0.77 g/t Au, including 2.00 m @ 1.61 g/t Au.

Figure 3: Golden Highway - Tower Gold: Oblique view of drill results

Table 2: Exploration Drill Hole Details

Hole Easting Northing Elevation Azimuth Inclination Depth

(#) (mE) (mN) (masl) (°) (°) (m)

MGH21-269 570614 5368778 321 50 -60 597.0

MGH21-272 570772 5368784 321 50 -60 699.0

MGH21-274 573317 5370757 334 80 -60 480.0

MGH21-275 573606 5370818 332 80 -60 399.0

MGH21-276 570761 5368908 321 50 -60 555.0

MGH22-279 568464 5368599 318 110 -55 507.0

MGH22-280 568606 5368657 325 110 -55 456.0

MGH22-284 568917 5368758 324 110 -60 522.0

MGA21-011 580013 5374258 302 300 -55 513.0

MGA21-012 579730 5374029 308 255 -55 500.0

MGA21-013 578498 5373823 290 280 -60 501.0

MGA21-014 578305 5373918 299 309 -55 537.0

QA/QC Procedures

Drill core is oriented and cut with half sent to AGAT Laboratories Inc. (AGAT) for drying and crushing to -2 mm, with

a 1.00 kg split pulverized to -75 µm (200#). AGAT is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory. A 50 g charge is Fire Assayed

and analyzed using an AAS finish for Gold. Samples above 10.00 g/t Au are analyzed by Fire Assay with a gravimetric

finish and selected samples with visible gold or high -grade mineralization are assayed by Metallic Screen Fire Assay

on a 1.00 kg sample. Moneta inserts independent certified reference material and blanks with the samples and

assays routi ne pulp repeats and coarse reject sample duplicates, as well as completing routine third-party check

assays at Activation Laboratories Ltd. Randall Salo, P.Geo. is a qualified person under NI 43 -101 and has reviewed

and approved the technical contents of this press release.

About Moneta Gold

Moneta is a Canadian -based gold exploration company focussed on advancing its 100% wholly owned Tower Gold

project, which currently hosts a gold mineral resource estimate of 4.3 Moz indicated and 7.5 Moz inferred. The

Corporation’s 2022 drill program is primarily designed to infill and upgrade the resource categories of the mineral

resources. An updated PEA study encompassing the entire Tower Gold project is planned to be completed in the

second half of 2022. Moneta is committed to creating shareholder value through the strategic allocation of capital

and a focus on the current resource upgrade drilling program, while conducting all business activities in an

environmentally and socially responsible manner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Gary V. O’Connor, CEO

416-357-3319

Linda Armstrong, Investor Relations

647-456-9223

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