New Guinea Gold Announces Extension of Contract for Acting CEO

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/08/11 -- New Guinea Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: NGG)(FRANKFURT: NG8) ('New Guinea Gold' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce the extension of Mr. Greg Heaney's contract as Acting Chief Executive Officer ('CEO') effective September 2, 2011. Mr. Heaney brings over 28 years of experience in senior level financial and management roles from the mining industry and management-consulting sector. He has extensive experience in finance, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations and public reporting. He has had mining industry specific experience with a major engineering consulting and contracting firm.

Mr. Ces Iewago, Chairman of the Board, commented; 'Mr. Heaney has made a very productive start and we are pleased to have secured his ongoing services for an additional six months in the CEO role. We look forward to his continuing positive impact on the Company and the stability it is engendering.'

About New Guinea Gold Corporation

New Guinea Gold is a premier junior explorer and miner in Papua New Guinea, with direct and indirect interests in eight gold and two porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum properties. With 90,000 meters of drilling completed, gold or copper-gold-molybdenum mineralization has been discovered on all of the properties. The Company's premier property, the Sinivit Mine, has been producing gold since August 2007 and the Company is focused on expanding the exploration program, increasing production from the mine and developing the gold, copper and tellurium resources.

For further information on this release or other New Guinea Gold projects such as the Sinivit gold mine, please contact info@newguineagold.ca or access our website: www.newguineagold.ca.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Ces Iewago, Chairman

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Contacts:

New Guinea Gold Corporation

Ces Iewago

Chairman

61(7)5592.2274

61(7)5592.2275 (FAX)
info@newguineagold.ca
www.newguineagold.ca