Newton Announces Dr. Ian Flint as President

Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, June 19, 2013 /FSC/ - Newton Gold Corp. (NWG - TSX Venture) is pleased to announce Dr. Ian Flint as the new President of the Company. Mr. Mark McLeary will continue as the Company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and director.

Dr. Flint is a well-regarded consultant to the mining industry based in Halifax. He achieved his PhD in Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering from the University of British Columbia and spent ten years as a professor in the Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University. His academic work has focused on independent industrial process design including chemical separations. Dr. Flint worked for Cominco Engineering Services Ltd ("CESL") from 1989 to 1993 and then from 1997 to 1999. While employed by CESL he worked on the design and commercialization of floatation column solutions for the mining industry.

"Dr. Flint will bring his plus 25 years of experience in developing alternative extractive techniques to the Company. These proprietary techniques will be applied to the aluminum, titanium and silica within the Sibley Road and Pugu Hills Properties," stated Mark McLeary, CEO of Newton Gold. "This is a very unique opportunity for us to further develop and perfect these extraction techniques within the Company," continued Mr. McLeary.

In addition to the aforementioned change, Newton will also be appointing Paul Lemmon, P. Geo., as Vice-President, Exploration.

Mr. Lemmon is a Professional Geologist licensed by the Association of Professional Engineers and GeoScientists of New Brunswick as well as a Fellow of the Geological Society of London UK, the licensing body for professional Geoscientists in the United Kingdom. Paul is also a Professional Graduate of United Kingdom's Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Mr. Lemmon brings a significant amount of African experience to the Company as he has worked in Guyana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Tanzania, Libya, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition, he is Chief Geologist of CopperZone Resources Ltd (Zambia), DiaGeo Resources Ltd (Tanzania) and GWN Gold Inc.(Mali).


About Newton Gold Corp

Newton Gold Corp. is an exploration company with advanced exploration projects and a royalty interest in a further project. The Company has an experienced management team with a growth strategy to develop a diversified portfolio of exploration projects that can be taken into production. The Company's main objective is to add shareholder value through cost efficient exploration, strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, and effective marketing while maintaining a lower risk profile through project diversification and sound financial management.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Mark A. McLeary"
Chief Executive Officer



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Forward Looking Statements: The above contains forward looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include: changes in world commodity markets, equity markets, costs and supply of materials relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes to regulations affecting the mining industry. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding future exploration programs, operation plans, geological interpretations, mineral tenure issues and mineral recovery processes. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward looking statements are reasonable, results may vary, and we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.



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