New Carolin Gold Closes First Tranche of Flow-Through Financing and Announces $500,000 Non-Flow Through Placement

November 15 2016 / New Carolin Gold Corporation (the "Company" or "New Carolin") (TSXV: LAD / OTCBB: LADFF) is pleased to announce that it has closed on $530,000 of the $1,100,000 flow-through financing (the "FT Offering") announced November 4, 2016, issuing 6,625,000 flow-through common shares (the "FT Shares") in the capital stock of the Company at a price of $0.08 per FT Share. The Company expects to close the second tranche of up to $570,000 within the next few weeks.

Each FT Share will be designated as a flow-through share pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada). The proceeds from the FT Offering will be used to fund qualified Canadian Exploration Expenditures (CEE) work on the Company's Ladner Gold Project in southwestern British Columbia. All securities issued in connection with the FT Offering are subject to a statutory hold period of four months plus one day from the date of issuance in accordance with applicable securities legislation.

The Company is also announcing working capital financing of up to $500,000 by way of the private placement of up to 7,142,857 non-flow through units ("NFT Units") in the capital stock of the Company at a price of $0.07 per NFT Unit (the "NFT Offering"). Each NFT Unit will consist of one non-flow through common share of the Company and one warrant to purchase one additional non-flow through common share at a price of $0.10 per share for a period of two years from the date of closing.

Proceeds from the NFT Offering will be used for working capital required for the upcoming Phase 2 underground work program and general corporate purposes. Finder's fees may be paid on portions of the NFT Offering in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange regulations. All securities issued in connection with the NFT Offering are subject to a statutory hold period of four months plus one day from the date of issuance in accordance with applicable securities legislation.


About New Carolin Gold

New Carolin Gold Corporation is a Canadian-based brownfields development company focused on the exploration, evaluation and development of our 100% owned property, consisting of 144 square kilometers of contiguous mineral claims and crown grants collectively known as the Ladner Gold Project. The Company is currently executing exploration programs on the property which is located 2 hours by freeway from Vancouver near Hope, British Columbia, in the prospective and under-explored Coquihalla Gold Belt. The Company has an existing mine permit, water licenses and tailings facility in place, as well as 10.5 kilometers of underground tunnels for exploration access. The Ladner Gold Project is host to several historic gold producers, including the Carolin Mine, Emancipation Mine, Arum Mine, Ward Mine, and Pipestem Mine, in addition to numerous artisan workings and gold prospects that typically exploit high grade visible gold mineralization.

For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.newcarolingold.com.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Robert L. Thast"
President & Chief Executive Officer



Phone: 604.542.9458
Cell: 604.220.5031
E-mail: ceo@newcarolingold.com
Web site: www.newcarolingold.com


This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.


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