VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – TheNewswire - September 14, 2022 – ESGold Corp. (“ESGold” or the “Company”) (CSE:ESAU), (Frankfurt:N2W), (OTC:SEKZF) is pleased to welcome Mr. Christopher Stewart to its Board of Directors.

"We are pleased to welcome Chris to the ESGold Board, his vast experience in the mining industry coupled with strong managerial and operational oversight will be invaluable to ESGold as we grow our business and pursue our mission of becoming a successful and profitable mining company," said Jean Yves Therien, CEO of ESGold.

Chris is a Professional Engineer with over 30 years of management, operational and technical experience in the mining industry. He has worked for the first 14 years of his career with DMC Mining building, expanding and operating various mine operations across Canada and the USA and for the past 15 years, he has worked for several mining companies. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University. Prior to joining Minto Exploration, Chris was President & COO for McEwen Mining, a precious metals producer with operations in Canada, USA, Mexico and Argentina. Prior to that he held various senior roles including President & CEO for Treasury Metals, Vice President of Operations for Kirkland Lake Gold, President & CEO of Liberty Mines, BHP Billiton, Lake Shore Gold Corporation and DMC Mining Services.

Management takes this opportunity to thank former board member Mr. Vikas Ranjan for his contribution and service to the company and wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

The Company has granted to the new director and other consultants a total of 1,750,000 options exercisable at $0.085 per share, vesting quarterly, and a total of 546,875 restricted share units. All securities issued in connection with the grants will be subject to a statutory hold period expiring in accordance with applicable securities legislation.

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About the Company

ESGold Corp. is a Canadian environmentally aware resource exploration and processing company. Management has demonstrated expertise in advancing gold exploration projects into acquisition targets, most notably in the province of Quebec. ESGold’s principal restoration and recovery project is the Montauban property situated in Quebec, just 80 kilometers west of Quebec City. Recently, the Company has also entered into a joint venture agreement to determine the presence of recoverable metals in the Ottawa River, consistent with ESGold’s commitment to environmental recovery solutions. The Company’s main exploration focus is its 100% ownership of the Eagle River project, which is adjacent to and on-trend to several gold projects in the Windfall Lake district of Urban Barry in Quebec.

For more information on ESGold Corp. please contact the Company (+1 514-712-1532) or visit the website www.esgold.com for the French version of this press release, for past news releases, 3D model of the Montauban processing plant, media interviews and opinion-editorial pieces. To keep up to date with ESGold join our telegram chat group.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

ESGold CORP.

“Jean Yves Therien”

Chief Executive Officer

“John Stella”

Investor contact

Tel: +1 514-712-1532

Email: info@esgold.ca

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