Newlox Gold Ventures Corp.

(TheNewswire)

March 12, 2026 – TheNewswire -Vancouver, British Columbia – Newlox GoldVentures Corp. (“Newlox” or the “Company”) is pleased toannounce significant additions to its leadership team. These strategicappointments are intended to further enhance the Company'sgovernance, technical proficiency, and operational effectiveness as itpursues its growth objectives in sustainable gold production.

Frederick Kozak, P.Eng.

Mr. Kozak has been appointed to the Board of Directorsas an independent director. Mr. Kozak is a Professional Engineer andglobally recognized expert in critical minerals and resource sectorequities.

With a distinguished career as a top-rankedinternational analyst at leading firms including Canaccord Genuity(Vice President and Senior Oil & Gas Analyst) and HaywoodSecurities, he earned consistent accolades for stock-pickingexcellence in Canada.

Transitioning to executive roles, Mr. Kozak served asPresident of Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp., President &CEO of Auxico Resources Canada Inc., and Founder, President & CEOof Environmental Minerals Ltd., a company dedicated to ethicallysourced critical minerals and rare earth elements. He also co-foundeda public Colombian oil and gas producer. His deep industry knowledge,analytical rigor, and leadership in ethical resource development willprovide valuable strategic guidance to Newlox’s Board.

Dr. Marcello Veiga

Dr. Veiga, a world-renowned authority on sustainablemining and mercury reduction, has been appointed the Company’s LeadTechnical Advisor. As Professor Emeritus at the University of BritishColumbia’s Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering (since1997), Dr. Veiga has over 25 years of experience as a metallurgicalengineer and environmental geochemist, with projects spanning Brazil,Canada, the USA, Venezuela, Chile, and Peru.

From 2002 to 2008, he served as Chief Technical Advisorfor the UNIDO Global Mercury Project (GEF/UNDP/UNIDO), leading globalefforts to assess and mitigate mercury pollution in artisanal goldmining while developing innovative, low-emission recovery techniquesusing locally fabricated equipment.  In his expanded role as LeadTechnical Advisor, he will continue to drive the Company’s“Coexistence Model” for responsible partnerships with artisanalminers, advancing cleaner technologies and environmentalremediation.

Wilmer Antonio Ñiquen Parra,P.Eng.

Mr. Parra been appointed Head of Operations in theField which entails overseeing on-site operations for current andfuture projects. With more than 24 years as a metallurgical engineer,Mr. Ñiquen Parra has successfully built, optimized, and operatednumerous precious metals facilities across Peru, Ecuador, Colombia,and Brazil. His technical expertise encompasses gravimetric oreconcentration, flotation, chemical leaching, carbon elution,Merrill-Crowe recovery, smelting and refining, as well as wastewaterand tailings management. Recognized by the United Nations IndustrialDevelopment Organization (UNIDO) as an International Expert in MineralBeneficiation for his collaborative work in Colombia and Peru(supported by the UN and US State Department), Mr. Ñiquen Parra  inthis enhanced field-focused leadership position, will directly overseeoperational execution, plant optimizations, and expansion projects,ensuring high standards of efficiency, safety, and environmentalresponsibility.

These appointments demonstrate Newlox Gold’sdedication to strengthening its team with highly qualifiedprofessionals in sustainability, operations, and governance. Theenhanced leadership structure positions the Company to expediteproject execution, deliver increased value for shareholders, andadvance its mission of responsible mineral production andenvironmental remediation.

About Newlox GoldVentures Corp.

Newlox GoldVentures Corp. is an emerging ore processor of precious metals with afocus on the recovery of gold and silver from artisanal andsmall-scale mining operations across Latin America. The Corporationleverages technology to recover precious metals while remediatinghistorical mine waste and contributing to local economicdevelopment.

For further details, please contact:  

info@newloxgold.com

647.848.5843

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Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the UnitedStates Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicableCanadian securities legislation. Generally, these forward-lookingstatements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminologysuch as “plans”, “anticipated”, “expects” or “does notexpect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”,“estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or“does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of suchwords and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results“may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will betaken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Newlox is subject tosignificant risks and uncertainties which may cause the actualresults, performance or achievements to be materially different fromany future results, performance or achievements expressed or impliedby the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Newloxcannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent withthese forward-looking statements and Newlox assumes no obligation toupdate or revise the forward-looking statements contained in thisrelease to reflect actual events or new circumstances.

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