Ottawa, Ontario (February 24, 2022) - Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern Shield" or the "Company") [TSX-V: NRN] is pleased to announce that all drill core assays from the inaugural drilling program at the Root & Cellar Property (“Root & Cellar” or the “Property”) in Newfoundland have been received and include gold intercepts of up to 5.7 g/t Au. Northern Shield can earn up to a 100% interest in Root & Cellar. The Property is being explored for epithermal gold and porphyry-copper type mineralization.