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i-80 Gold Announces Executive Change RENO, Nev. ,

Management Changes

i-80 Gold Announces Executive Change

RENO, Nev.

,

April 11, 2025

/CNW/ -

i-80 GOLD CORP.

(TSX: IAU) (NYSE: IAUX)

("i-80 Gold", or

the "Company"),

announces that

Matthew Gili

, President & Chief Operating Officer ("COO"), will

be stepping down from his role. Mr. Gili will continue to work in his capacity as President & COO

until a successor is appointed, and for a transitionary period thereafter.

Matthew Gili

has served as the Company's President & COO since its inception in 2021, playing an

integral role in advancing i-80 Gold's portfolio of development projects. Under his leadership, the

Company has made significant progress in exploration, resource expansion, technical studies,

permitting, and bringing the Granite Creek Underground project into early-stage production.

"We are grateful to Matt for his committed leadership and the significant contributions he has made

during his tenure with the Company," said

Richard Young

, Chief Executive Officer. "He has played a

key role in advancing the Company's new development plan to build a mid-tier gold producer in

Nevada

. On behalf of the Board and the leadership team, I would like to thank him for his hard work

and dedication and wish him well in his future endeavors." Mr. Young will take on the President role

following Mr. Gili's departure.

Mr. Young added, "A search for a new COO has begun to lead us through the next phase of growth,

building on the strong foundation that has been laid to-date. We look forward to updating the market

when the search has concluded. In the meanwhile, our operations management team is focused on

maintaining momentum and achieving our development timelines."

About i-80 Gold Corp.

i-80 Gold Corp. is a

Nevada

-focused mining company committed to building a mid-tier gold producer

through a new development plan to advance its high-quality asset portfolio. The Company is the

fourth largest gold mineral resource holder in the state with a pipeline of high-grade development

and production-stage projects strategically located in

Nevada's

most prolific gold-producing trends.

Leveraging its fully permitted central processing facility following an anticipated refurbishment, i-80

Gold is executing a hub-and-spoke regional mining and processing strategy to maximize efficiency

and growth. i-80 Gold's shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: IAU) and the NYSE

American (NYSE: IAUX). For more information, visit

www.i80gold.com

.

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking

information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including but not limited to the

Company's ability to achieve its development timelines, and the transition in leadership not

interrupting the Company's ability to deliver on its strategic objectives. Furthermore, forward-looking

statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while

considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to

significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Such statements can

be identified by the use of words such as "may", "would", "could", "will", "intend", "expect", "believe",

"plan", "anticipate", "estimate", "scheduled", "forecast", "predict" and other similar terminology, or

state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur

or be achieved. These statements reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future

events, performance and results and speak only as of the date of this release or as of the dates

specified in such statements, and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary

statement. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-

looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as

required by applicable law.

Forward-looking statements and information involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be

read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indicators

of whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause actual results to

differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements or information,

including, but not limited to: material adverse changes, unexpected changes in laws, rules or

regulations, or their enforcement by applicable authorities; the failure of parties to contracts with the

company to perform as agreed; social or labor unrest; changes in commodity prices; and the failure

of exploration programs or studies to deliver anticipated results or results that would justify and

support continued exploration, studies, development or operations. For a more detailed discussion of

such risks and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed

or implied by such forward-looking statements, please see "Risks Factors" in the Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2024

for more information regarding risks

pertaining to the Company, which is available on EDGAR at

www.sec.gov/edgar

and SEDAR+ at

www.sedarplus.ca

. Readers are encouraged to carefully review these risk factors as well as the

Company's other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian

Securities Administrators.

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For further information:

For further information, please contact: Leily Omoumi, VP Corporate

Development & Strategy, 1.866.525.6450, [email protected], www.i80gold.com

CO: i-80 Gold Corp

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