 Auteco Minerals Makes Discovery of Near Surface, High Grade Mineralization Highlighting Open Pit Potential VANCOUVER, BC, July 27, 2021 PRNewswire - First Mining Gold Corp. First Mining or the Company TSX: FF OTCQX: FFMGF FRANKFURT: FMG is pleased to announce the commencement of a second phase, 50,000 m drill program at its Pickle Crow gold project in northwestern Ontario, Canada, to follow on from the strong results obtained in the initial 45,000 m program completed by First Minings Joint Venture partner Auteco Minerals Ltd Auteco in 2020 and 2021. Further drilling is being done on the new Carey discovery, which is the first in a series of shallow exploration targets being tested by Auteco that highlight the potential for open pit mining in addition to what was historically a narrow-vein underground operation at Pickle Crow. 