6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2024

Commission File Number: 001-39966

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or 40-F:

Form 20-F o Form 40-F þ

EXHIBIT INDEX

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT 99.1

NEW FOUND FILES QUEENSWAY GOLD PROJECT

NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT

Vancouver, BC, November 15, 2024 - New Found GoldCorp. (“New Found” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: NFG, NYSE-A: NFGC) is pleased to announce that the Company has filed a National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) technical report for New Found’s 100% owned Queensway Project, entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report, New Found Gold Corp.’s Queensway Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: 2024 Property Expansion and Exploration Update”, with an effective date of November 1, 2024 (the “Technical Report”). The purpose of the Technical Report is to provide an update on the Queensway Project expanded land position, including the Company’s acquisition of the Kingsway Property (as defined below), and new exploration activities. The Technical Report is available under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

The Technical Report was prepared by D. Roy Eccles, M.Sc., P. Geol. P Geo. of APEX Geoscience Ltd., Mark K. Jorgensen, B.Sc., QP Metallurgy of Jorgensen Engineering and Technical Services, LLC and Gary Simmons, B.Sc., QP Metallurgy of GL Simmons Consulting, LLC, each a “Qualified Person” as defined under NI 43-101 and independent of New Found.

The Technical Report provides an update on New Found’s exploration activities at the Queensway Project since the Company’s previous technical report, which had an effective date of April 18, 2024. Since that time, New Found has 1) acquired 100% interest in Labrador Gold Corp.’s Kingsway Project including four licences (311 claims) (the “Kingsway Property”), 2) acquired 100% interest in three licences (54 claims) from Sky Gold Corp., and 3) completed new diamond drilling at the Big Vein, Dome, Dropkick, Everest, Golden Dome, Golden Glove, Golden Joint, Green Mantle, Honey Pot, Iceberg, Iceberg Alley, Jackpot, Keats South and West, Knobby, Lotto North, Monte Carlo, Pistachio, Pristine, and Road gold prospects.

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information disclosed in this press release was reviewed and approved by Greg Matheson, P. Geo., Chief Operating Officer, and a Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101. Greg Matheson consents to the publication of this press release dated November 15, 2024, by New Found. Greg Matheson certifies that this press release fairly and accurately represents the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this press release.

About New Found Gold Corp.

New Found holds a 100% interest in the Queensway Project, located 15km west of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, and just 18km from Gander International Airport. The project is intersected by the Trans-Canada Highway and has logging roads crosscutting the project, high voltage electric power lines running through the project area, and easy access to a highly skilled workforce. The Company is currently undertaking a 650,000m drill program at Queensway and is well funded for this program with cash and marketable securities of approximately $35 million as of November 2024.

Please see the Company’s website at www.newfoundgold.ca and the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Contact

To contact the Company, please visit the Company’s website, www.newfoundgold.ca and make your request through our investor inquiry form. Our management has a pledge to be in touch with any investor inquiries within 24 hours.

New Found Gold Corp.

Per: “Collin Kettell”

Collin Kettell, Chief Executive Officer

Email: ckettell@newfoundgold.ca

Phone: +1 (845) 535-1486

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its RegulationServices Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracyof this release.

Forward-Looking Statement Cautions

This press release contains certain “forward-lookingstatements” within the meaning of Canadian and U.S. securities legislation (including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995), relating to exploration, drilling and mineralization on the Company’s Queensway Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labradorfor the future; and the merits of the Queensway Project. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can giveno assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts;they are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”,“interpreted”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “aims”, “suggests”,“often”, “target”, “future”, “likely”, “pending”, “potential”,“goal”, “objective”, “prospective”, “possibly”, “preliminary”, and similarexpressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “can”, “could”or “should” occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-lookingstatements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made, andthey involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurateand actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent requiredby applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange or the NYSE American, the Company undertakes no obligationto update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factorsthat could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks associatedwith possible accidents and other risks associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that the Company will encounter unanticipatedgeological factors, risks associated with the interpretation of assay results and the drilling program, the possibility that the Companymay not be able to secure permitting and other governmental clearances necessary to carry out the Company’s exploration plans, thevolatility of capital markets, the risk that the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, andthe risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company’s business and prospects.The reader is urged to refer to the Company’s Annual Information Form and Management’s Discussion and Analysis, publicly availablethrough the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR+) at www.sedarplus.caor through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov for a more complete discussion of suchrisk factors and their potential effects.