6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December 2021.

Commission File Number 001-31722

 

New Gold Inc.

Suite 3320 - 181 Bay Street

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3

Canada

(Address of principal executive office)

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DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

Exhibit	Description
99.1	New Gold Inc. News Release dated December 22, 2021 - New Gold Announces Closing of Blackwater Gold Stream for US$300 Million

SIGNATURES

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

		NEW GOLD INC.
	By:	/s/ Sean Keating
Date:  December 22, 2021		Sean Keating
		Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

New Gold Announces Closing of Blackwater Gold Stream for US$300 Million

TORONTO, Dec. 22, 2021 /CNW/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold" or the "Company") (TSX: NGD) and (NYSE American: NGD) today reports that it has closed the previously announced sale of the gold stream held on the Blackwater Project ("Blackwater") located in British Columbia, Canada to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. for US$300 million. Blackwater is wholly-owned by Artemis Gold Inc. ("Artemis"), with New Gold having retained the gold stream as partial consideration for the divestiture of Blackwater to Artemis on August 21, 2020.

About New Gold
New Gold is a Canadian-focused intermediate mining Company with a portfolio of two core producing assets in Canada, the Rainy River gold mine and the New Afton copper-gold mine. The Company also holds a 5% equity stake in Artemis Gold Inc. and other Canadian-focused investments. New Gold's vision is to build a leading diversified intermediate gold company based in Canada that is committed to environment and social responsibility. For further information on the Company, visit www.newgold.com. 

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SOURCE New Gold Inc.

View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2021/22/c4995.html

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For further information: Ankit Shah, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Direct: +1 (416) 324-6027, Email: ankit.shah@newgold.com; Brandon Throop, Director, Investor Relations, Direct: +1 (647) 264-5027, Email: brandon.throop@newgold.com

CO: New Gold Inc.

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