EXHIBIT 99.5

CONSENT OF QUALIFIED PERSON

TO:       New Found Gold Corp.

British Columbia Securities Commission

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TSX Venture Exchange

Dear Sirs/Mesdames:

RE:       New Found Gold Corp. (the “Company”)

Consent Letter for the Technical Report and News Release

I, Gary Simmons (B.Sc., QP Metallurgy) of GL Simmons Consulting, LLC, do hereby:

(a) consent to the public filing by the Company of the technical report dated June 4, 2024, with an effective date April 18, 2024, and titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report, New Found Gold Corp.’s Queensway Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: 2024 Exploration Update” prepared for the Company in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 (the “Report”);

(b) consent to any extracts from or a summary of the Report in the news release titled “New Found Files Queensway Gold Project NI 43-101 Technical Report” dated June 4, 2024; and

(c) certify that I have read the News Release being filed by the Company and that:

(i) it fairly and accurately represents the information in the sections of the Report for which I am responsible; and

(ii) I have no reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations in the News Release that are derived from the Report or within my knowledge as a result of the services performed by me in connection with the Report.

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Dated this 4^th day of June, 2024.

(signed) “Gary Simmons”

Gary Simmons (B.Sc., QP Metallurgy)

GL Simmons Consulting, LLC

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