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WestGold Metals Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement

WestGold secures $2M to advance Idaho gold-silver portfolio toward maiden drilling.

Executive Summary
  • WestGold Metals Corp. closed a non-brokered private placement on June 15, 2026.
  • Issued 25,000,000 units at C$0.08 per unit, raising gross proceeds of approximately C$2,000,000.
  • Each unit includes one common share and one warrant exercisable at C$0.135 for a 36-month period.
  • Finder's compensation includes $253,176 in cash fees plus 1,764,000 finder warrants exercisable at $0.08.
  • Net proceeds will fund exploration and acquisition strategy, specifically technical work at the Amie flagship asset and the broader Idaho Portfolio.
  • Securities carry a four-month-plus-one-day statutory hold period under Canadian securities legislation.
Material Impact
  • The financing provides necessary working capital to execute the exploration strategy announced in May 2026.
  • It extends the company's cash runway, allowing for geological mapping, geophysical surveys, and systematic sampling at Amie.
  • The offering is dilutive, adding 25 million new shares and 1.764 million finder warrants to the capital structure.
  • The issue price of $0.08 aligns with the current market trading range, indicating no premium or discount to recent market levels.
  • The transaction is a standard micro-cap financing event, providing operational runway but not fundamentally altering the company's valuation or discovery potential.
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Company Overview
  • WestGold Metals Corp. (formerly Nordique Resources Inc.) is a precious metals exploration company.
  • The company has pivoted its strategy to focus on North American assets, specifically the Idaho Portfolio.
  • The portfolio includes the Amie Project (epithermal gold-silver), Silver Rock Project (epithermal silver-gold), and Demming Project (gold-silver quartz fissure vein).
  • The Amie project is located near the DeLamar project, which holds significant historical gold and silver resources.
  • Management aims to advance technical work to trigger a maiden drill program at Amie.
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