West Point Gold Drills 32.0m of 1.05 g/t Au from 9.1m at Sheep Trail, 600m Step-Out Supports Third Potential Resource Area at Gold Chain

• On 9 Apr 2026 West Point Gold released initial drill results from the Sheep Trail and South Tyro targets within its flagship Gold Chain Project (Arizona).
• The most significant intercepts are:
• 32.0 m @ 1.05 g/t Au starting at 9.1 m depth (hole GC26‑1106).
• 7.6 m @ 2.41 g/t Au from 61.0 m depth (hole GC26‑1113).
• Additional intercepts (>15 m @ ≈ 1 g/t Au) were reported across the Sheep Trail zone, which now shows >1 km of strike continuity with multiple quartz‑veinlet and breccia zones.
• The drill program is 76 % complete (15,173 m of a planned 20,000 m). Results from the remaining 32 holes are still pending.
• No change to financing or corporate structure was announced in this release.

Aspect	Assessment
Resource potential	The new shallow intercepts confirm mineralization over a broader strike length, establishing Sheep Trail as a third prospective resource area at Gold Chain. This materially upgrades the project’s exploration outlook and could increase the eventual resource estimate.
Market reaction	The stock has been on an upward trajectory since early 2025 (from $0.37 to $1.49). The news reinforces that trend; investors are likely to view it as a catalyst for further price appreciation.
Comparison with prior guidance	Earlier updates (Feb‑Mar 2026) highlighted drilling progress and high‑grade zones at NE Tyro and Black Dyke. Sheep Trail was only mentioned as “potential” – the new intercepts turn that potential into demonstrated mineralization, exceeding previous expectations.
Financial impact	No immediate cash flow effect; however, the expanded resource footprint improves the justification for future capital raises or joint‑venture partnerships.
Overall materiality	The news is Material – Positive: it provides genuinely new, high‑grade, shallow intercepts that materially enhance the project’s geology and could translate into a larger resource base.

West Point Gold Corp. is an exploration company focused on high‑grade gold projects in the western United States. Its flagship asset is the Gold Chain Project (Arizona), comprising several historic claim groups: Tyro Main, NE Tyro, Sheep Trail, Black Dyke, and Bull 8. The project targets a shallow, quartz‑vein epithermal system with multiple high‑grade zones already intersected at surface to ~200 m depth.