Western Gold drills one m of 23.6 g/t Au at Ardlochan

Executive Summary

• Western Gold announced the discovery of a high‑grade gold mineralized breccia pipe at the Ardlochan prospect, intersecting up to 23.6 g/t Au over 1 m and an average of 0.36 g/t Au over 195 m.
• Three drill holes (total 741 m) tested a breccia‑pipe target, a porphyry stock, and a structural zone, confirming the presence of gold‑copper mineralization and identifying additional targets for follow‑up drilling.
• The results validate 2024 airborne MT survey anomalies and support continued exploration focus on gold‑rich porphyry‑breccia systems within the Lorne project.

Key Details

• Hole WGLD009-EXT (Breccia Pipe):
• Intercepted a 195 m interval averaging 0.36 g/t Au from 30 m depth (0.1 g/t cut‑off).
• High‑grade zones include:
  • 4 m @ 6.73 g/t Au from 135 m, including 1 m @ 23.6 g/t Au at 136 m.
  • 12.2 m @ 0.72 g/t Au from 31.8 m*.
  • 6 m @ 0.73 g/t Au from 71 m*.
  • 1 m @ 1.11 g/t Au, 22.4 g/t Ag and 0.45 % Cu at 112 m.
• Hole WGLD25‑B (Porphyry Stock / Magnetic Target):
• Minor copper up to 0.33 % Cu and gold up to 0.27 g/t Au intersected at granodiorite/phyllite contact.
• Notable intervals:
  • 9 m @ 0.18 g/t Au (including 1 m @ 0.53 g/t Au) in skarned Dalradian metasediments.
  • 7 m @ 0.14 % Cu and 0.17 g/t Au at Dalradian‑granodiorite contact.
  • 1 m @ 0.33 % Cu, 0.05 % Mo and 0.27 g/t Au in veined granodiorite.
• Hole WGLD25‑D2 (Structural Target):
• Did not intersect the primary structural zone; encountered conductive MT target represented by pyritic granodiorite/monzonite with minor chalcopyrite and weak Cu enrichment (200–500 ppm).
• Overall Drill Program: 741 m drilled across three holes, testing three distinct target styles.
• Next Steps: Focus future drilling on the late‑potassic mineralization within the breccia pipe (hole WGLD009‑EXT) and re‑evaluate historic Noranda‑Phelps Dodge maps now recovered from BGS MEIGA reports. New gold‑rich porphyry‑breccia targets are being refined.

Notable Quotes

• “The Lorne project continues to surprise us… this pipe is consistently mineralized, with some high‑grade gold in the first drill hole into the system,” – Harry Dobson, Chairman, Western Gold Exploration Ltd.