West Kirkland Discovers Additional Near Surface Gold on Hasbrouck

VANCOUVER, BC - West Kirkland Mining Inc. reported that in its first phase of exploration drilling, the Company intersected 50.29 meters of 0.73 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) on the Three Hills deposit and discovered additional near surface mineralization on the Hasbrouck deposit, both located near Tonopah, Nevada. On the Hasbrouck deposit, drilling followed up on rock chip samples with assays including 24.6 g/t Au.

The Company drilled four exploration holes on the eastern flank of the Three Hills deposit, testing a newly developed structural interpretation of the deposit. West Kirkland tested for zones of structural preparation near the contact between the Siebert formation and the Fraction Tuff.

Hole TH14R-004 returned 50.29 meters grading 0.73 g/t Au and 3.22 g/t Ag within a zone of intersecting structures. Mineralization started 26 meters above the contact between the Siebert and Fraction Tuff and continued 24.4 meters below the contact. This intercept is approximately 70 meters northwest of hole TH12R-15, drilled by a previous owner, which returned 66 meters of 3.3 g/t Au in a similar setting at the same elevation.

"Drilling at Three Hills confirmed the deposit remains open to the east, and provided a high grade structural corridor of mineralization that will be tested with follow up work," said Michael G. Allen, Vice President of Exploration for West Kirkland. "The high grade intercepts in hole TH12R-015 and TH14R-004 have the potential to expand the resource further to the east."

West Kirkland's TH14R-002 returned 12.72 meters grading 0.61 g/t Au and 4.04 g/t Ag starting from 161.54 meters at the Siebert-Fraction contact. This intercept was 50 meters south of the previously drilled TH12R-015.