Continuity Of Mineralization Across The Illinois Creek Project

TUCSON, AZ - Western Alaska Minerals reported drilling and trenching results that show continuity of mineralization across its Illinois Creek CRD project. Additional assay results from the Warm Springs (WS) zone strengthens evidence of a critical link between the Waterpump Creek (WPC) silver deposit (75 Moz at 980 g/t AgEq Inferred1) and the Illinois Creek (IC) gold deposit (373,000 oz AuEq indicated and 152,000 oz AuEq inferred1), significantly enhancing the district-scale potential of the 100%-owned project.

The final six 2024 drill holes completed at Warm Springs further demonstrate the extensive scale of the Carbonate Replacement Deposit (CRD) hydrothermal system at the Illinois Creek Project. The Warm Springs zone is characterized by an upper horizon of multistage intense silicification and brecciation, associated with massive to semi-massive pyrite and gold-copper mineralization. This mineralization style is exemplified in the upper intercepts of holes IC24-0008, IC24-0010, and previously reported IC24-0004.

"These results mark a significant milestone in demonstrating the scalability of our Illinois Creek CRD project," stated Kit Marrs, CEO of Western Alaska Minerals. "The mineralization encountered at Warm Springs provides strong evidence for a connection between our high-grade Waterpump Creek silver deposit and the Illinois Creek gold deposit."