Gold And Multi Element Assays At The Toiyabe And East Saddle Properties

VANCOUVER – Westward Gold Inc. reported on 606 soil samples collected on the Company’s 100%-owned Toiyabe and East Saddle Properties, situated along the Cortez Trend in Lander County, Nevada. This phase of the survey – conducted at the end of 2023 prior to winter conditions setting in – was primarily designed to extend existing coverage southward over the exposed lower-plate carbonate window at East Saddle, and adjacent portions of the overlying upper-plate siliciclastic formations due east of the past-producing Toiyabe-Saddle Mine open pits. The soil samples were collected at nominal 100-meter spacings, and have been integrated into existing soil datasets from the Turquoise Canyon Property.

These new results, which represent an important step in covering all previously-unsampled ground on the Company’s consolidated ~40 square kilometer land package, will be added to in the coming months as the fulsome grid is completed. Vice President Exploration Robert Edie has recently returned from the Company’s properties, and ground conditions are now sufficiently favourable to kick off planned 2024 exploration activities.

Key Highlights: 1) Strong signs of large, zoned geochemical footprints often indicative of significant Carlin-type gold deposits in the subsurface. 2) An expansive, newly-mapped zone of elevated gold-in-soil anomalies includes the entire strike length of the Roberts Mountains Thrust (RMT) Fault at East Saddle. 3) New positive results will guide upcoming exploration activities focused on drill-target selection, including detailed surface mapping, geophysical surveys, and additional rock-chip and soil sampling.

Robert Edie, Vice President Exploration, said, “The results of this phase of our soil sampling program continue to improve our insight into the stratigraphic and structural controls on gold at our properties. With this enhanced understanding we can vector into the highest-priority targets for drilling, while mitigating risks and maximizing potential for success when drill dollars are deployed.”