New Precious Metals Bearing Epithermal System At Aura Project

VANCOUVER – Western Exploration Inc. reported on the first five reverse circulation (RC) holes testing part of the Tomasina target, approximately one kilometer west of the Gravel Creek at the Aura gold-silver project.
Hole WG467, drilled northwest of Wood Gulch on section T4760N, intersected 3.0 meters @ 7.1 g/t Au and 4.8 g/t Ag down hole of a broader interval of 44.20 meters 0.38 g/t Au and 1.71 g/t Ag. The zone remains open for more than one kilometer of strike length to the northwest and southeast.
Hole WG463 intersected an extensive oxidation and clay silicification alteration typical of high-level epithermal systems similar to what is above the Gravel Creek deposit. The altered zone in WG463 included an interval of 15.24 meters @ 0.13 g/t Au and 10.0 g/t Ag – a strong indicator of proximity to a potentially mineralized system at depth.
CEO, Darcy Marud, said, ”We are very encouraged that the current drill program has confirmed the resource growth potential at the Tomasina fault area. Initial drill results from WG466 and WG467 northeast of Wood Gulch show similar geology, alteration and mineralization to Gravel Creek, located just one kilometer to the east. Importantly, the target remains open for one kilometer of strike length.
Drilling to the southeast of the Wood Gulch open pit has identified high level epithermal alteration and mineralization that is similar to that discovered above the Gravel Creek resource. Legacy hole WG355 that was completed down dip and to the east of this area returned 13.17 meters of 1.67 g/t Au and 28.5 g/t Ag including 1.52 meters of 10.9 g/t Au and 101 g/t Ag demonstrating the prospectivity of this area.
To have this degree of success in an initial drill program is truly exciting! Considering that Western Exploration has drill tested less than 20% of the Tomasina Fault trend strike length, we are very encouraged about the future resource growth potential of this area. The strength and continuity of alteration, together with the consistent mineralized intercepts, provide a clear case for continued step-out and follow-up core drilling.”