Advancement Of Doby George Permitting

VANCOUVER – Western Exploration Inc.’s 2026 Program is designed to advance Doby George, in Nevada, through engineering and permitting activities while continuing to accelerate exploration targeting and resource expansion across the Gravel Creek-Wood Gulch district, Nevada.
At Doby George baseline studies and permitting have commenced and will continue through the second quarter of 2027. Western Exploration plans to submit a mine plan of operations to its sole permitting authority, the United States Forest Service (USFS), in the second quarter of 2026.
Infill and expansion drilling aimed at converting inferred resources and expanding known oxide mineralization will be completed by year end. Further, detailed engineering and a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2027 and a full environmental study should be completed by mid-year 2027. All of the engineering, drilling and permitting work for 2026 and 2027 is now fully funded.
At Gravel Creek, the Company is active on a number of fronts in preparation for the 2026 drill season. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a study on the genesis and formation of the Gravel Creek deposit. The study is expected to be completed in March 2026, which is designed to assist the Company to better understand the ore controls of mineralization and add focus to the resource expansion effort. In addition, the Company is completing an artificial intelligence evaluation of alteration and geochemistry, which is expected to be completed by the end of March 2026.
Darcy Marud, President and CEO, said, “We are on our way to permitting at Doby George with contracts in place for engineering, baseline studies and permitting with the USFS. Plans are being prepared to take advantage of the private fee land and potentially accelerate site work including power and water development in 2027. At Gravel Creek, we have taken a discovery made by Western Exploration to a resource of more than 800,000 ounces Au and 14 million ounces Ag. The current work with our partners is designed to accelerate the discovery process and outline a drill plan to double the Gravel Creek resource.”