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West Point Gold Corp. (TSXV: WPG) (OTCQX: WPGCF) (FSE: LRA0) (“West
Point Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce drill results
from the high-grade zone at Northeast (NE) Tyro, part of the
recently completed drill program at its flagship Gold Chain Project
in Arizona. The two holes reported herein, GC26-134 and GC26-137,
further confirm and validate the high-grade discoveries made via
reverse circulation drilling (“RC”) at the NE Tyro Zone in drill
core. The highlight intervals of 9.06 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold
(“Au”) over 19.7 metres (“m”) and 3.2 g/t Au over 35.7m are in line
with or exceed many prior results and continue to showcase the
robust widths and high-grade tenor of the system at NE Tyro.
The 2025/2026 drilling campaign, comprising RC (18,683.3m) and core
(2,395.7m), has now been completed, with a total of 21,079 m
drilled. Approximately 7,025m of assays are pending and will be
released over the next couple of months. With this year’s drilling
now complete, the team will focus on integrating the results into
the Company’s maiden mineral resource estimate (“MRE”), expected to
be released later in 2026.
Highlights:
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Hole GC26-134 returned 19.7m of 9.06 g/t Au from 95.8 to 115.5m,
about 20m above GC25-059 (15.3m of 7.02 g/t Au). -
Hole GC26-137 returned 35.7m of 3.2 g/t Au from 53.2 to 88.9m,
including 10.2m of 10.23 g/t Au, about 20m above GC25-047 (38.1m
of 4.86 g/t Au including 10.7m at 8.64 g/t Au). -
The two core holes were drilled across the high-grade zone
previously defined by reverse-circulation drilling to provide
improved confidence and context for the geologic, geometric, and
gold-grade models.
“These results continue to highlight the high-grade nature of
NE Tyro and the potential of this zone. Importantly, these core
holes correlate well with proximal RC holes, providing
confidence that the practices used for our RC drilling are
producing representative results. With the 21,079m completed in
the most recent drill campaign, we are now focused on analyzing
the results for both our upcoming maiden resource estimate at
Tyro Main and NE Tyro and the planning for our next drill
program,”
stated Derek Macpherson, President and CEO.
Table 1: Drill Results
Holes
From (m)
To (m)
Width (m)
Grade (g/t Au)
GC26-134
95.8
115.5
19.7
9.06
GC26-137
53.2
88.9
35.7
3.20
Including
66.4
76.6
10.2
10.23
Note: All widths shown are downhole; true widths are
approximately 90% of downhole widths.
Figure 1: Plan view of the Main Tyro vein showing geology and
drilling conducted in 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Note the
location of Hole Nos. GC26-134 and GC26-137.
Figure 2. Longitudinal perspective of the Tyro NE zone
contoured GT (g/t Au X estimated true thickness). Both Holes
GC26-134 and GC26-137 are contained within the GT >100
interval.
Summary
Both Holes GC26-134 and GC26-137
targeted areas proximal to defined high-grade gold mineralization
from previous drilling (Figures 3 and 4). Aside from Hole GC24-034
(Figures 2 and 4), all holes in this area have been RC. To ensure
that best practices are being followed and that the RC drilling is
producing consistent results, it was deemed important to
cross-reference higher-grade portions with core where detailed
documentation of recovery, RQD, vein styles, textures, and density
occurred. In summary, these two holes support the emerging geologic
and grade models generated to date and improve the definition of the
high-grade gold mineralization in the NE Tyro zone at the Company’s
Gold Chain project in Arizona. The two holes comprising this release
represent 298.4m of the now completed 21,079m drill program.
Both holes share several similarities in sectional view (Figures 3
and 4). The NE Tyro vein is a robust, fairly uniform structure that
dips to the SE at 70o to 75o, and ranges in
width from 15 to 25 metres. The width of the mineralized package
varies relative to the development of quartz veinlets and stockwork
in the hanging wall (“HW”) and ‘outboard’ from the principal quartz
vein/breccia at the footwall (“FW”). Precambrian granite, along with
lenses or ‘xenoliths’ of gneiss, schist, and amphibolite, is the
host rock. Perhaps most importantly, several intercepts are hosted
by or adjacent to fine-grained (aphanitic) felsic dike (Miocene),
likely rhyolite, forming quartz-calcite-cemented breccia and
stockwork. This spatial coincidence may reflect a preference for the
gold-bearing fluids to follow the dikes (more brittle) and/or the
contact with the hosting Precambrian (likely broken and faulted).
The modeling of these features in the upcoming weeks will provide
greater insight into deeper targets.
As shown in Figures 2 through 5, both Holes GC26-134 and GC26-137
traverse the vein at about the same elevation (760 – 790m ASL) or
about 100m below the surface. Quartz >> calcite veinlets in
propylitized (chlorite + quartz + pyrite) Precambrian rocks define
the distal zone of veining and increase with depth from a few
percent to 25% with occasional gold values. The main mineralized
zone commences with moderate to strong quartz-calcite veinlets,
stockwork and breccia giving way to a multi-stage breccia zone up to
the FW contact (Figures 5 and 6). Evidence of faulting (Miocene) and
shearing in the Precambrian rocks suggest a pre-Tertiary origin for
the controlling structures.
Figure 3. Geologic section drawn along GC26-134 showing vein
and spatial relation to GC21-013, GC25-087, GC25-059, GC25-086,
GC26-161 and GC26-168 and the surface.
Veins and breccia composing the NE Tyro vein are multi-stage and
comprised of quartz-chalcedony-calcite (bladed)-adularia with only
trace amounts of pyrite (Figures 5 and 6). Surface-related oxidation
is minimal and only seen along post-mineral fractures. However,
local intervals or breccia fragments of weakly iron-stained bladed
calcite and quartz along with fine, quartz-hematite veinlets suggest
an event of hydrothermal oxidation. Bladed calcite or “lattice
texture” has developed in several stages and ranges from delicate
bands within crustiform/coliform-banded chalcedony to coarse,
angular fragments in late-stage breccia. Native gold (Figure 7) has
been observed within minute dendritic growths of a black opaque,
perhaps electrum or a sulfosalt. The documentation of these features
may prove to be important as the Company evaluates events related to
gold deposition at greater depths.
Breccia textures are prevalent in these holes and were developed
during multiple events. Aside from fault breccia observed at the
vein’s FW contact, the vein package consists of broad intervals of
weak (further into the HW) to strong stockwork/breccia composed of
fine- (chalcedony) to medium- (sucrosic) to coarsely-crystalline
(comb) quartz veins and veinlets with subordinate amounts of calcite
dominantly in a bladed habit and native gold (see Figure 7);
adularia (?) likely occurs in select bands or vein fragments
revealing a tan to light pink coloration. Some breccia masses are
‘jigsaw’ in character, suggesting little or no fragment transport.
Other breccias are fine-grained, heterolithic, and reveal fluidal or
‘streaming’ textures suggesting considerable transport (and energy).
The dominance of breccias at the FW portion of the vein complex
suggests both recurrent movement and explosive events likely related
to deeper fluid boiling and potential gold deposition.
Figure 4. Geologic section drawn along GC26-137 showing vein
and spatial relation to GC21-014, GC25-047, GC25-081 and
GC26-163 and the surface.
Table 2: Drill hole locations and descriptions
Hole No.
Azimuth (degrees)
Inclination (degrees)
Easting
Northing
Length (m)
GC26-134
300
-55
732,386
3,901,513
160.0
GC26-137
300
-55
732,305
3,901,482
138.4
Figure 5. Photo GC26-134 showing a portion of the vein and
corresponding gold values. Core reveals that the NE Tyro vein is
a broad zone of multi-stage veins and breccia hosting a broad
array of textures.
Figure 6. Photo GC26-137 showing a portion of the vein and
corresponding gold values.
Figure 7. Photomicrograph (F.O.V. = ~6mm) of native gold within
a dendritic growth of electrum and/or sulfosalt; GC26-137,
67.25m. Note bladed texture of quartz pseudomorphs after
calcite.
Qualified Person
Robert Johansing, M.Sc. Econ. Geol., P. Geo., the Company’s Vice
President, Exploration, is a qualified person (“QP”) as defined by
NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical content of
this press release. Mr. Johansing has also been responsible for
overseeing all phases of the drilling program, including logging,
labelling, bagging and transport from the project to American Assay
Laboratories of Sparks, Nevada. Drillholes have a diameter of about
10cm, and samples have an approximate weight of 5 to 10kg. Samples
were then dried, crushed and split, and pulp samples were prepared
for analysis. Gold was determined by fire assay with an ICP finish,
and over-limit samples were determined by fire assay and gravimetric
finish. Silver plus 15 other elements were determined by Aqua Regia
ICP-AES (IM-2A16), and over-limit samples were determined by fire
assay and gravimetric finish. Both certified standards and blanks
were inserted on site along with duplicates, standards and blanks
inserted by American Assay. The results summarized above have been
carefully reviewed with reference to the QA/QC results. Standard
sample chain of custody procedures were employed during drilling and
sampling campaigns until delivery to the analytical facility.
About West Point Gold Corp.
West Point Gold is an exploration and development company focused on
unlocking value across four strategically located projects along the
prolific Walker Lane Trend in Nevada and Arizona, USA, providing
shareholders with exposure to multiple discovery opportunities
across one of North America’s most productive gold regions. The
Company’s near-term priority is advancing its flagship Gold Chain
Project in Arizona.
For further information regarding this press release, please
contact:
Aaron Paterson, Corporate Communications Manager
Phone:
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Email:
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