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West Point Gold Defines New Gold Zone at Gold Chain; Black Dyke Drilling Returns 36.6m of 1.04 g/t Au from Surface
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 17, 2026) - West Point Gold Corp. (TSXV: WPG...
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[{"type":"text","content":"West Point Gold Defines New Gold Zone at Gold Chain; Black Dyke Drilling Returns 36.6m of 1.04 g/t Au from SurfaceVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 17, 2026) - West Point Gold Corp. (TSXV: WPG) (OTCQB: WPGCF) (FSE: LRA0) (\"West Point Gold\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the intersection of shallow gold mineralization at the Black Dyke target located four kilometres (\"km\") west of the Tyro Main Zone, at the Company's Gold Chain Project in Arizona. The initial six reverse circulation (\"RC\") drill holes at Black Dyke, suggest it is a highly prospective area where additional resources could be defined at the Gold Chain Project. Recent drilling results from the Black Dyke prospect have further prioritized the target for follow-up drilling in early 2026. To date, 10,255m of the ongoing 15,000m drill program at the Gold Chain project have been completed. Results are pending for 24 holes representing 5,361m from the Tyro Main Zone, South Tyro, Sheep Trail, and Bull 8 targets.Highlights:Black Dyke hosts a shallow-dipping body of quartz veinlets and breccia ranging in estimated thickness between 7.6 and 36.6m over a strike length of at least 200m and from surface to approximately 250m down-dipThe zone remains open along strike to the west and down-dip to the southwestAlteration and textures observed in near surface drill results suggest the presence of a potentially deeper gold system associated with this shallow mineralization. 4 km west of Tyro, Black Dyke now represents a second area for potential resource development; follow-up drilling is planned to expand the limits of the shallow oxidized gold mineralization\"Black Dyke is now a potential second resource development area at Gold Chain, which is a meaningful milestone for the project. Shallow, oxidized gold from the surface, with the zone open in multiple directions, gives us a well-defined path to expand this target. Equally compelling is that West Point Gold found this by applying modern methods to a historically underexplored prospect, and the Company is taking that same approach across the property. With results pending from multiple step-out targets, it appears that the potential of the Gold Chain Project is still being defined,\" stated Derek Macpherson, President and CEO.Table 1: Drill ResultsHolesFrom (m)To (m)Width (m)Grade (g/t Au)...