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Western Copper and Gold Provides Update and Launches Feasibility Study at Casino
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Western Copper and Gold Provides Update and Launches Feasibility Study at Casino\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n PR Newswire\n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n Oct. 6, 2021\n \n /PRNewswire/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation (\"Western\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) is pleased to announce an update to its 2021 exploration and drilling program at its wholly owned Casino Copper-Gold Project (\"Casino\") and the formal launching of a feasibility study on the Casino Project.\n \n \n \n Exploration and Drilling Program\n \n \n \n The 2021 exploration and drilling program (the \"Program\") was developed with input from Rio Tinto as outlined in the Investor Rights Agreement and Subscription Agreement, entered into as part of an investment by Rio Tinto Canada in Western (see news release dated\n \n May 17, 2021\n \n ). The field component of the Program was completed on\n \n September 30, 2021\n \n .\n \n \n The Program was comprised of several components.  A summary of the status of these components follows:\n \n \n \n Metallurgical and Geotechnical Drilling\n \n \n \n All planned metallurgical and geotechnical drilling was completed.  Diamond drilling of 1,001.3 metres of large-diameter core in three holes was completed to test amenability of the mineralization to mineral processing.  Geotechnical and hydrological drilling in the Casino Deposit (the \"Casino Deposit\" or \"Deposit\") area, as well as a geotechnical program designed by Knight Piésold, targeting the ground conditions of the proposed tailings management and heap leaching facilities were also completed.\n \n \n \n Resource Confirmation Drilling\n \n \n \n All planned resource confirmation drilling was completed. Five holes totaling 1,484.1 metres were drilled to confirm the lithological and mineralogical settings of the deposit.  Core obtained will undergo metallurgical testing as well as conventional gold and multi-element analyses.\n \n \n \n Exploration Drilling\n \n \n \n Exploration diamond drilling comprising ...