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Western Gold Drills New Copper Gold Porphyry Centre at Ardlochan and Extends Porphyry Mineralisation at Lagalochan Strengthening Lorne Fault Zone Potential
North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - May 2, 2024) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: W...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Western Gold Drills New Copper Gold Porphyry Centre at Ardlochan and Extends Porphyry Mineralisation at Lagalochan Strengthening Lorne Fault Zone PotentialNorth Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - May 2, 2024) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the completion of its 2023-2024 drilling within the Lorne Porphyry District, Argyll, Scotland. Drilling focussed on our two main prospects, Lagalochan and Ardlochan, situated 8km apart along the same geologically prospective corridor, termed the Lorne Fault Zone (see Figure 1 below). A total of 11 shallow holes were drilled, eight of which were targeting porphyry stockwork extensions and skarn mineralisation at the western margins of Lagalochan for a total length of 1,207m. In addition, three initial holes focused on the newly identified outcropping porphyry mineralisation at Ardlochan, identified during recent sampling (see February 2024 Press Release) for a total length of c. 221m. Highlights: High-Grade Epithermal Style Gold Veining [Hole WGLD001, Lagalochan]1.3m @ 20.8 g/t Au, from 109m and 1.0m @ 8.49 g/t Au, from 52m.Veins remain open along strike.Porphyry and skarn mineralisation extended > 800m westwards at LagalochanNew Porphyry system identified 8km west of Lagalochan at Ardlochan\"The goal of this campaign was to extend the porphyry mineralisation westwards at Lagalochan and to confirm by drilling the gold potential of the skarn mineralisation outcropping at surface, and this was achieved,\" commented Harry Dobson, Chairman. \"The drilling at Ardlochan confirms there are multiple porphyry centres on the property and we are now looking to utilise various geophysics tools to identify deeper drilling targets and additional porphyry areas to realise the potential for significant porphyry mineralisation in the Lorne district where the Company is the sole operator.\" Figure 1. Aerial image of the Lorne Porphyry Complex, highlighting both Lagalochan and Ardlochan porphyry centres. Crown Lease held by Company's fully owned subsidiary, Lorne Resources Ltd.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9801/207665_38e29d7c640b683b_002full.jpgDrilling Overview - LagalochanOur 2023-2024 exploration campaign has followed up on the target recommendations disclosed in our Technical Rep...