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Westhaven Gold Provides Update on Skoonka North Program: Assays 1,720 ppb Gold in Silt Sample
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WHN) is pleased to provide an update on its 100% owned 6,167 hectare
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WHN) is pleased to provide an update on its 100% owned 6,167 hectare Skoonka North gold property. The Skoonka North gold property is situated northwest of the community of Spences Bridge in south-central British Columbia, within the Kamloops Mining Division. The claims have seen limited exploration work and have yet to be drill tested. Highlights: 1,720 parts per billion (ppb) gold (Au) silt sample: the highest ever assayed by Westhaven on the Spences Bridge Gold Belt (SBGB) 992 ppb Au silt sample 783 ppb Au silt sample 403 ppb Au silt sample In April 2023, Westhaven completed a sampling program, collecting 210 soils, 136 stream silts and 103 rocks. Soil and silt sampling targeted previously unsampled areas and specific areas of interest identified from past programs. Rock samples were collected during the geochemical work but do not represent a focused prospecting program, though veining and alteration were encountered. Stream silt sampling was the primary focus of this program as we collected and analyzed 5 size fractions at each sample site. The highest gold values received to date include 1,720 ppb Au and 992 ppb Au coarse size fraction analysis. Fall 2023 Exploration Program The prior property operator delineated a gold showing at the Ridge zone. The main anomaly that has received the most work, including trenching, has returned rock and soil assays of up to 2.0 grams per tonne (g/t) Au and 701 ppb Au, respectively. The anomaly has been traced northeast for 260 metres (m). Trenching has exposed a 55 m-long, east-trending zone of carbonate-zeolite veining assaying up to 1.44 g/t Au. Due to conditions in April 2023, Westhaven was unable to sample/prospect this showing. As a result, the gold values generated from the most recent work are not likely sourced from the Ridge zone, meaning there are potentially multiple gold mineralized zones across this property. Westhaven will further evaluate this area as part of the upcoming fall exploration program. On behalf of the Board of Directors WESTHAVEN GOLD CORP. \"Gareth Thomas” Gareth Thomas, President, CEO & Director Qualified Person Statement Peter Fischl, P.Geo., who is a Qualified Person within the context of National Instrument 43-101 has read and takes responsibi...