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Westhaven Launches 50,000m 2026 Drill Program at the Shovelnose Gold and Silver Project, Southern British Columbia
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WHN)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Westhaven Launches 50,000m 2026 Drill Program at the Shovelnose Gold and Silver Project, Southern British Columbia\nVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WHN) (OTCQB: WTHVF) (“Westhaven” or the “Company”) is pleased to report the start of drilling at the Company's Shovelnose gold and silver Project in the Spences Bridge Gold Belt of southern British Columbia. Subject to the outcome of today’s special meeting of Westhaven shareholders to consider the proposed transaction with Dundee Corporation (TSX: DC.A) (“Dundee”), as previously described in the Company’s news release dated December 22, 2025, the drilling announced today is expected to be the start of an approximately CDN$20 million, 50,000 metre program of resource definition and exploration drilling planned for Shovelnose in 2026. Ken Armstrong, President and CEO of Westhaven, commented: “With drilling underway, we have launched what we believe will be a transformational 2026 program at Shovelnose. The drilling is designed to advance the project’s high-margin, low-cost development potential while targeting additional gold and silver discoveries across the property. In collaboration with Dundee, our team is currently finalizing the overall 2026 work plan, with the drill program alone expected to total approximately CDN$20 million and include up to four drill rigs completing 50,000 metres of drilling. This represents the most extensive drilling campaign ever undertaken at Shovelnose. Initial work will focus on resource infill drilling at the South Zone to strengthen and expand the existing resource base, with exploration drilling increasing as additional rigs are mobilized in the coming months. We look forward to delivering consistent results as the program advances and to further demonstrating the full potential of Shovelnose throughout 2026.” About Westhaven Gold Corp. Westhaven is a gold and silver focused exploration and development company targeting low sulphidation, high-grade, epithermal style gold and silver mineralization within the Spences Bridge Gold Belt in southern British Columbia. Westhaven controls ~60,263 hectares within four gold properties spread along this underexplored belt. The Shovelnose gold project is the most adv...