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Westward Gold Announces Completion of Surface Sampling Program
Vancouver, British Columbia - TheNewswire - November 24, 2023 - Westward Gold Inc. (CSE:WG) (OTC:WGLIF) (FSE:IM50) (“Westward” or the “Company”) is pleased to a
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vancouver, British Columbia - TheNewswire - November 24, 2023 - Westward Gold Inc. (CSE:WG) (OTC:WGLIF) (FSE:IM50) (“Westward” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed an expansive rock chip and soil sampling program at its Toiyabe, Turquoise Canyon and East Saddle Projects in Lander County, Nevada. The program was initially described in press releases dated September 7 and October 10, 2023, and was led by Mr. Robert Edie, Westward’s Vice President Exploration, over the course of several weeks in the field. A total of 353 surface rock chip samples were collected and visually logged, with locations mapped in Figure 1 below: Toiyabe Project: 29 samples collected Turquoise Canyon Project: 182 samples collected East Saddle Project: 142 samples collected Figure 1: Location Distribution of Surface Rock Chip Samples Collected in 2023 Note: Samples collected in the 9-claim gap between Toiyabe and Turquoise Canyon (the “TCC Gap”, 100% owned by Westward) have been included in Turquoise Canyon. A total of 606 soil samples with 100-meter spacings were also collected at the East Saddle Project and southern extent of the Toiyabe Project, covering the exposed lower-plate carbonate window (see Figure 2 below). Figure 2: Location Distribution of Soil Samples Collected in 2023 All rock chip and soil samples will be analyzed for gold and multi-element pathfinders. Assay results received in conjunction with field observations will be used to prioritize areas for future mapping with detailed Anaconda-style folios. These folios will compliment the existing Anaconda-style maps previously completed on high-priority areas of the Toiyabe Project. Geochemical anomalies – in particular gold, arsenic, mercury, and antimony – will be plotted and analyzed to further vector in on zones with elemental signatures typically associated with Carlin-type gold deposits. Figure 3: Location of Highlighted Rock Chip Samples from the Turquoise Canyon Project Notable Turquoise Canyon rock chips include a sample of chrysocolla and lazurite taken from a historical turquoise prospect (Figure 4), a strongly-hematitic/oxidized sample taken near a fault in quartzite (Figure 5), brecciated, oxidized, kaolinite-bearing chert near the eastern property boundary (Figure 6), tectonic fault breccia with pervasive hematite and limonite + barite (...