West Kirkland Files TUG Resource and Preliminary Economic Assessment on SEDAR

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 30, 2013) - West Kirkland Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE:WKM) ("West Kirkland" or the "Company") has filed on SEDAR a National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") compliant technical report on its TUG project, Utah. The report was filed on SEDAR September 13, 2013 following the company's news release on August 1, 2013 announcing a new Mineral Resource and a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on the TUG Project.

Report, titled "Technical Report on the Tecoma Utah Gold Project, Utah, USA," is dated effective September13, 2013. It was prepared in conformance with NI 43-101 by Stuart Collins, P.E., Kathy Altman, P.E., Ph.D., and Luke Evans, P.Eng, of Roscoe Postle Associates USA Ltd (RPA), each a "Qualified Person" under NI 43-101 and who have supervised the preparation of the information that forms the basis of the written disclosure in the news release dated August 1, 2013. Input for the PEA was provided by Newfields (civil and heap leach), Gault Group (environmental & permitting), and Hansen Allen & Luce (hydrogeology).

The technical report is consistent in all material respects with the Mineral Resource and Preliminary Economic Assessment announced in the August 1, 2013 news release. A copy of the report can be found at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website.

About West Kirkland Mining

West Kirkland Mining was formed in 2010 to focus on gold exploration along major trends in North America. The Company has consolidated significant mineral rights positions within the major gold trends of Nevada/Utah. The founders and Board of West Kirkland Mining have forty years` successful experience in gold discovery, mine development and mine operations in Nevada and other gold producing jurisdictions in North America.

West Kirkland is currently evaluating gold project acquisition opportunities and limiting activities to preserve working capital.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking information or forward looking statements (collectively "forward-looking information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such information includes, without limitation, information regarding proposed exploration activities. Although the Company believes that such information is reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information is typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking information provided by the Company is not a guarantee of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking information as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the state of the financial markets for the Company's equity securities, the state of the market for gold or other minerals that may be produced generally, recent market volatility; variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, the Company's ability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies and other risks associated with the exploration and development of mineral properties. The reader is referred to the Company's public filings for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects which may be accessed through the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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