WestKam Gold Corp. Completes Phase 1 Exploration Program on Will Property
Vancouver, July 11, 2023 - WestKam Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WKG) (the "Company" or "WestKam"), is pleased to announce it has completed its Phase 1 exploration program on the Will Property. The property is located in the Goldbridge mining camp, situated 8 km southeast and down-strike of the historic Minto Mine and 1.5 km from past producer Mary Mac in the Goldbridge mining camp. Previous work on the property has documented anomalous gold in soils and listwanite alteration similar to other local prospects.
WestKam Gold conducted prospecting and rock and soil sampling. The Phase 1 program consisted mainly of soil sampling focused on two prospective areas: the western chute and ridge and lower northern reaches of Mt. Williams. Sampling in the western chute encountered carbonitized alterations suites similar to listwanite alteration. The chute had substantial outcrop for rock sampling. The northern area has been soil sampled to follow up on soil anomalies from historical work and to explore the possible continuation of the Will shear. 71 soil samples and 19 rock samples were taken and are being assayed by ACT Labs of Kamloops, BC.
Qualified Person
Lorne Warner, P.Geo, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release.
About WestKam Gold Corp.
WestKam Gold Corp. is a Canadian-listed junior gold exploration company focused on exploring and developing projects in Western Canada.
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