Westward Gold Inc. intersected 12.0 metres grading 8.06 grams of gold per tonne within a broader 27.0-metre interval of 3.72 g Au/t from the first core hole of 2026 at the Toiyabe Hills Property in Lander County, Nevada.

Core hole T2601 was drilled to a total depth of approximately 123 metres at the SSD Target. The drilling encountered hydrothermal alteration and high-grade Carlin-style gold mineralization within micrite and silty limestone of the Devonian Wenban Formation.

Logan, Utah-based or similar regional settings aside, the high-grade sub-interval is controlled by a high-angle fault zone characterized by breccia, decalcification, shattered rock, clay, and sooty pyrite. Mineralization sits in the immediate footwall of the Roberts Mountains Thrust and an igneous dike, and is focused in the hanging wall of the WNW-striking N-Fault and the G-Fault corridor. All gold intervals are reported as drill hole lengths, with true thicknesses estimated at 50% to 70% of reported lengths.

“We’re very pleased with the results from this first core hole of 2026, primarily because it offers the first evidence that the gold controls we recently observed in the nearby trench still persist as we follow these structures into the sub-surface. Now with the arrival of the first RC rig, our drilling production will ramp up significantly and our target models will be continuously refined as more detailed logging and assay results are incorporated.”

— Robert Edie, Vice President Exploration

The Toiyabe Hills Property has been subject to ongoing exploration following 2025 framework drilling at the Campfire Target Complex and recent trenching work at the SSD Target. Exploration activities are supported by a C$5.0 million non-brokered private placement closed in October 2025, which included participation from strategic investors Crescat Capital LLC and Concept Capital Management Ltd.

A deep-capacity reverse-circulation drill rig has arrived at the property and is advancing hole T2603 to test down-dip projections of the modeled gold controls, with planned tests of Fault-N from pads SSD26-J and SSD26-K. Westward Gold also awaits pending assay results from core hole T2602 at the SSD Target.

Read the full announcement: Westward Gold Drills 12.0 Metres of 8.06 g Au/t within 27.0 Metres of 3.72 g Au/t in Hole T2601 at the SSD Target, Toiyabe Hills Property, Nevada