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Western Exploration Inc. (OTCQX: WEXPF; TSXV: WEX) generates a steady flow of technical and corporate news centered on the advancement of its 100%-owned Aura gold-silver project in Nevada. Investors following WEXPF news will see detailed updates on drilling, resource estimates and economic studies across the project’s three deposits: Doby George, Gravel Creek and Wood Gulch.
Recent news releases highlight reverse circulation drill programs along the Tomasina Fault Zone near Wood Gulch, where Western Exploration reports widespread clay alteration, silicification and quartz–sulfide veining consistent with a low-sulfidation epithermal system. The company has disclosed multiple intercepts with gold grades above 3.0 grams per tonne over a strike length of roughly 1.5 kilometers, as well as key target areas such as the GAP Zone and Hammer Head that remain to be tested.
Western Exploration’s news flow also covers technical milestones, including an NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Doby George oxide gold deposit and an updated mineral resource estimate for Gravel Creek and Wood Gulch. The company has reported a 54% increase in inferred gold-equivalent resources and an 83% increase in inferred silver ounces at Gravel Creek, tied to a high-grade vein discovery in Jarbidge rhyolite and a revised geologic model.
In addition, WEXPF news items describe permitting and de-risking steps, such as engaging Stantec Consulting Services Inc. to prepare a Notice of Intent and Mine Plan of Operations for Aura, and ongoing baseline environmental and engineering work. For investors and analysts, the WEXPF news page offers a centralized view of exploration results, resource updates, technical report filings and project development activities at the Aura Project.
Western Exploration Inc. (OTCQX: WEXPF) has achieved recognition in the 2025 OTCQX® Best 50, a prestigious ranking of top-performing companies on the OTCQX Best Market. This ranking evaluates companies based on their one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth during 2024.
CEO Darcy Marud highlighted the importance of OTCQX in providing valuable exposure to U.S. markets and investors, particularly beneficial for their U.S.-based project development. The OTCQX Best Market is known for offering transparent and efficient trading of established companies that meet rigorous standards including high financial requirements, best practice corporate governance, and securities law compliance.
Western Exploration (WEXPF) has identified a major new exploration target zone in the Wood Gulch-Gravel Creek area, featuring a 3.0-kilometer-long Tomasina target zone with three outcropping zones of mineralization. The target area, located 1.0 km west of Gravel Creek, shows similar geologic, structural, and geochemical characteristics to Gravel Creek.
The zone includes the past-producing Wood Gulch mine, which historically yielded high-grade drill intercepts including 13.72 meters @ 29.59 g/t AuEq and 9.14 meters @ 30.38 g/t AuEq. The target is situated 75-400 meters from the surface, potentially reducing drill costs and improving future development prospects. The company plans to prioritize drilling in 2025 where the Tomasina Fault zones intersect the Frost Creek tuff.
Western Exploration (OTCQX: WEXPF) has been named to the 2025 OTCQX® Best 50, a prestigious ranking of top-performing companies on the OTCQX Best Market. The ranking evaluates companies based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth during 2024.
CEO Darcy Marud expressed honor at the recognition, highlighting the OTCQX's important role in providing exposure to U.S. markets and investors, particularly valuable for a company advancing a project within the United States.
The OTCQX Best Market is designed for established, investor-focused companies meeting strict criteria, including high financial standards, best practice corporate governance, and securities law compliance.
Western Exploration (WEXPF) has announced additional assay results from its 2024 core drilling program at the high-grade Jarbidge rhyolite discovery near the Gravel Creek resource. The drilling program has expanded the high-grade vein corridor to a minimum of 350 meters on strike and 250 meters on dip.
Key highlights include intercepts of 1.53 meters at 19.98 g/t AuEq in WG462 and 1.13 meters at 12.0 g/t AuEq in WG461. The program consisted of five oriented core holes, with all holes intersecting multiple vein/breccia zones with +10.0 g/t AuEq values. Notable results include individual assays of up to 46.1 g/t Au and 4,630.0 g/t Ag in WGC461.
The new high-grade area is located less than 200 meters east of the current Gravel Creek mineral resource, which contains 245k AuEq indicated ounces at 5.81 g/t AuEq and 443k AuEq inferred ounces at 5.02 g/t AuEq. The discovery remains open in all directions and represents significant resource expansion potential.
Western Exploration (WEXPF) has announced additional high-grade assay results from its 2024 core drilling program at the Gravel Creek resource area. The program, consisting of five oriented core holes totaling 3,556 meters, revealed significant gold-silver intercepts including 0.34m @ 33.69 g/t AuEq, 1.04m @ 16.72 g/t AuEq, and 0.55m @ 75.12 g/t AuEq. The drilling confirmed multiple vein-breccia zones with +10.00 g/t AuEq values within the projected structural corridor, extending along a minimum strike length of approximately 300 meters and dip length of 250 meters. Mineralization remains open in all directions, with preliminary interpretation suggesting the vein zones may be widening up dip to the east.
Western Exploration Inc. (TSXV: WEX; OTCQX: WEXPF) has announced positive assay results from its 2024 core drilling program at the Gravel Creek area of its Aura gold-silver project in Nevada. Highlights include:
- Drill results of up to 1.01 meters of 68.32 g/t AuEq and 0.49 meters of 111.54 g/t AuEq
- Four oriented core holes totaling 2,789 meters completed
- Hole WG459 reported individual assays of up to 75.30 g/t Au and 3,080 g/t Ag
- Key intercepts include 3.69 meters of 22.06 g/t AuEq and 6.10 meters of 12.44 g/t AuEq
The results support the potential for resource expansion northeast of the current Gravel Creek deposit. The company believes high-grade veins continue at least 80 meters north of the Discovery Section. Ongoing drilling aims to extend the vein zone and connect with high-grade Au intercepts in an area approximately 550 meters by 350 meters.
Western Exploration announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement, raising approximately CDN $1.7 million from TXAU Ventures. The offering involved 1,603,773 units at CDN $1.06 per unit, each comprising one share and one-half of a warrant. Each warrant allows the purchase of one share at CDN $1.36 within 24 months. The funds will support the pre-feasibility and permitting of the Doby George Deposit and further exploration at Gravel Creek. All securities are subject to a hold period of four months and one day. The offering awaits final TSX Venture Exchange approval.
Western Exploration Inc. (TSXV: WEX; OTCQX: WEXPF) has announced positive metallurgical test results from the Gravel Creek deposit's Jarbidge rhyolite hanging wall zone. Key highlights include:
1. Locked-cycle flotation tests showed 94.8% gold and 89.8% silver recoveries in a combined gravity and flotation concentrate.
2. The combined concentrate was 10.9% of feed weight, averaging 57.1 g/t Au and 1,725 g/t Ag.
3. Gravity concentration before rougher flotation recovered 22.4% of gold and 4.4% of silver in 0.16% of total feed weight, with grades of 920 g/t Au and 5,750 g/t Ag.
4. The flotation concentrate averaged 29.1% sulphide sulphur.
CEO Darcy Marud stated that these results demonstrate a potential path to economic recovery for precious metals at Gravel Creek.