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Westhaven Extends High-Grade Gold and Silver Mineralization Below the South Zone Deposit, Including 10.04m Grading 12.18 g/t Au & 103 g/t Ag, Shovelnose Gold Property, Southern British Columbia

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  • Westhaven Gold Corp. reported assay results from the fifth batch of its 35,000m resource infill drilling program at the South Zone deposit on the Shovelnose property.
  • Drill hole SNR26-117 returned 10.04m grading 12.18 g/t Au & 103 g/t Ag, extending mineralization below the deepest proposed mining stopes from the 2025 PEA.
  • Drill hole SNR26-110 returned 37.34m grading 6.24 g/t Au & 55 g/t Ag, confirming thick, high-grade mineralization at the southeastern margin of the deposit.
  • The drilling program is >76% complete with 26,581m across 85 holes, utilizing four active drill rigs.
  • Results demonstrate excellent continuity of mineralization in Vein Zones 1, 2 & 3, to be included in an updated resource estimate supporting a Pre-Feasibility Study targeting completion in H2 2027.
  • Dundee Corporation has committed a minimum of CDN$30,000,000 under a strategic earn-in agreement to fund 50,000m of drilling & pre-feasibility work, with potential to earn up to a 60% interest.
  • The 2026 field program includes exploration drilling & surface work expected to continue through mid-December.
  • Assay protocols involve ALS Kamloops & North Vancouver facilities using fire assay & ICP-MS, with QA/QC procedures including certified reference materials, blanks, & duplicates.