West Point Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WPG) (OTCQX: WPGCF) (FSE: LRA0) is pleased to announce the results from two more drill holes from the high-grade Northeast Tyro zone at its flagship Gold Chain Project in Arizona. Results are highlighted by Hole GC26-166, which was a reverse circulation hole that intersected 62.5 metres of 3.1 grams per tonne gold from 233m, including 38.1m at 4.7 g/t Au. This intercept has an estimated true width of 30m. These holes continue to bolster the widths and continuity of the high-grade zone at NE Tyro, which remains open to depth and to the northeast towards the prospective Frisco Graben target.

The Company is reporting assay results for two drill holes (594.3m), GC26-163 and GC26-166, from the recently completed 21,079m drill program. Assays are pending for 4,907m from the Tyro Main Zone and Black Dyke targets. All drill data is currently being compiled, evaluated and analyzed as part of the Company’s upcoming maiden resource estimate expected to be released later in 2026.

Highlights:

• Hole GC26-166 (Line 1000) intersected 62.5m at 3.12 g/t Au, about 20m in front of GC26-148 (66m at 6.57 g/t Au);
• Hole GC26-163 (Line 950) intersected 54.9m at 2.02 g/t Au, including 19.8m at 4.40 g/t Au beginning approximately 197m below surface;
• Results from both sections (L950 and L1000) indicate that the NE Tyro vein is well developed between 300 and 350m below the surface;
• NE Tyro remains open to depth and to the northeast towards the Frisco Graben.

Derek Macpherson, President and CEO, stated, “Drilling this year at NE Tyro has materially expanded the zone to depth and to the northeast. More importantly, the results indicate that this high-grade zone remains open in multiple directions. We believe the consistency of the mineralization, the high grades, and the apparent widening of the zone at depth bode well for the pending maiden resource and the upcoming drill program. A key focus of West Point Gold’s next drill program is to continue expanding NE Tyro at depth and along strike.”

 Table 1: Drill Results

 Figure 1. Plan view of the Tyro NE vein showing geology and drilling conducted in 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Note the location of Hole Nos. GC26-163 (L950) and GC26-166 (L1000).

 Figure 2. Longitudinal perspective of the Tyro NE zone contoured GT (g/t Au X estimated true thickness) highlighting the results from Holes GC26-163 and GC26-166. 

Line 950 (GC26-163)

Section L950 (Figure 3) reveals that the NE Tyro vein system is continuously mineralized from the surface downward to an elevation of 635mASL, or at least 230m vertically. The mineralized zone, which is defined by a planar structure dipping at 70^o, is dominated by vein breccia (hydrothermal) in the footwall and quartz-calcite-adularia veinlets dominating toward the hanging wall. The footwall vein breccia in Hole GC26-163 hosts about 12m of 4.4 g/t Au (TW; Figure 3). Figure 2 reveals that this strong vein remains open at depth and to the southwest.

Figure 3. Geologic section drawn along Line 950 showing vein and spatial relation between GC26-163, GC21-014, GC25-047 and GC25-081.

Line 1000 (GC26-166)

Section L1000, shown in Figure 4, contains Holes GC26-166, GC26-168, GC21-013, GC25-087, GC26-134 (core), GC25-059 and GC26-148 (core). This hole was designed to test the vein zone about 50m below GC26-148 but flattened slightly to cut the vein about 20m below. GC26-166 contained (Table 1) intersected 62.5m (TW = 30m) at 3.12 g/t Au including 38.1m of 4.7 g/t Au. Unlike GC26-163, quartz veining extends several meters into the footwall below the likely controlling structure. Alteration of the Precambrian granite across this zone consisted of moderate to strong illite-pyrite alteration replacing chlorite in the propylitic selvage

Figure 4. Geologic section drawn along Line 1000 showing vein and spatial relation between GC26-166, GC26-168, GC21-013, GC26-134, GC25-087, GC25-059 and GC26-148 (core).

 Table 2: Drill hole locations and descriptions

Gold Chain Project share payment

The Company intends to issue 46,110 common shares of the Company, valued at CDN$1.466 per share, in connection with a US$48,000 (CDN$67,598) share payment due under the option agreement covering a portion of the Company’s landholdings for the Gold Chain Project in Arizona.

The common shares issued will have a statutory hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance. This share for debt transaction remains subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.

Qualified Person

Robert Johansing, M.Sc. Econ. Geol., P. Geo., the Company’s Vice President, Exploration, is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical content of this press release. Mr. Johansing has also been responsible for overseeing all phases of the drilling program, including logging, cutting, labelling, bagging and transport from the project to American Assay Laboratories of Sparks, Nevada. Reverse Circulation (RC) drill holes have a diameter of about 10cm (~4″), and samples have an approximate weight of 5 to 10kg. All samples are packaged for shipment at the facility and trucked to AAL in Reno. Samples were then dried, crushed and split, and pulp samples were prepared for analysis. Gold was determined by fire assay with an ICP finish, and over-limit samples were determined by fire assay and gravimetric finish. Silver plus 15 other elements were determined by Aqua Regia ICP-AES (IM-2A16), and over-limit samples were determined by fire assay and gravimetric finish. Both certified standards and blanks were inserted on site along with duplicates, standards and blanks inserted by American Assay. The results summarized above have been carefully reviewed with reference to the QA/QC results. Standard sample chain of custody procedures were employed during drilling and sampling campaigns until delivery to the analytical facility.

About West Point Gold Corp.

West Point Gold is an exploration and development company focused on unlocking value across four strategically located projects along the prolific Walker Lane Trend in Nevada and Arizona, USA, providing shareholders with exposure to multiple discovery opportunities across one of North America’s most productive gold regions. The Company’s near-term priority is advancing its flagship Gold Chain Project in Arizona.