NEWS RELEASE
WestKam Receives Bulk Sample Permit for Bonaparte Project
Vancouver, BC, April 20, 2016 – WestKam Gold Corp.
pleased to announce that it has received an underground Bulk S ample Permit from the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines. The Bulk Sample Permit allows for the extraction of 10,000 tonnes of ore from the company's Bonaparte Project located 50 kilometres northwest of Kamlo permitted design of the bulk sample program include s extension of the existing decline approximately 200 meters through to the Grey Jay/Crow vein systems.
“We’re very happy to take this major step at Bonapa rte,” said WestKam pres Wayrynen. “The bulk sample should provide valuable information about metallurgy and also the extent of the high- grade vein system of the Discovery Zone. Our intent is to add significantly to what we learned in the last two drill programs carry out a wide range of exploration programs incl uding geophysics, trenching, road construction, diamond drilling and now underground bulk sampling In 1994 an open cut bulk sample totaling 3 extracted from the Grey Jay/Crow vein systems. The mineralized quartz vein material was directly shipped to the Cominco smelter located in Trail B.C., yielding approximately 98kg (3,160 oz gold) of g The shipped ore graded 26.5gm Au/tonne.
Technical information in this news release has release has been supervised by R. Kemp, P. Geo., a qualifi 43-101.
About WestKam Gold Corp.
WestKam is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on developing the Bonaparte Gold Project near Kamloops, British Columbia. Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.westkamgold.com .
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Matt Wayrynen” Matt Wayrynen, President
WestKam Gold Corp.
Suite 900, 570 Granville Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3P1
NEWS RELEASE
Receives Bulk Sample Permit for Bonaparte Project
WestKam Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WKG) (the “ Company” announce that it has received an underground Bulk S ample Permit from the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines. The Bulk Sample Permit allows for the extraction of 10,000 tonnes of ore from the located 50 kilometres northwest of Kamlo ops, British Columbia permitted design of the bulk sample program include s extension of the existing decline approximately 200 meters through to the Grey Jay/Crow vein systems.
“We’re very happy to take this major step at Bonapa rte,” said WestKam pres ident and CEO Matt Wayrynen. “The bulk sample should provide valuable information about metallurgy and also the extent grade vein system of the Discovery Zone. Our intent is to add significantly to what we learned in the last two drill programs . With this recent Mines approval, the C ompany is permitted to carry out a wide range of exploration programs incl uding geophysics, trenching, road construction, diamond drilling and now underground bulk sampling ” In 1994 an open cut bulk sample totaling 3 ,700 metric tons of mineralized quartz vein materia l was extracted from the Grey Jay/Crow vein systems. The mineralized quartz vein material was directly shipped to the Cominco smelter located in Trail B.C., yielding approximately 98kg (3,160 oz gold) of g The shipped ore graded 26.5gm Au/tonne.
Technical information in this news release has been reviewed the preparation of this news by R. Kemp, P. Geo., a qualifi ed person as that term is WestKam is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on developing the Bonaparte Gold Project near Kamloops, British Columbia. Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Contact: John Ulmer, Investor Relations 778.994.6453 www.westkamgold.com
Receives Bulk Sample Permit for Bonaparte Project
Company” or “WestKam ”) is announce that it has received an underground Bulk S ample Permit from the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines. The Bulk Sample Permit allows for the extraction of 10,000 tonnes of ore from the ops, British Columbia . The permitted design of the bulk sample program include s extension of the existing decline approximately ident and CEO Matt Wayrynen. “The bulk sample should provide valuable information about metallurgy and also the extent grade vein system of the Discovery Zone. Our intent is to add significantly to what we ompany is permitted to carry out a wide range of exploration programs incl uding geophysics, trenching, road construction,,700 metric tons of mineralized quartz vein materia l was extracted from the Grey Jay/Crow vein systems. The mineralized quartz vein material was directly shipped to the Cominco smelter located in Trail B.C., yielding approximately 98kg (3,160 oz gold) of gold. the preparation of this news ed person as that term is defined in NI WestKam is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on developing the Bonaparte Gold Project near Kamloops, British Columbia. Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at John Ulmer, Investor Relations
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