Westhaven Mourns the Passing of Ed Balon __________________________________________________________________________________________

WESTHAVEN MOURNS THE PASSING OF ED BALON

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Vancouver, B.C. – January 12th, 2021 – Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WHN) announces the passing

of E.A (Ed) Balon, Technical Advisor.

Gareth Thomas, President & CEO of Westhaven Gold, states: “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce

the passing of Ed Balon. Ed was a world- class prospector but more importantly, he was a wonderful

mentor, teacher and friend. Ed has left us much too soon and will be sorel y missed. We extend our

condolences to Ed’s family and many friends.”

Throughout his career, Ed Balon co-discovered several important deposits, including: the Gayna River

Zn-Pb deposit, Northwest Territories; the Logan Zn-Ag-Sn deposit, Yukon; the Midway (Silvertip) Ag-

Pb-Zn deposit, BC; and the Elk/Siwash high -grade Au veins, BC. Ed is widely recognized for

identifying the Spences Bridge epithermal gold belt in southern British Columbia, where Westhaven's

Shovelnose gold project is located. He graduated with a Diploma in Mining Engineering Technology

from Northern College-Haileybury School of Mines, Ontario in 1970. Ed was inducted into the Yukon

Prospectors’ Association Hall of Fame in 2014 and was the recipient of AME’s H. H. “Spud” Huestis

Award in 2005 for discoveries that he made in BC and Yukon.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

WESTHAVEN GOLD CORP.

"Gareth Thomas"

Gareth Thomas, President, CEO & Director

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