WEST High Yield (W.h.y.) Resources Ltd. Drilling Intersects Visible GOLD
WEST HIGH YIELD (W.H.Y.) RESOURCES LTD.
For Immediate Release
August 30, 2022
Calgary, Alberta
WEST HIGH YIELD (W.H.Y.) RESOURCES LTD. DRILLING INTERSECTS VISIBLE GOLD
AND REPORTS 1.5 METRE ASSAY INTERVALS FROM 12.8 g/t Au TO 38.4 g/t Au,
MINERALIZED ZONES UP TO 18 METRES AT MIDNIGHT GOLD CLAIM
CALGARY, ALBERTA – AUGUST 30, 2022 – West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. ("West High
Yield" or the " Company") (TSXV:WHY) is pleased to announce the presence of visible native gold in
several drill core intervals from two of the first five holes and to present highlights of its initial round of
Au-Ag assay results from the 2022 6,500 metre exploration drilling program (the "2022 Program"). The
2022 Program is ongoing at the Company’s Midnight Gold claim ("Midnight") located in the Rossland
Gold Camp area, British Columbia. The Rossland Gold Camp historically produced over 2.76 million
ounces of recovered gold and 3.52 million ounces of recovered silver.
The 2022 program is focused on identifying extensions to zones of known Midnight mineralization, areas
with potential for targets within and peripheral to the OK and IXL historical mines, and deep targets below
the known footprint of mineralization (see Press Releases of September 24, 2020 and December 30, 2021).
Many promising drill targets were identified after review of the 1993-2010 drilling programs and historical
workings. Figure 1 shows the distribution of the 2022 permitted and active drill collar locations relative to
the 2006-2010 drilling. A total of 31 collar locations are fully permitted. Two drills currently are active
on the seventh and eighth holes of the program with a third rig to be added in early September (Table 1).
The current area of drilling is focused on the targets from surface to 200 metres depth located to the
southeast and east of the historical high-grade Baker Vein within and peripheral to the Listwanite (quartz-
carbonate-serpentine) zone (Figure 2) which straddles the east-northeast trending fault contact between the
OK ultramafic intrusion and the Jurassic age andesite-dominant sequence to the north. The second drill is
exploring deeper targets from 200 metres to more than 600 metres below the Baker Vein. Gold
mineralization in the Rossland area is reported to depths exceeding 750 metres and several faults transecting
the area are interpreted to have significant vertical displacement.
“We are excited to identify visible gold (Figure 3) in high-grade assay intervals in MN22 -02 and look
forward to receipt of Au and multi -element assays pending for three additional holes, including an
intersection in MN22-05 with visible gold which was submitted for Au by metallic screen protocols. Six
intervals (Table 3) from MN22-02, MN22-03 and MN22-04 (5 samples measuring 1.5 metres, 1 sample at
1.2 metres) reported gold by gravimetric analysis ranging from 12. 8 g/t Au to 38.4 g/t Au ”, stated Greg
Davison, P.Geo and QP for Midnight . “The presence of high- grade Au over standard sample intervals
without discrete , narrow Au-quartz-ankerite vein control is significant for our exploration efforts and
potentially future development.”
Mr. Davison added, “Those intervals, occurring mainly in intensely listwanized ultramafic units, exhibited
surrounding haloes of multiple gram-plus Au values and lower grade mineralization ranging from 3 to 18
metres with aggregate intersections to 36 metres (Table 2). Silver values typically reported <10 g/t Ag to
a maximum of 31.2 g/t Ag. Of principal importance, the high-grade Au intersections are located spatially
outside the 2009 10-metre drilling grid . Leapfrog modelling of the current and historical drill results is
ongoing. We anticipate that the 2022 program will better define the gold mineralization leading to a mineral
resource estimate pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.”
Table 1. 2022 Drilling Program – as of August 27, 2022.
Figure 1. Location map of current and pending 2022, and post-2000 historical drilling on Midnight, IXL
and OK mining claims and grants with mine portals and access trails.
Drill Hole Easting Northing Azimuth (°) Inclination (°) Elevation (m) Total Depth (m)
22-01 438580 5435911 0 -90 954 352.6
22-02 438537 5435808 350 -50 943 81.7
22-03 438537 5435808 350 -75 943 197.5
22-04 438531 5435792 295 -68 942 185
22-05 438531 5435792 260 -50 942 113.4
22-06 438531 5435792 260 -70 942 139.8
22-07 438548 5435881 290 -50 962 240*
22-08 438561 5435855 260 -75 956 100*
* in progress
Figure 2. NQ2 diameter core from MN22-02 49.5m showing intense serpentinization and silicification of
ultramafic host. Multi-stage brittle deformation and veining with quartz, pyrite, chlorite, carbonate and
visible native gold.
Table 2. Summary of select drill core intersections with gram-plus Au g/t values. Samples greater than
10 g/t Au were finished using gravimetric analysis (highlighted).
Hole # From (m) To (m) Sample # Au g/t* Ag g/t
MN22-02 48.50 50.00 212571 36.1 3.7
MN22-02 59.00 60.50 212578 1.98 <0.5
MN22-02 65.00 66.50 212583 7.94 1.4
MN22-02 66.50 68.00 212584 17.9 9.6
MN22-02 68.00 69.50 212585 8.61 2.3
MN22-02 69.50 71.00 212587 22.6 31.2
MN22-02 71.00 72.50 212588 2.88 1
MN22-03 39.10 41.50 212605 12.15 2.1
MN22-03 39.10 41.50 212606** 13.6 1.6
MN22-03 51.00 52.50 212614 2.56 0.6
MN22-03 55.50 57.00 212617 2.13 <0.5
MN22-03 60.00 61.50 212621 20.7 6
MN22-03 72.00 73.50 212631 5.77 7.2
MN22-04 16.76 18.02 212727 1.56 <0.5
MN22-04 18.02 19.28 212728 3.68 1.1
MN22-04 48.70 49.25 225505 1.68 1
MN22-04 54.05 55.25 225511 38.4 6.5
MN22-04 55.25 56.45 225512 2.18 <0.5
MN22-04 64.95 66.03 225523 1.63 1.9
MN22-04 88.95 90.20 225545 2.18 0.5
MN22-04 111.20 112.70 225565 1.295 <0.5
* Au G RA-21 FAA with gravim etric analysis for sam ples >10 g/t.
**Preparation Duplicate, core loss est. 1 metre.
Figure 3. Selection of v isible gold occurrences identified in MN22 -02 60.3m (3), MN22-05 70.2m (1).
Gold grains range from <1mm to 3mm as irregular particles with very fine-grained particles disseminated
or along microfractures within quartz, serpentine group and minor carbonate in variably listwanized dunite
and peridotite. Spatial association of gold was noted locally with fine to coarse-grained brecciated pyrite
with pyrrhotite and galena. Field of view approximately 15mm.
Geochemical Analysis, Quality Assurance and Quality Control
All core handling is conducted at the secure logging facility on Midnight . All samples are bagged and
sealed with numbered security tags under the supervision of the QP and delivered to Overland Transport in
Rossland for delivery to ALS Global (“ALS”) in North Vancouver, British Columbia for gold and multi -
element analysis. M etal values disclosed herein by WHY are reported principally from sawn (1/2) drill
core samples over intervals of 30cm to 1.6 metres. Certain friable and broken intervals were processed
using a rotary wedge core splitter. The remaining half-core samples are cross stacked on site. Local chain
of custody was monitored and maintained by the Project Geologist under the direction of the QP.
Assays from 573 core and QA/QC samples were reported currently for DDH MN22-01 through MN22-03
with partial results for MN22-04.
ALS is a facility certified as ISO 9001:2008 and accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 from the Standards
Council of Canada.
The samples were crushed to 70% passing 2mm (PREP -31) and a split of up to 250 grams pulverized to
85% passing 75 micrometres ( -200 mesh). Pulps (50gram split) were submitted for Au analysis by Fire
Assay with Atomic Absorption finish (Au-AA2 3). The retained pulps also were analy zed by Four Acid
Digestion followed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP -AES) multi-
element analyses (ME -ICP61). Over -limit Au and Ag samples were analy zed by Fire Assay with
Gravimetric Finish Ore Grade (Au -GRA21 or Au -GRA22, Ag -GRA21). Screen metallics assays were
conducted on select samples using the SCR-24B method to quantify gold distribution in the screen oversize
and duplicate pulps.
In-house quality control samples (blanks, standards, preparation duplicates) were inserted into the sample
set using a protocol designed by the QP. ALS Global conducts its own internal QA/QC program of blanks,
standards and duplicates, and the results are provided with the Company sample certificates. The results
of the internal and ALS control samples are reviewed by the Company's QP and evaluate d for acceptable
tolerances prior to disclosure. All sample and pulp rejects will be stored at ALS Global pending full review
of the analytical data, and future selection of pulps for independent third-party check analyses, as requisite.
The Company’s Qualified Person believes that the sampling documentation, analytical protocols and
quantitative data will withstand scrutiny for inclusion.
Qualified Person
Greg Davison, MSc, PGeo, Senior Consulting Geologist to WHY Resources, is the Company’s internal
Qualified Person for the Midnight Gold Project and is responsible for approval of the technical content of
this press release within the meaning of National Instrument 43 -101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects ("NI 43-101"), under TSX guidelines.
About West High Yield
West High Yield is a publicly traded junior mining exploration and development company focused on the
acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties in Canada with a primary
objective to develop its Record Ridge magnesium, silica, and nickel deposit using green processing
techniques to minimize waste and CO2 emissions.
Contact Information:
West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd.
Frank Marasco Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (403) 660-3488 Facsimile: (403) 206-7159
Email: [email protected]
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