West Point Gold Delivers Multiple High-Grade Intercepts at Northeast Tyro, Including 27.4m of 9.56 g/t Au from 71.6m
West Point Gold Delivers Multiple High-Grade
Intercepts at Northeast Tyro, Including 27.4m
of 9.56 g/t Au from 71.6m
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 6, 2026) - West Point Gold Corp. (TSXV: WPG)
(OTCQB: WPGCF) (FSE: LRA0) ("West Point Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the
results for four holes from the high-grade zone at Northeast (NE) Tyro, part of the ongoing 15,000 metre
(m) drill program at its flagship Gold Chain Project in Arizona. The Company is reporting assay results
for four drill holes (936 m), GC25-85 through GC25-88.
Highlights:
Hole GC25-87 returned 27.4m of 9.56 g/t Au at 71.6m to 99.1m, including 13.7m of 18.00 g/t Au at
79.3m to 93.0m, about 50m up-dip from GC25-49 (62.5m at 4.73 g/t Au) - expanding the highest-
grade part of the zone up-dip.
Hole GC25-88 returned 44.2m of 5.46 g/t Au at 140.2m to 184.4m, including 18.3m of 12.04 g/t Au
at 166.1m to 184.4m - expanding the high-grade zone along strike, as this is the furthest northeast
hole at Tyro.
Hole GC25-85 returned 29.0m of 5.24 g/t Au at 164.6m to 193.6m, including 12.2m of 10.48 g/t Au
at 176.8m to 189.0m, about 80m down-dip from hole GC25-58 which returned 32.0m of 2.01 g/t
Au.
Hole GC25-86 returned 36.6m of 2.22 g/t Au at 179.8 to 216.4m about 140m down-dip from
GC25-57 which returned 12.2m at 3.52 g/t Au.
Drilling continues to explore the deeper portions of the high-grade zone between the Tyro NE and
Main zones, with two holes (540 m) completed with assays pending. A total of 3,769 m of the
planned 15,000m program was completed in 2025.
"Drilling at NE Tyro continues to return better than expected grades with good continuity at relatively
shallow depths. The high-grade zone at NE Tyro appears to continue at depth and to the northeast,
suggesting the zone remains open to further expansion as we continue drilling. We expect these
results to positively impact the grade profile and the overall scale of our upcoming maiden resource.
Drilling continues at Gold Chain, with one rig at NE Tyro, and one at Tyro South,"
stated Derek
Macpherson, President and CEO.
Table 1: Drill Results
Holes
From (m)
To (m)
Width (m)
Grade (g/t Au)
GC25-85
164.6
193.6
29.0
5.24
including
176.8
189.0
12.2
10.48
GC25-86
179.8
216.4
36.6
2.22
GC25-87
71.6
99.1
27.4
9.56
including
79.3
93.0
13.7
18.00
GC25-88
140.2
184.4
44.2
5.46
including
166.1
184.4
18.3
12.04
Note: All widths shown are downhole; true widths are approximately 50-90% of downhole widths; see Figure 3 for estimated true widths.
Figure 1: Plan view of the Main Tyro vein showing geology and drilling conducted in 2021,
2023, 2024 and 2025. Note the location of Hole Nos. GC25-85 through GC25-88.
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Figure 2. Longitudinal perspective of the Tyro Main and NE Zones, Showing Core and RC
Drilling to Date. Holes GC25-85 through GC25-88 are highlighted and described below.
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Summary
The drilling of holes GC25-85 through GC25-88 continues to expand and provide improved definition for
high-grade gold mineralization in the NE Tyro zone at the Company's Gold Chain project in Arizona. The
four holes comprising this release, GC25-85 through GC25-88, represent 936 m of the 3,769 m drilled to
date in the current 15,000m program.
Each hole is briefly described below and graphically presented in both sectional and longitudinal views.
Additionally, Figure 3 is a generalized longitudinal view of the NE Tyro zone showing the intercept's mid-
point, composite gold grade and estimated true width based upon geologic sections. The core of this
zone remains mostly open to the northeast and to depth. West Point Gold anticipates the receipt of its
Plan of Operations in early 2026, which will permit the drilling of both core and RC holes outside of the
controlled patented claims, allowing for deeper tests and further exploration to the northeast and toward
the Frisco Graben target area.
Along with the increased gold grades at depth, close inspection of the drill cuttings reveals an increase
in varicolored chalcedony, crustiform banding, adularia and illite(?)-pyrite alteration in the wallrock.
Figure 3. Longitudinal Section Along the NE Tyro Zone Showing Drill Hole Pierce Points,
Estimated True Width and Intercept Grade. Grades are Colour Coded to Better Illuminate the
Shape and Orientation of the High-Grade Zone.
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Hole GC25-85
Hole GC25-85 traversed the Tyro NE vein/zone about 30m southwest of GC25-88 (44.2m at 5.46 g/t Au)
and encountered from 164.6m to 193.6m (29.0m)
5.24 g/t Au enveloping a higher-grade zone of 12.2m
at 10.48 g/t Au (Figure 2). The intercept's midpoint is about 200m below the surface and without a
surface expression, i.e. blind. The position of GC25-85 is provided in Figures 1 through 3.
Hole GC25-86
Hole GC25-86 was drilled about 140m beneath hole GC25-57 and about 200m beneath a weak surface
exposure of the vein. The hole traversed a broad zone of quartz veinlets which appeared to coalesce
with depth. A mineralized zone was encountered at 179.8m to 216.4m (36.6m) at 2.22 g/t Au. A geologic
summary of this hole is provided in Figures 3 and 4.
The quartz-chalcedony-adularia-calcite vein
resembles the surrounding intercepts, and the vein package remains broad. The results indicate that the
mineralized zone has coalesced into a more discrete mineralized package or vein in the relatively short
distance below Hole GC25-57.
Figure 4:
Cross-Sectional View of Hole GC25-86 down-dip from Holes GC25-57 and GC21-13.
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Hole GC25-87
Hole GC25-87 was designed to test the NE Tyro zone between the surface and Hole GC25-49 (62.5m
at 4.73 g/t Au). The hole traversed the NE Tyro structure about 65 metres below the surface and 50 m
above GC25-49 (Figure 5) from 71.6m to 99.1m (27.4 m) containing 9.56 g/t Au. An internal zone of
higher gold grades corresponds to quartz-chalcedony-adularia-calcite vein and breccia, along with likely
stockwork veining; the zone consisted of 13.7m of 18 g/t Au. Both intercepts shown in Figure 5 suggest
good continuity in this area of the vein. Sections across the vein system in this area suggest a true width
of 20 to 25 metres.
Figure 5:
Cross-Sectional View of Hole GC25-87 up-dip from Hole GC25-49.
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Hole GC25-88
Hole GC25-88, located in Figure 1, was designed to incrementally expand the limits of gold
mineralization to the northeast and beneath earlier holes (GC25-45 and GC25-46) which encountered
altered and weakly veined host rocks with negligible gold. A strong vein, shown in Figure 6, was
encountered about 110 metres beneath GC25-46 from 140.2m to 184.4m and contained 5.46 g/t Au
over 44.2m. An internal higher-grade interval, composed of mostly quartz-chalcedony-adularia-calcite,
was identified at 166.1m to 184.4m containing 12.04 g/t Au over 18.3 metres. The overall intercept is
dominated by quartz veinlets which coalesce into a vein breccia approaching the footwall contact. The
estimated true width of this zone is about 15 metres and remains open to the northeast and at depth.
Figure 6:
Cross Sectional View of Hole GC25-88 down-dip from Hole GC25-46.
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Table 2: Drill hole locations and descriptions
Hole No.
Azimuth
Inclination
Easting
Northing
Length
(m)
(degrees)
(degrees)
GC25-085
0
-80
732388
3901514
274.3
GC25-086
290
-80
732386
3901511
243.8
GC25-087
10
-48
732305
3901484
152.4
GC25-088
0
-80
732413
3901542
265.2
Qualified Person
Robert Johansing, M.Sc. Econ. Geol., P. Geo., the Company's Vice President, Exploration, is a qualified
person ("QP") 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, labelling, bagging and transport from the project to American Assay
Laboratories of Sparks, Nevada. Drillholes have a diameter of about 10cm, and samples have an
approximate weight of 5 to 10kg.
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.
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estimate, favourable operating conditions, political stability, obtaining government approvals and
financing on time, obtaining renewals for existing licenses and permits and obtaining required licenses
and permits, labour stability, stability in market conditions, availability of equipment, availability of drill
rigs, and anticipated costs and expenditures. The Company cautions that all forward-looking statements
are inherently uncertain, and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors,
many of which are beyond the Company's control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and
uncertainties relating to West Point Gold's ability to complete any payments or expenditures required
under the Company's various option agreements for its projects; and other risks and uncertainties
relating to the actual results of current exploration activities, the uncertainties related to resources
estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections in relation to production, costs and expenses;
risks relating to grade and continuity of mineral deposits; the uncertainties involved in interpreting drill
results and other exploration data;
the potential for delays in exploration or development activities;