Western Copper and Gold Appoints Dr. Bill Williams to Board of Directors

Western Copper and Gold Appoints Dr. Bill Williams to

Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, BC

,

Nov. 9, 2020

/CNW/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the "Company") (TSX: WRN)

(NYSE American: WRN) is pleased to announce that Dr.

Bill Williams

has been appointed to Western's Board of Directors,

effective

November 6, 2020

.

Dr. Williams is an economic geologist with nearly 40 years of experience related to the exploration and development of mining and

oil & gas projects as well as oversight of mining operations. He provides consulting services to the mining industry with a focus on

company/project (e)valuations, M&A analyses, risk analysis, project management, and permitting strategies. Most recently, he

served as the Interim CEO and Director of Detour Gold Corporation and was a Director and COO of Zinc One Resources Inc.,

with whom he led the team that made the discovery of the Mina Chica zinc-oxide deposit in the Bongará district, north-central

Peru. He is the former CEO, President, and Director of Orvana Minerals Corp., prior to which he was a Vice President for Phelps

Dodge Exploration overseeing activity in the Americas, which included the discovery of the Haquira porphyry copper deposit in

Peru

. During his tenure with

Phelps Dodge

he was also engaged in M&A activities. Additionally, he worked on the development of

porphyry copper deposits in

Argentina

for Northern Orion Explorations, exploration for porphyry copper deposits in

Chile

for

Western Mining, and he started his career working for Tenneco Oil Company in the exploration and development of oil and gas

deposits. Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D. in Economic Geology from the

University of Arizona

and is a Certified Professional Geologist.

"Bill's diverse background in the mining industry strategically compliments the existing experience on Western's Board of Directors",

said

Dale Corman

, Executive Chairman. "We look forward to Bill's contributions as we move the Casino Project forward."

ABOUT WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATION

Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the Casino Project,

Canada's

premier copper-gold mine in the

Yukon Territory

and one of the most economic greenfield copper-gold mining projects in the world. For more information, visit

www.westerncopperandgold.com

.

On behalf of the board,

"Paul West-Sells"

Dr.

Paul West-Sells

President and CEO

Western Copper and Gold Corporation

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