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Westhaven (TSXV:WHN) adds second drill rig to its shovelnose gold property

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TSXV:WHN
18 February 2021 13:30 (EST)

Westhaven Gold Corp. (WHN) has added a second drill rig to its 17,623 hectare Shovelnose gold property.

Shovelnose is located within the prospective Spences Bridge Gold Belt, which borders the Coquihalla Highway 30 kilometres south of Merritt, British Columbia.

The second drill rig is currently set up on the South Zone approximately 50 metres southwest of SN19-26, which returned, 42.84 metres of 2.63 grams per tonne of gold and 27.80 grams per tonne of silver.

The company said this rig will focus on step-out and infill drilling at the South Zone. Drilling has commenced with a view to completing a maiden resource on the South Zone in 2021.

Westhaven is a gold-focused exploration company advancing the high-grade discovery on the Shovelnose project in Canada’s newest gold district, the Spences Bridge Gold Belt.

Westhaven Gold Corp. is down 0.45 per cent to C$0.56 per share.

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