Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. and Casino Mining Corp. , a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Copper and Gold Corp. are pleased to announce that they have completed the transaction contemplated under the property purchase agreement dated July 29, 2019 between the companies previously announced on July 30, 2019. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Casino Mining acquired the 311 mineral claims that comprise the Canadian Creek [...]
Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. and Casino Mining Corp. , a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Copper and Gold Corp. are pleased to announce that they have entered into a property purchase agreement dated July 29, 2019 whereby Casino Mining has agreed to purchase the 311 mineral claims that comprise the Canadian Creek Property owned by Cariboo Rose . The Property lies directly adjacent to Western’s Casino Project . The [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to announce an update on the exploration program underway at the Company's 100%-owned Casino project in Yukon, Canada. Since the beginning of June, when Western commenced the exploration at its Casino site with 2 rigs from Yukon based Kluane Drilling Ltd., over 6,000 meters of drilling have been completed in 34 holes . This represents over 50% of the planned meters of the $3.3 [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. announces the voting results from the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on June 12, 2019. A total of 38,323,131 common shares were represented at the AGM, representing 38.01% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares as at the record date. All of the matters submitted to the shareholders for approval as set out in the Company's notice of meeting and information circular [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to announce the commencement of an approximately 10,000 meter drill program at its wholly owned Casino Copper-Gold Project . CASINO DRILL CAMPAIGN The drill campaign primarily consists of in-fill drilling of inferred mineralization located in the 22-year pit outlined by the January 25, 2013 Casino Project Feasibility Study . Drilling will be performed by two diamond drill rigs, and [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to report that it has completed the brokered private placement offering previously announced on April 29, 2019 of flow-through common shares . PI Financial Corp. acted as sole lead agent in respect of the Offering. The Company issued a total of 3,727,000 FT Shares, comprised of 3,333,333 FT Shares pursuant to the base Offering and 393,667 FT Shares pursuant to the Agent’s [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. announces that it entered an agreement with PI Financial Corp. on a marketed best efforts basis to conduct a brokered private placement of up to 3,333,333 flow-through common shares at a price of $0.90 per FT Share to raise gross proceeds of up to $3.0 million . In addition, the Company will grant the Agent an option to sell up to an additional 666,666 FT Shares, at the same price per share [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that Mr. Kenneth Williamson has been appointed to Western’s Board of Directors, effective April 15, 2019. Mr. Williamson is a professional director with over 40 years of experience in natural resources and investment banking, where his focus has been on capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Williamson worked in the oil and gas sector before [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to report that the Yukon Government and Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation have reached an agreement for the first section of the Casino Project access road: the proposed Carmacks Bypass. This Agreement represents the first project agreement for the Yukon Resource Gateway Project . The Gateway Project includes funding for upgrading the initial 82 km of the existing access road to [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that Ms. Tara Christie has been appointed to Western’s Board of Directors, effective April 3, 2019. Ms. Christie has over 20 years’ experience in the exploration and mining business. Currently the President and CEO of Banyan Gold Corp., Ms. Christie serves on the boards of Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. and Klondike Gold Corp. She was formerly the [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. has filed its Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . The Company filed Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 with the SEC on Thursday March 14, 2019. The Form 40-F includes Western’s Annual Information Form , audited consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis . The Form [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. announces that Julien François, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, has resigned to pursue other opportunities. He will be leaving the Company effective April 30, 2019. Paul West-Sells, President and CEO said: “It has been tremendous pleasure working with Julien. He has been a key member of the management team and will be truly missed.” Dale Corman, Executive [...]