White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTC – Nasdaq Intl: WHGOF, FRA: 29W) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has staked three strategic claim blocks (Kodiak, Kirkman & Tea) totaling 689 mining claims (the “Claims”) contiguous to the Company’s White Gold property, Newmont Goldcorp Inc.’s (TSX: NGT, NYSE: NEM, “Newmont”) Coffee project and Western Copper & Gold’s (TSXV: WRN, NYSE: WRN) Casino project, all located in the prolific White Gold District, Yukon, Canada. The claims further extend the Company’s land package to the south, with Kodiak & Kirkman claim blocks located approximately 10km south of the Company’s White Gold deposit and 10km to the north of Newmont’s Coffee deposit, and the Tea claim block located contiguous to the Coffee project to the south. These properties each display similar geological characteristics to the nearby properties which host significant gold deposits. The Claims bring the Company’s expansive land package to 21,207 quartz claims across 33 properties, totalling over 422,730 hectares, representing over 40% of the White Gold District. White Gold Corp’s fully-funded $13 million 2019 exploration program backed by partners Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX: AEM, NYSE: AEM) and Kinross Gold Corp (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) includes diamond drilling on the Vertigo target (JP Ross property), Golden Saddle & Arc deposits (White Gold property) as well as soil sampling, prospecting, GT Probe, trenching and RAB/RC drilling on various other properties across the Company’s expansive land package located in the prolific White Gold District, Yukon, Canada. read more
