VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/10/14 -- WestKam Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: WKG) ("WestKam" or the "Company") has announced details of its proposed 2014 exploration program on the Company's Bonaparte Gold Project near Kamloops, British Columbia. The new program will follow up on the successful 2013 campaign that extended both of Bonaparte's key targets:
-- Shear-hosted, high-grade gold mineralization in quartz veins (Discovery
Zone)
-- Bulk tonnage, porphyry copper-gold mineralization
The overall goal of the 2014 program is to further advance and test both deposit types. The proposed field program will include mapping and prospecting, 3D IP and magnetic geophysical surveys and soil geochemistry. Based on the results of these surveys, priority, shallow-hole drill targets will be selected. The proposed field program will test the extension of the following targets:
1) Discovery Zone Chargeability Anomaly
The 2013 IP survey delineated a chargeability response extending from the high-grade Discovery gold zone 800 meters to the south-southeast. This anomaly remains open and appears to strengthen to the south. Further Volterra 3D IP and magnetics surveys will attempt to find the limits of the Discovery Zone's southern extension.
2) Porphyry Copper-Gold Target
Southwest of the Discovery Zone, the 2013 surveys discovered a large magnetic anomaly comprised of extreme highs and lows with coincident IP chargeability responses under a younger basalt cap. These results suggest potential for a multi-phase intrusive. Additional Volterra 3D IP and magnetics surveys will test the target's southern extension.
3) Stream Sampling to Further Explore Porphyry Potential
Silt and soil sampling is proposed for streams that drain the southern extension of the basalt cap. This work is designed to obtain information about potential copper-gold mineralization beneath the basalt cap.
The scope of the program is contingent on future financing.
Technical information in this news release has been reviewed by R. Kemp, P. Geo., a qualified person as that term is defined in NI 43-101.
About WestKam Gold Corp.
WestKam Gold Corp. is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on developing the Bonaparte Gold Project near Kamloops, British Columbia. Additional information can be found on the company's website at www.westkamgold.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Matt Wayrynen, President
WestKam Gold Corp. Suite 900, 570 Granville Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3P1
Forward looking statements: Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This release contains statements that are forward looking statements and are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. Such information contained herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based on information currently available. The Company does not assume the obligation to update any forward looking statements.
Contacts:
WestKam Gold Corp.
John Ulmer
Investor Relations
778.994.6453
www.westkamgold.com
