VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Winshear Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WINS) reports that it has commenced a diamond drill program at the Portsoy Nickel - Copper - Cobalt project, located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Drilling will focus on the North and South Zones at the Rodburn Target. Mineral Exploration Drilling Limited has been engaged to conduct the drilling.
The Rodburn Target
The Rodburn Target comprises five geochemical / geophysical anomalies, only two of which have been drill-tested recently - the North and South Zones in 2023 / 2024 by Peak Nickel Limited. Full details on the exploration results from the project can be found in a technical report entitled 'NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Portsoy Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Exploration Project, Aberdeenshire, Scotland', prepared under the supervision of independent Qualified Person Mr. Richard Siddle, MSc, MGeol, MAIG, Director and Principal Consultant of Addison Mining Services, UK, has been posted on the Company's website and SEDAR+ page.
Highlights from the 2023 / 2024 drill programs are tabulated below:
| HoleID | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | TrueThickness Estimated (m) | Ni- | Cu- | Coppm | NiEq%* |
| RBD001 | 40.52 | 53 | 12.48 | 12.4 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 403 | 0.97 |
| inc. | 45 | 51 | 6 | 5.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 601 | 1.42 |
| RBD002 | 50.6 | 86 | 35.4 | 24.1 | 0.71 | 0.31 | 473 | 0.93 |
| inc. | 70 | 82 | 12 | 8.9 | 1.42 | 0.55 | 929 | 1.82 |
| RBD003 | 103.94 | 118 | 14.06 | 5.9 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 242 | 0.58 |
| inc. | 114 | 118 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 484 | 1.10 |
| RBD004 | 112 | 124.26 | 12.26 | 10.5 | 1.02 | 0.83 | 633 | 1.54 |
| inc. | 118.29 | 124.26 | 5.97 | 5.6 | 1.92 | 1.52 | 1198 | 2.86 |
| RBD008 | 186 | 188 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.92 | 0.28 | 535 | 1.13 |
| RBD009 | 51.6 | 65.39 | 13.79 | 13.2 | 1.39 | 0.53 | 785 | 1.76 |
| inc. | 60 | 65.39 | 5.39 | 5.3 | 2.04 | 0.56 | 1110 | 2.46 |
| RBD013 | 33 | 34 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.14 | 0.60 | 450 | 1.51 |
| RBD015 | 36 | 69 | 33 | 13.9 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 237 | 0.56 |
| inc. | 60 | 69 | 9 | 6.0 | 0.61 | 0.23 | 310 | 0.77 |
| RBD016 | 30 | 89 | 59 | 44.7 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 291 | 0.45 |
| inc. | 43 | 56 | 13 | 9.4 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 251 | 0.38 |
| and | 74 | 83 | 9 | 7.1 | 1.13 | 0.74 | 1103 | 1.65 |
| RBD018 | 100 | 102 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.54 | 0.93 | 815 | 2.13 |
| RBD024 | 159 | 169.6 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 0.34 | 278 | 0.71 |
| inc. | 167 | 169.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.77 | 0.16 | 394 | 0.90 |
| and | 175 | 176 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 0.41 | 138 | 0.90 |
NiEq (% nickel equivalent) based on US$19,000/t Ni, US$9,000/t Cu, US$32,000/t Co, using the formula Ni% + (0.524 x Cu%) + (1.22 x 10-4 x Co ppm). Equal Recovery Assumed.
The drill program will also be accompanied by downhole EM surveys in selected holes, and results will be used to guide future drilling.
About Winshear Gold Corp
Winshear Gold Corp. is a Canadian-based minerals exploration company with a nickel-copper-cobalt project in Scotland (the Portsoy Project) and gold / critical minerals project in Ontario (the Thunder Bay Project).
For more information, please contact Irene Dorsman at +1 (604) 200 7874 or visit www.winshear.com
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