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			<title>Western Gold Grants Stock Options</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - May 1, 2026) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the "Company") announces the grant of incentive stock options to acquire a total of 2,800,000 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.22 per share. The options vest immediately.  The options expire five years from the date of grant.  Of these options, 2,800,000 were granted to officers and directors of the Company, and the remaining 800,000 were granted to consultants. The grant...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/295421/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Western Gold Announces 95.9 g/t Gold in Outcrop Grab Sample with Visible Gold from Ongoing Fieldwork at Caledonian Gold Project</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - April 29, 2026) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the second tranche of exploration results from the Lyon and Orchy Crown Estates applications, as part of the joint venture (the "JV") with Acrux Gold Limited (see 25 November 2025 Press Release). Results comprise rock-grab sampling, vein mapping and trial soil sampling recently completed by Company geologists, bringing the total number of rock-grab...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/294719/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Western Gold Announces High Grade Gold Findings from First Tranche of Fieldwork in Caledonian Gold Project</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - March 30, 2026) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD)  (the "Company") is pleased to announce the first tranche of rock grab and drainage sampling data recently gathered by Company geologists. The data relates to the Lyon licence application; one of the two Crown Estates Mines Royal Option exploration licence applications applied for as part of our Glen Lyon Joint Venture (the "JV") with Acrux Gold Limited (see 25 November 2025 Press Release)....&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/290375/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:56:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Western Gold Announces Review of Historic High-Grade Gold &amp; Silver Data for Their Orchy Licence Application, Caledonian Gold Project</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - February 25, 2026) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the second instalment of historic gold and silver exploration results, following the Lyon application announcement (see 9 February Press Release). This work forms part of our Glen Lyon Joint Venture (the "JV") with Acrux Gold Limited to explore for gold, silver, and critical minerals within the Caledonian Gold Project in central Scotland (see 25...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/285164/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Western Gold Announces Receipt &amp; Review of Historic Exploration Data for Lyon Licence Application, Caledonian Gold Project</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - February 9, 2026) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received and reviewed historic mineral exploration data as part of our Glen Lyon Joint Venture (the "JV") with Acrux Gold Limited to explore for gold, silver, and critical minerals as part of the Caledonian Gold Project in central Scotland (see 25 November 2025 Press Release).  Acrux Gold are the new operators of the nearby Cononish gold...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/283134/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Western Gold Completes $2.74 Million Private Placement</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - December 30, 2025) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement for aggregate proceeds of CAD$2,742,249 (the "Private Placement"). In connection with the Private Placement, 20,312,962 common shares of the Company ("Shares") were issued at a price of CAD$0.135 per Share. The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used for exploration...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/279189/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Western Gold Announces Further Increase to Non-Brokered Private Placement</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - December 8, 2025) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, due to continued investor demand, it has further increased the total potential amount of its non-brokered private placement of common shares (the "Private Placement") originally announced on December 3, 2025. The Company now intends the Private Placement to consist of up to 20,740,741 common shares of the Company at a price of CAD$0.135 per share...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/277323/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Western Gold Announces Increase in Size of Its Private Placement</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - December 4, 2025) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce it has increased the total potential amount of its non-brokered private placement of common shares (the "Private Placement") announced on December 3, 2025. The Company now intends the Private Placement to consist of up to 17,037,038 common shares of the Company at a price of CAD$0.135 per share for gross proceeds of up to CAD$2,300,000.The Private...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/276942/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Western Gold Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - December 3, 2025) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the "Company") announces that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to 14,814,815 common shares of the Company ("Shares") at a price of CAD$0.135 per Share for gross proceeds of up to CAD$2,000,000 (the "Private Placement").  The Private Placement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"). The securities issued in connection with the...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/276757/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Western Gold Provides Initial Data on Caledonian Gold Joint Venture Areas, Currently Under Application, Where Multiple High-Grade Gold Veins Have Been Recorded</title>
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			<description>North Berwick, Scotland--(Newsfile Corp. - December 3, 2025) - WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD. (TSXV: WGLD) (the "Company") is pleased to provide further details about its recently created joint venture (the "JV") with Acrux Gold Limited ("Acrux Gold") to explore for gold, silver, and critical minerals as part of the Caledonian Gold Project in central Scotland (see the Company's 25 Nov. 2025 press release). Acrux Gold is the new owner of the Cononish Gold Mine.A comprehensive review of historical...&lt;img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/276756/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px;  height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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