Wescan commences drilling Hudson Bay coal properties
Wed Aug 12, 9:00 AM
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Stock Symbol: WGF: TSX-V
SASKATOON, Aug. 12 /CNW/ - Wescan Goldfields Inc. ("Wescan" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced on the Company's Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan coal exploration project. Drilling locations have been targeted using Fugro Airborne Surveys ("Fugro") specialized geophysical processing and interpretation on GEOTEM Electromagnetic Magnetic data. This data will enable Wescan to identify all potential coal bearing sub-basins on all of the Company's coal permits.
Wescan will initially explore a large block of coal permits, approximately 86 kilometres wide lying north of the Pasquia Hills in an area where potential depth to coal may be shallow. Within this northern block, Fugro has identified a number of priority geophysical anomalies that may be related to laterally extensive coal deposits. These geophysical anomalies are interpreted to be very large, some in excess of 15 kilometres in diameter. Wescan will also explore for coal on two of its southern coal permit blocks, which lie south of the massive coal discovery by Goldsource Mines Inc. These southern blocks have also been identified by Fugro to potentially host numerous coal bearing sub-basins. The first phase of drilling will be extensive and will utilize helicopter support to maximize efficiency and reduce the impact to the environment.
Vice President of Exploration, Kirsten Marcia, Professional Geoscientist in the Province of Saskatchewan, is Wescan's Qualified Person responsible for the design and execution of the program.
Wescan is a Canadian based corporation engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. Shares of Wescan trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "WGF".
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Caution Regarding Forward-looking Information
From time to time, Wescan makes written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the "safe harbour" provisions of the Ontario Securities Act. Wescan may make such statements in this MD&A, in other filings with Canadian regulators, in reports to shareholders or in other communications. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements with respect to Wescan's objectives for the ensuing year, our medium and long-term goals, and strategies to achieve those objectives and goals, as well as statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions. The words "may," "could," "should," "would," "suspect," "outlook," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," and words and expressions of similar import are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In particular, statements regarding Wescan's future operations, future exploration and development activities or other development plans contain forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements and information are based on Wescan's current beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Wescan concerning anticipated financial performance, business prospects, strategies, regulatory developments, development plans, exploration, development and mining activities and commitments. Although management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect.
By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements as a number of important factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, developments in world gold markets, risks relating to fluctuations in the Canadian dollar and other currencies relative to the US dollar, changes in exploration, development or mining plans due to exploration results and changing budget priorities of Wescan or its joint venture partners; the effects of competition in the markets in which Wescan operates; the impact of changes in the laws and regulations regulating mining exploration and development; judicial or regulatory judgments and legal proceedings; operational and infrastructure risks and the additional risks described in Wescan's most recently filed annual and interim MD&A and Wescan's anticipation of and success in managing the foregoing risks.
Wescan cautions that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Wescan, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Wescan does not undertake to update any written forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by Wescan or on our behalf.
Contacts
Darren Anderson
President or Kirsten Marcia
Vice President of Exploration at (306) 664-2422 |
