West Point Gold expands Black Dyke target; intercepts 7.6 m of 2.22 g/t Au

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 11, 2026) - West Point Gold Corp. (TSXV: WPG) (OTCQX: WPGCF) (FSE: LRA0) ("West Point Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the drilling of additional shallow gold mineralization at the Black Dyke prospect located 4 kilometres ("km") west of the Tyro Main Zone at its Gold Chain Project in Arizona (Figure 1). The results are highlighted by GC26-144, which intersected 7.6 metres ("m") of 2.22 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold ("Au"), and GC26-146, which intersected 16.8m of 0.90 g/t Au, both within less than 75m from surface. All holes intersected mineralization. Mineralization in the area suggests the potential to add future resource ounces to the project and warrants additional test work and drilling.

The initial program ( PR link ) consisted of six RC holes for a total of 626.4 metres, with follow-up drilling consisting of five holes totalling 603.4m. These holes were part of the recently completed 21,079m 2025-2026 drilling campaign at its flagship Gold Chain Project in Arizona. The Company recently acquired a significant amount of historical data for the Black Dyke target, which includes high-grade drill results completed by prior operators. West Point Gold's drilling to date, along with the recently acquired historic data, is expected to improve targeting at the Black Dyke target when drilling resumes.

Highlights:

Hole GC26-144 intersected 7.6m at 2.22 g/t Au from 62.5m, GC26-146 intersected 16.8m of 0.90 g/t Au from 71.6m, and GC26-143 intersected 6.1m at 1.49 g/t Au from 54.9m.

All holes intersected anomalous Au mineralization

The historical drilling data acquired focused on the Black Dyke gold zone with results consistent with those reported by West Point Gold to date. Notable exceptions include two very high-grade intercepts (greater than 30 g/t Au) approximately 200m southwest of where the Company has d