A fifth drill is being mobilized to the Shovelnose property where a 15,000m exploration drill program is expected to start mid-month, continuing through to mid-December Prospecting, mapping and soil surveys underway on the Prospect Valley and Shovelnose properties 35,000m resource infill drilling program is over 50% complete – results continue to confirm continuity of gold and silver mineralization within the South Zone deposit including 9.8m grading 8.3 g/t Au and 11 g/t Ag VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WHN) (OTCQB: WTHVF) (FRA: 1W5) (“Westhaven” or the “Company”) is pleased to report the start of exploration at its Spences Bridge Gold Belt properties in southern British Columbia, including prospecting, geological mapping and soil sampling surveys on priority target areas at the Prospect Valley and Shovelnose properties, as well as mobilization of a fifth drill rig to the Shovelnose property in preparation for a 15,000m exploration drilling program expected to commence mid-month and continue through mid-December. With the start of exploration, the 2026 program is now combining potential resource growth through drilling and district scale exploration with project derisking through resource infill drilling and advancement of Pre-Feasibility studies (“PFS”).