Western Gold Exploration Ltd has started inaugural diamond drilling, initially focused on the Glen Lyon joint venture licence, at the Caledonian gold project in the Scottish Highlands. PROSPECTS The company holds 90% of Glen Lyon and nearby Cononish gold-silver mine owner Acrux Gold holding 10%. Western will drill test three high-grade gold prospects of Creag […]
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WGE positive on Caledonian sampling gold results
Western Gold Exploration Ltd’s latest sampling results continue to build a “compelling picture of an emerging gold district” at the Caledonian gold joint venture project in central Scotland. PROSPECTS The JV with Acrux Gold Ltd, which owns the Cononish gold mine in Argyll, holds two Crown Estate Mines Royal Option applications, of Lyon and Orchy, covering […]
WGE- Acrux to explore Caledonian gold project
Western Gold Exploration Ltd has agreed a joint venture with the owner of the Cononish mine to explore for precious metals and critical minerals in the Caledonian gold project in central Scotland. TERMS The company’s subsidiary, Lorne Resources Ltd, and Acrux Gold Ltd signed a shareholder agreement on 25 November 2025 to create Glen Lyon […]
Obituary – mining financier and Western Gold director Willie McLucas
Mining financier and Western Gold Exploration Ltd’s board director Willie McLucas, whose experience took him to numerous countries across the world has died suddenly aged 67. Mr McLucas worked in Australia, Bolivia, Chile, France, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Turkey and Zimbabwe. He established his successful career as a mining financier at Waverley Mining where he developed […]
WGE intersects gold-silver at Stronchullin
Western Gold Exploration Ltd (WGE) intersected gold and silver at its Stronchullin prospect within the 3,253‐hectare property in Knapdale, Argyll. POTENTIAL The 2021 drilling programme is a follow-up to scout drilling completed in 2017‐2018 and deep overburden geochemical surveys undertaken in 2020. WGE reported an intersection in hole SD20‐13 of 19.20 g/t gold and 1.19 […]