Aurwest Resources Corp. (CSE: AWR) has released Phase 1 exploration assay results from its Weaver Lake Gold Property in southwestern British Columbia, highlighting a grab sample that returned 26.7 parts per million (ppm) gold — equivalent to 0.78 ounces per ton — along with 1,350 ppm silver. The company holds an option to earn a 50% interest in Weaver Lake from Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: PBM). The high-grade surface result, located approximately 130 metres east of the interpreted main vein system, reinforces the property's geological potential and sets the stage for a planned Phase 2 programme.

Key Points

  • Aurwest Resources Corp. (CSE: AWR) released Phase 1 assay results for the Weaver Lake Gold Property in southwestern BC
  • Top rock grab sample returned 26.7 ppm gold (0.78 opt Au) and 1,350 ppm silver (39.4 opt Ag), located ~130 metres east of the main interpreted vein system
  • A total of 76 rock, approximately 247 soil, and nine silt stream-sediment samples were collected; additional results are still being evaluated
  • Investors may be watching for details on the planned Phase 2 geophysical survey programme

High-Grade Rock Samples Point to Epithermal Gold-Silver System at Weaver Lake

The highest-grade result, sample 82133, assayed 26.7 ppm gold and 1,350 ppm silver alongside 955 ppm lead and 604 ppm zinc. Additional mineralised samples returned values ranging from 0.29 ppm to 0.45 ppm gold with associated silver, lead, zinc, and antimony anomalies. The release states that higher-grade samples are mostly associated with comb- and void-fill-textured quartz veins up to one metre thick, with trace to one percent pyrite. The multi-element signature and strong gold-silver correlation are interpreted as characteristic of an intermediate-sulfidation epithermal silver-gold system, according to the disclosure.

Soil and Silt Sampling Expands Multi-Element Coverage Across the Property

Approximately 247 soil samples were collected to confirm and expand gold-in-soil anomalies identified in the 1990s, using modern multi-element analysis. The top two gold anomalies returned 0.36 ppm and 0.23 ppm gold respectively, along with elevated silver, lead, and arsenic values. Nine stream-sediment silt samples from principal drainages also returned supporting anomalies, aligning with regional British Columbia Geological Survey drainage data. The company states the 2026 dataset provides a consistent, georeferenced multi-element foundation for further target prioritisation, to be integrated with historic drilling records and underground workings.

QA/QC Protocols and NI 43-101 Qualified Person Sign-Off

Samples were collected by company field personnel using GPS-located, digitally logged procedures and delivered to ALS North Vancouver for preparation and analysis. Certified blanks were inserted at approximately one in 24 samples, and quality-control samples including blanks, certified standards, and duplicates were inserted throughout. The technical disclosures were reviewed and approved by independent geological consultant David Bridge, P.Geo., a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. The company cautions that rock grab samples are selective by nature and may not represent average grades, and that the property does not currently host a mineral resource or reserve.