Mr. Paul John reports

WEST OAK GOLD CORP. COMPLETES 2023 WORK PROGRAM AT HEDGEHOG

West Oak Gold Corp. has provided an update on 2023 exploration completed at the Hedgehog project located near Barkerville, B.C.

The 2023 program was designed to expand on results from the 2022 program which had identified a strong arsenic soil anomaly with strong spot gold values on the southeastern portion of the property. The 2023 program consisted of prospecting and rock sampling over an area of one square kilometre encompassing the bulk of the arsenic soil anomaly. During prospecting a total of 37 rock samples were collected for analysis. No significant gold or base metal values were returned. Several rock samples with elevated barium plus/minus arsenic were present but the rock sample results do not explain the large arsenic soil anomaly, with further exploration required.

Follow-up was also carried out on four high gold-in-soil anomalies from the 2022 program. A 956 ppb (parts per billion) soil sample is located on a roadcut at the south end of the arsenic anomaly. Angular float near this site included grey chert with abundant quartz veins which was sampled as part of the 2023 program but did not return any anomalous gold values.

Three anomalous gold-in-soil samples occur at the south end of the grid south of the creek. The 748 ppb location was visited and the soil hole located. All of the material in the hole and nearby was rounded fine and coarse float. The two 68 ppb Au samples both occur near creek and gullies. It appears that these samples are situated in river gravels and are probably alluvial in origin.

The Hedgehog project, which is fully permitted, is located approximately 12 kilometres north of the community of Barkerville, B.C. Exploration models at Hedgehog include lode gold similar to the Cariboo gold project owned by Osisko Development Corp., and massive sulphides (Cyprus style) similar to Chu Chua, B.C. Osisko's Cariboo gold project is an advanced-stage feasibility-level gold project which recently received an environmental assessment certificate from the provincial Environmental Assessment Office.

Fieldwork was conducted by personnel from Mincord Exploration Consultants Ltd., under the direction of Bob Johnston, PGeo. Field samples were delivered to MSA Labs in Prince George, BC., for analysis by multielement inductively coupled plasma (35 elements) and fire assay with atomic absorption spectroscopy finish for gold.

This news release has been reviewed by Paul Reynolds, PGeo, who is a qualified person within the context of National Instrument 43-101 and who takes responsibility for its content.