Mr. Gareth Thomas reports

WESTHAVEN COMMENCES GROUND GEOPHYSICS ON THE NEWLY DISCOVERED CERTES TARGET AT SHOVELNOSE; INCLUDING INDUCED POLARIZATION (IP) SURVEY

Westhaven Gold Corp. has commenced induced polarization (IP) and ground magnetic surveys over and around the newly discovered Certes target at its 41,634-hectare Shovelnose gold property, situated within the prospective Spences Bridge gold belt (SBGB), 30 kilometres south of Merritt, B.C.

The IP survey, as currently planned, will cover an area of approximately 8.5 square kilometres, centred on the Certes 1, 2 and 3 targets that were tested by a total of six drill holes during the fall 2024 program (assays pending). IP coverage will test the three-kilometre strike length of the Certes area, as currently recognized, as well as adjacent features interpreted from mapping/sampling undertaken in 2024 and pre-existing airborne magnetic coverage. Depending on weather conditions and preliminary results, the survey may be expanded to encompass the Corral target, situated about 1.8 kilometres southwest of Certes. A ground magnetic survey will be conducted concurrently with the IP work.

As announced in the Aug. 26, 2024, news release, the Certes trend is a three-kilometre-long concentration of strongly anomalous pathfinder elements in rock and soil samples situated approximately eight kilometres east-southeast of the Franz-FMN-South zone along the same geophysical/geochemical corridor. Banded and laminated mercury-bearing chalcedony cobbles and boulders found at surface amongst andesite subcrop at the northwestern end of the current Certes trend are indicative of near-surface, low-sulphidation epithermal deposits, suggesting preservation of an entire system in the Certes area beneath an andesite cap.

Along with drilling to identify and evaluate potential controlling structures on these three areas along the Certes trend, each spaced about one kilometre apart (Certes targets 1, 2 and 3), these geophysical surveys will better define deep-seated structures that may have influenced the development of epithermal systems and to assist in interpretation of the subsurface geology.

Summer/fall 2024 drill campaign

The summer/fall 2024 drill campaign has been completed. All core has been processed and sent to the lab for assay. Once all assays have been received, analyzed and interpreted by Westhaven's technical team, the company will put out a news release, along with the next steps for exploration and drilling in early 2025.

Qualified person statement

Peter Fischl, PGeo, who is a qualified person within the context of National Instrument 43-101, has read and takes responsibility for this release.

About Westhaven Gold Corp.

Westhaven is a gold-focused exploration company advancing the high-grade discovery on the Shovelnose project in Canada's newest gold district, the Spences Bridge gold belt. Westhaven controls 61,512 hectares (615 square kilometres) with four gold properties spread along this underexplored belt. The Shovelnose property is situated off a major highway; near power, rail and large producing mines; and within commuting distance from the city of Merritt, which translates into low-cost exploration. Westhaven trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol WHN.

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