Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Raymond Threlkeld as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Threlkeld, who joined the Board on June 27, 2024, succeeds Dr. Bill Williams, who served as Interim Chairman since February 22, 2024. Dr. Williams will continue to serve on the Board as a director. "I am pleased with the [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. welcomes the recent announcement by Natural Resources Canada , conditionally approving C$40 million in federal funding to undertake pre-feasibility activities to advance a high-voltage transmission line network connecting the Yukon electrical grid to the North American grid in British Columbia. This funding would be [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Casino Mining Corporation has submitted to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board Executive Committee an updated and refined schedule for submission of the Environmental and Socio-economic Effects Statement for the Casino Mine Project. The ESE Statement will [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to announce additions to the Company's senior management team. In early August, Michael Psihogios will be taking over the role of Chief Financial Officer from Varun Prasad, and Jeff Eng will be assuming the role of Vice President Projects. Sandeep Singh, CEO of Western, stated: "We are extremely pleased to [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. announces the voting results from the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting held on June 27, 2024. A total of 101,875,249 common shares were represented at the AGM, representing 51.92% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares as at the record date. Shareholders voted in favour of setting the number [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that Raymond Threlkeld, Robert Chausse and Sandeep Singh will stand for election as directors at the Company's upcoming annual general and special meeting. "We are extremely pleased that Mr. Threlkeld, Mr. Chausse and Mr. Singh have agreed to join our board," said Bill Williams, Interim Chairman [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. announces it has completed the previously announced private placement with Rio Tinto Canada Inc. pursuant to Rio Tinto's subscription rights as a result of the Company's recent issuance of common shares. Rio Tinto acquired 2,609,890 common shares of the Company at a price of C$1.90 per share for proceeds of [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced bought deal public offering of 24,210,526 common shares of the Company at a price of $1.90 per Common Share for gross proceeds of $45,999,999.40, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option. The Offering was completed pursuant to an [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. announces that, in connection with the Company's offering of common shares for gross proceeds of approximately $40 million announced on April 16, 2024 , Rio Tinto Canada Inc. has notified the Company that it will exercise its participation right in full, allowing Rio Tinto to maintain its interest of approximately [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an amended agreement with Eight Capital, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters under which the Underwriters have agreed to buy from the Company, on a bought deal basis, 21,055,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $1.90 per Common Share for gross proceeds of [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. announces that it has entered into an agreement with Eight Capital, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters under which the Underwriters have agreed to buy from the Company, on a bought deal basis, 13,158,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $1.90 per Common Share for gross proceeds of $25,000,200 . The [...]
Western Copper and Gold Corp. announces the launching of a metallurgical testing program for its wholly-owned Casino Copper-Gold Project . Fifteen composite samples were prepared from core acquired in 2023 . Western's Technical and Sustainability Committee, comprised of members from Western, Rio Tinto Canada Inc. and Mitsubishi Materials [...]