Westhaven Returns 54m Grading 8.99 g/t Au & 55 g/t Ag from Resource In-Fill Drilling and Initiates South Zone Pre-Feasibility Study, Shovelnose Gold and Silver Project, Southern British Columbia

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WHN) (OTCQB: WTHVF) (“Westhaven” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its 2026 field activities at the Shovelnose gold and silver project ("Shovelnose"), in southern British Columbia, including initial mineral resource in-fill drilling results and the commencement of a Prefeasibility Study ("PFS") evaluating potential mine development at the South Zone deposit. This work is being funded under a strategic earn-in agreement with Dundee Corporation (“Dundee”), whereby Dundee may earn up to a 60% interest in Westhaven's four Spences Bridge Gold Belt properties through up to CDN$85,000,000 in staged project expenditures.