January 16, 2012 Release 01-2012
WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD INITIATES FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CASINOVANCOUVER, B.C. Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the "Company") (TSX:WRN; NYSE Amex:WRN) is pleased to announce the initiation of a bankable feasibility study ("Feasibility Study") for the Casino Deposit ("Casino"), located in Yukon, Canada.
The Company has engaged the services of M3 Engineering & Technology Corporation of Tucson, Arizona ("M3") to conduct the Feasibility Study on Casino. M3, a full service engineering, procurement, construction and management firm, is recognized for its experience in copper processing and capabilities in the development and construction of mines and mineral processing plants. M3 also completed the prefeasibility study on the Casino project issued in May 2011.
The Feasibility Study will update and better define the costs outlined in the prefeasibility study, which forecasts that the Casino project will have an after-tax, 8% discounted NPV of $963 million and an after- tax IRR of 16.2% at conservative long term commodity prices*. It will also add the new LNG supply option from Fort Nelson, and incorporate new metallurgical testing which is currently underway.
It is estimated that the cost to complete the Feasibility Study will be $5 million.
"We are very pleased to formally launch the Feasibility Study" said Dale Corman, Chairman and CEO, Western Copper and Gold, "Western's plan is to progressively de-risk the Casino project and this will continue with the Feasibility Study, expected to be complete in 2012"
ABOUT WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATIONWestern Copper and Gold Corporation is a Vancouver-based exploration and development company with significant copper, gold and molybdenum resources and reserves. The Company has 100% ownership of the Casino Project located in the Yukon Territory. The Casino Project is one of the world's largest open- pit gold, copper, silver and molybdenum deposits. For more information, visit www.westerncopperandgold.com.
On behalf of the board,
"Dale Corman" F. Dale Corman Chairman & CEO
*Casino Project: NI-43-101 Report Pre-Feasibility Study Update, 17 May 2011, Qualified Person: Conrad
Huss, P.E.
For more information please contact Paul West-Sells, President & COO or Julie Kim Pelly, Manager Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, at 604.684.9497 or email info@westerncopperandgold.com.
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include, without limitation that regulatory approvals to the
proposed plan of arrangement and proposed listings will be
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Western Copper and Gold's annual report most recently filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the
Canadian Securities Administrators as of the date of this
press release. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward- looking statements or information.
Western Copper and Gold expressly disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
and information whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by
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