Western Exploration Drilling Confirms New Precious Metals Bearing Epithermal System at Aura Project with 3.0 Meters of 7.1 G/t Gold at Tomasina Fault ZoneTarget Remains Open Along More Than 2.0 Kilometers of Strike LengthVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 17, 2025) - Western Exploration Inc. (TSXV: WEX) (OTCQX: WEXPF) (the "Company" or "Western Exploration") is pleased to announce results of the first five reverse circulation ("RC") holes testing part of the Tomasina target, approximately one kilometer west of the Gravel Creek at the Company's wholly owned Aura gold-silver project (the "Aura Project"). PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Hole WG467, drilled northwest of Wood Gulch on section T4760N, intersected 3.0 meters @ 7.1 g/t Au and 4.8 g/t Ag (Table 2 and Figure 2) down hole of a broader interval of 44.20 meters 0.38 g/t Au and 1.71 g/t Ag.The zone remains open for more than one kilometer of strike length to the northwest and southeast.Hole WG463 intersected an extensive oxidation and clay silicification alteration typical of high-level epithermal systems similar to what is above the Gravel Creek deposit. (Figure 1 and Table 3). The altered zone in WG463 included an interval of 15.24 meters @ 0.13 g/t Au and 10.0 g/t Ag - a strong indicator of proximity to a potentially mineralized system at depth. Western Exploration CEO, Darcy Marud, commented: "We are very encouraged that the current drill program has confirmed the resource growth potential at the Tomasina fault area. Initial drill results from WG466 and WG467 northeast of Wood Gulch show similar geology, alteration and mineralization to Gravel Creek, located just one kilometer to the east. Importantly, the target remains open for one kilometer of strike length.Drilling to the southeast of the Wood Gulch open pit has identified high level epithermal alteration and mineralization that is similar to that discovered above the Gravel Creek resource. Legacy hole WG355 that was completed down dip and to the east of this area returned 13.17 meters of 1.67 g/t Au and 28.5 g/t Ag including 1.52 meters of 10.9 g/t Au and 101 g/t Ag demonstrating the prospectivity of this area.To have this degree of success in an initial drill program is truly exciting! Considering that Western Exploration has drill tested less than 20% of the Tomasina Fault trend strike length, we are very encouraged about the future resource growth potential of this area. The strength and continuity of alteration, together with the consistent mineralized intercepts, provide a clear case for continued step-out and follow-up core drilling."SIGNIFICANCE OF TOMASINA DRILL RESULTSThe Tomasina target is a 2.5-kilometer-long structural zone down dip of the Saddle and Wood Gulch NI 43-101 resources and the Hammer Head mineralization. The objective has been to evaluate for mineralization in the highly favorable Frost Creek tuff (main host rock at Gravel Creek) at the faulted unconformity with the basement Schoonover Formation. The five RC drill holes, WG463-WG467, reported in this release, tested targets along approximately one kilometer of strike length of the Tomasina structural zone, located to the northwest and southeast of the down dip projection of Wood Gulch mineralization.Table 1. Drill Hole Coordinates and OrientationsDrill Hole Easting (m) Northing (m) Elevation (m) Depth (m) AzimuthDipWG463586,8244,614,6142,08031721665WG464586,7724,614,6672,08723824466WG465586,7894,614,7652,07720727059WG466586,4114,615,5712,22236024065WG467586,4104,615,5702,22237224049WG468586,1084,615,8922,27742224378WG469586,1084,615,8932,277408090WG470586,1714,615,8312,253457090WG471586,1694,615,8302,25345724570 Figure 1. 2025 Reverse Circulation holes and key target areas in relation to the 2.5-kilometer-long Tomasina Structural TrendTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/7771/274624_b301d30d64edaa70_001full.jpgWood Gulch AreaHoles WG466-WG467 were drilled northeast of Wood Gulch on section T4760N (Figure 2). Both holes intersected broad zones of clay alteration with local silicification and quartz-pyrite-marcasite veining within the Frost Creek tuff. Mineralization improves in continuity and tenor towards the Tomasina Fault. Table 2. Summary of +0.4 g/t Au drill results in holes WG466 and WG467 evaluating the Tomasina TargetDRILL HOLESTARTENDINTERVALAuAg(m)(m)(m)*g/tg/tWG466288.04295.667.620.6613.3with294.13295.661.521.7249.5WG467 292.61336.8144.200.381.7with327.66329.191.522.531.3WG467 344.43347.483.057.104.8 * True width is estimated to be between 80 and 100% of interval widthHole WG467was highlighted by an interval of 3.0 meters @ 7.1 g/t Au and 4.8 g/t Ag. The hole was lost in a vein/fault zone near the contact with the Schoonover Formation argillite.The alteration and Au-Ag mineralization give support to the exploration concept of mineralization in the Frost Creek tuff along the Tomasina Fault. The zone is open for at least one kilometer of strike le