ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 8, 2023
/PRNewswire/ - U.S. GoldMining Inc. (NASDAQ: USGO) ("U.S.
GoldMining" or the "Company") is pleased to provide
details on Alaska State Governor Mike
Dunleavy's recent visit to the Company's Whistler
gold-copper project ("Whistler") in Alaska, USA. The Company is also pleased
to provide updates on recent significant advancements in Alaska
State's 'Roads to Resources' initiative which includes the proposed
West Susitna Access Road ("WSAR") to the Whistler
project.
Highlights:
- Alaska State Governor Mike Dunleavy and Alaska
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
("DOT&PF") Commissioner, Ryan
Anderson, visited the Company's Whistler Project on
August 3, 2023, accompanied by U.S.
GoldMining's CEO, Tim Smith.
- Governor Dunleavy's visit to Whistler comprised part of an
overview tour of the WSAR, a proposed approximately 100 mile-long
road corridor which will connect Whistler with existing highway,
rail, power and port infrastructure, and a large and skilled
workforce living in the tri-city municipalities of Anchorage, Palmer and Wasilla.
- On July 27, 2023, DOT&PF
announced plans to include the first 15 miles of the WSAR,
including a major bridge over the Susitna River, within the draft
'2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program' with
funding set aside for construction to begin in 2025, pending
permitting.
- Subsequent to the DOT&PF announcement, on July 28, 2023, the Alaska Industrial Development
and Export Authority ("AIDEA") announced that it will
continue working on a separate and additional portion of the WSAR,
extending beyond the proposed DOT&PF road build to establish an
industrial access corridor to several exploration and development
projects in the West Susitna Mining District, including the
Company's Whistler project.
- On July 18,
2023, Matanuska-Susitna ("MatSu") Borough Assembly
recently approved a resolution to pursue federal or state funding
to convert 18 miles of partially completed rail embankment into a
paved road suitable for heavy haulage, which will link the
DOT&PF planned portion of the WSAR with Port Mackenzie existing port facilities and
infrastructure.
Tim Smith, CEO of U.S.
GoldMining, commented: "We greatly appreciate Governor Dunleavy
visiting the Whistler project as we ramp up our exploration and
development activities at site. Alaska's policy under Governor Dunleavy's
administration of investing in critical infrastructure to stimulate
growth in Alaska's economy, was an
important catalyst for U.S. GoldMining to launch its highly
successful IPO in April 2023. The
State's and MatSu Borough's investment in the design, permitting
and potential build of the proposed transportation corridor
represents significant benefits to the State and people of
Alaska in providing good jobs and
economic opportunities via the future potential development of
natural resources in the West Susitna Mining District. U.S.
GoldMining looks forward to working with all governments, agencies
and stakeholders as we advance the exciting Whistler gold-copper
project".
About the proposed West
Susitna Access Road
The WSAR comprises an approximately 100-mile-long transportation
corridor across the West Susitna valley to the Alaska Range, which
will connect existing road, power, rail and port infrastructure in
the MatSu Valley with the West Susitna Mining District. The
proposed road has been the subject of several studies over the past
decade which have indicated that a road would provide significant
benefits to the local community and the State of Alaska including recreation,
subsistence and other resource harvesting opportunities and enable
access to a mining epicenter for gold, copper and strategic
minerals. The route of the current road design lies 100% on
MatSu Borough owned or State of
Alaska land.
About U.S. GoldMining
Inc.
U.S. GoldMining Inc. is a mining, exploration and development
company focused on advancing the Whistler gold-copper project,
located 105 miles (170 km) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A. The Whistler project
consists of several gold-copper porphyry deposits and exploration
targets within a large regional land package totaling approximately
217.5 sq km (53,700 acres). Visit www.usgoldmining.us for more
information.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking
statements, including forward-looking information and statements
within the meanings of applicable Canadian securities laws and
within the meaning of the United
States federal securities laws (collectively,
"forward-looking statements"). Such statements include
statements with regard to the Company's expectations regarding the
Whistler project, planned exploration and development work and the
potential to expand existing resource estimates. Words such as
"expects", "anticipates" and "intends" or similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are based on U.S. GoldMining's current expectations and
are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that
are difficult to predict. When considering these forward-looking
statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other
cautionary statements in the prospectus filed with the applicable
Canadian regulatory authorities and with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in connection with the IPO,
as well as other filings made by the Company with the applicable
Canadian regulatory authorities available on SEDAR at
www.sedarplus.ca and with the SEC on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made
as of this date, and U.S. GoldMining does not undertake any duty to
update such information except as required under applicable
law.
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