Western Copper and Gold Corporation
Western Copper and Gold Announces Management Changes

DGAP-News: Western Copper and Gold Corporation / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

2016-01-20 / 13:55
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VANCOUVER, BC --(Marketwired - January 20, 2016) -  Western
Copper and Gold Corporation ('Western' or the 'Company') (TSX:
WRN) (NYSE MKT: WRN) is pleased to announce that Mr. Dale Corman,
who has been Western's Chief Executive Officer since 2006, has
been appointed Executive Chairman and that Dr. Paul West-Sells
has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. These
changes are part of standard succession planning and Mr. Corman
will continue to be actively engaged in the development and
oversight of the Company. The changes will be effective February
1, 2016.

Over the last 50 years, Mr. Corman has successfully led the
development of several publicly listed companies in Canada and
the United States. He has extensive expertise in mineral and
geothermal exploration and development, property evaluation and
acquisition, project financing, and corporate management. Among
his many significant contributions, Mr. Corman was instrumental
in the development and success of Western Silver Corporation,
which was acquired by Glamis Gold Corporation for $1.6 billion in
2006.

Dr. West-Sells has over 20 years' experience in the mining
industry. After obtaining his Ph.D. from the University of
British Columbia in Metallurgical Engineering, he worked with
BHP, Placer Dome, and Barrick in increasingly senior roles in
Research and Development and Project Development. Dr. West-Sells
has worked for Western since 2006, where he has held a number of
technical and executive positions, most recently as President and
Chief Operating Officer since 2010.

On the promotion of Dr. West-Sells to Chief Executive Officer,
Mr. Corman stated: 'Having worked closely with Paul over the past
9 years, I have full confidence that he will successfully lead
the team that will take Western and its principal project, the
Casino copper-gold deposit in the Yukon, to the next level. In
all my years in the mining industry, I have not been involved
with a project more robust than Casino. Even in this downturn of
the commodity cycle, Casino remains a great development
opportunity that is expected to contribute $3.1 billion in tax
and mining royalty revenue for Yukon, Canada, and First Nations.'

On behalf of the board,

'Dale Corman'

Dale Corman

Chairman and CEO

Cautionary Disclaimer Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and
Information

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements
concerning anticipated developments in Western's operations and
market conditions in future periods. Statements that are not
historical fact are 'forward-looking statements' as that term is
defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and 'forward looking information' as that term is
defined in National Instrument 51-102 ('NI 51-102') of the
Canadian Securities Administrators (collectively,
'forward-looking statements'). Certain forward looking
information should also be considered future-oriented financial
information ('FOFI') as that term is defined in NI 51-102. The
purpose of disclosing FOFI is to provide a general overview of
management's expectations regarding anticipated results or market
conditions. Readers are cautioned that FOFI may not be
appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are
frequently, but not always, identified by words such as
'expects', 'anticipates', 'believes', 'intends', 'estimates',
'potential', 'possible' and similar expressions, or statements
that events, conditions or results 'will', 'may', 'could' or
'should' occur or be achieved. These forward-looking statements
may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
perceived merit of properties; mineral reserve and resource
estimates; feasibility study results (including projected
economic returns, operating costs, and capital costs in
connection with the Casino Project); market value of the
Company's common shares; permitting or other timelines; strategic
plans; market price of precious and base metals; or other
statements that are not statement of fact. The material factors
or assumptions used to develop forward-looking statements include
prevailing and projected market prices and foreign exchange
rates; exploration results; continued availability of capital and
financing; construction and operations; the Company not
experiencing unforeseen delays, unexpected geological or other
effects; permitting delays, and general economic, market or
business conditions and as more specifically disclosed throughout
this document, and in the AIF and Form 40-F.

Forward-looking statements are statements about the future and
are inherently uncertain, and actual results, performance or
achievements of Western and its subsidiaries may differ
materially from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a
variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such risks and
other factors include, among others, risks involved in
fluctuations in gold, copper and other commodity prices and
currency exchange rates; uncertainties relating to interpretation
of drill results and the geology, continuity and grade of mineral
deposit; uncertainty of estimates of capital and operating costs,
recovery rates, production estimates and estimated economic
return; risks related to cooperation of government agencies and
First Nations in the development of the property and the issuance
of required permits; risks related to the need to obtain
additional financing to develop the property and uncertainty as
to the availability and terms of future financing; uncertainty of
meeting anticipated program milestones; uncertainty as to timely
availability of permits and other governmental approvals; and
other risks and uncertainties disclosed in Western's AIF and Form
40-F, and other information released by Western and filed with
the applicable regulatory agencies.

Western's forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs,
expectations and opinions of management on the date the
statements are made, and Western does not assume, and expressly
disclaims, any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise
required by applicable securities legislation. For the reasons
set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.



For more information, please contact:
Paul West-Sells,
President and COO
or
Chris Donaldson,
Manager, Corporate Development
604.684.9497
info@westerncopperandgold.com.

News Source: Marketwire


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