07:53 AM EDT, 03/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Western Copper and Gold Corp. ( WRN ) said Wednesday that it is launching a metallurgical testing program for the Casino copper-gold project.

The company said 15 composite samples were prepared from core acquired in in the 2023 drill program comprising seven holes for 2,244 meters.

Western Copper and Gold ( WRN ) said the drill results continue to show the importance of the core zone, where relatively higher grades are encountered including 158.5 meters of supergene mineralization grading 0.82% copper equivalent.

The company said the results from this testing will be used to develop a more detailed geometallurgical model of the deposit.