Western Gold Resources hits record high on finding gold at Western Australia project

Western Gold Resources

20/10/2021 06:02

** Shares of gold explorer Western Gold Resources  WGR.AX 
rise as much as 28.2% to a record A$0.250
    ** Co says drilling confirms high-grade gold at the Gold
Duke project's Eagle deposits in Western Australia  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXdQqkT
    ** Says it also discovered several new near-surface gold
lodes at the prospect, mineralisation extended by 150 metres
    ** Stock marks its biggest intraday pct gain ever
    ** About 3.3 mln shares change hands, 16.2 times the 30-day
average volume of 208,341 shares
    ** As of last close, stock had fallen 2.5% since its July
debut

 (Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
 ((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))