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GOWEST ENGAGES DUMAS FOR BRADSHAW RESTART

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GOWEST ENGAGES DUMAS FOR BRADSHAW RESTART

Hiring Personnel for Planned April Restart

TORONTO, ONTARIO – (February 22, 2023) Gowest Gold Ltd. (“Gowest” or the “Corporation”) (TSX VENTURE: GWA) announced today that it has engaged Dumas Contracting Ltd. (“Dumas”) in a four-year contract to assist with the restart of operations at the Bradshaw Gold Deposit (“Bradshaw”), targeting the resumption of underground work in April, 2023.

Dumas has already begun moving equipment to the site and is rapidly ramping up the mobilization process.

Based in Timmins, Ontario, Dumas is a leading, full-service mining contractor specializing in mine construction and development, production mining and engineering. It is the primary contractor working at numerous mines throughout the Americas, including several in northern Ontario.
 
Dan Gagnon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gowest, added, “We are extremely pleased to have Dumas, with their extensive experience and focus on safety, as our long-term partner in restarting mining activities at Bradshaw. At the same time, now that we have the significant financial support of several of our major shareholders, we are also quickly advancing on several related fronts. This includes hiring personnel, mobilizing equipment, ordering consumables and other preparations to ensure Bradshaw’s success as the next new gold mine in the Timmins camp.”

The first underground work will focus on the development and production of the initial bulk sample area (East Zone), the development of ventilation infrastructure, as well as the development of a ramp to expand and access new ore zones.

The Corporation is also working towards finalizing an agreement for milling Bradshaw’s ore and is working with several parties to determine the optimal approach for handling the gold concentrate.

Further updates will be provided as the Corporation continues to progress toward the anticipated restart of mining operations at Bradshaw..