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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSXV:WHN) ("Westhaven" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Patrick F.N. Anderson to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director.Eira Thomas, Chairperson of Westhaven, commented, "We are very pleased to welcome Patrick Anderson to Westhaven's Board. Patrick has an exceptional track record of discovery and development of world-class gold deposits, including the best-in-class Fruta del Norte epithermal gold and silver deposit. Patrick's strong technical background, together with his deep capital markets experience, will strengthen the Board's ability to support Westhaven's management and technical teams as we pursue our revitalized exploration and growth strategy within British Columbia's Spences Bridge Gold Belt, including development of the Shovelnose epithermal gold deposits. Patrick has a long history of creating meaningful shareholder value, and we look forward to benefiting from his insight and leadership."Patrick Anderson, newly appointed Director of Westhaven, commented, "I'm excited to finally work with Westhaven's team of proven professionals, a group that I have known for my whole career. I'm excited to finally and for the first time have an opportunity to work in and contribute to my home province of British Columbia. Lastly, I'm very excited to be able to help the team push forward with more discoveries in this under explored epithermal camp. I love epithermal systems!"Patrick Anderson is an entrepreneur and business executive with over 30 years' experience in the global mineral resource sector. He has held key roles across gold, base metals and diamond projects for junior explorers, major producers and consulting firms in North and South America and Europe. His board experience includes companies listed on the TSX-V, TSX, and LSE-AIM exchanges. Mr. Anderson is the founder, CEO and a director of Dalradian Resources Inc. where he has led the discovery of over 6 million ounces of gold at the Curraghinalt deposit in Northern Ireland, resulting in a $537 million go-private transaction. He previously co-founded and was President and CEO of Aurelian Resources Inc., overseeing discovery of the 13.7-million-ounce Fruta del Norte epithermal gold-silver deposit in 2006 which was subsequently acquired for $1.2 billion and is now Lundin Gold's flagship asset. Mr. Anderson has been named Mining Man of the Year by The Northern Miner and received the PDAC's Thayer Lindsley award for an international mineral discovery. He recently served as Lead Independent Director for Osisko Mining in its $2.2 billion acquisition by Gold Fields Ltd., and is currently CEO of Dalradian Resources (privately-held) and Chairman of Cornish Metals PLC.Pursuant to the terms of the Company's Equity Incentive Plan approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held June 24, 2025 the Company has granted a total of 7,025,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. The stock options are exercisable to acquire one common share of Westhaven at $0.25 per share and can be exercised until February 4, 2031. The ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
