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WPX begins resource definition drilling and 3D seismic at Milestone, 4th well intersects a composite thickness of 25m of potash

Brett Allan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:14:44 +0000

Western Potash Corp. (the "Company") (TSX.V: WPX, FSE: AHE) is pleased to announce that it has initiated a resource definition drill program consisting of 5 wells in the area surrounding the Milestone-003 well which intersected a composite thickness of 24.4m of potash mineralization with a grade of 18.2% wt K2O, as reported in a press release dated August 24, 2009. The Company's wholly-owned Milestone property, comprising 500 square km in area, is located approximately 30 km southeast of Regina, and is southeast of Mosaic's Belle Plaine Mine, one of the largest producing potash solution mines in the world.

The Company's board has approved an $8.5 million CAD budget for this program and is expecting to produce an NI-43-101 compliant inferred resource calculation during Q4 2009. The Company will also complete an NI-43-101 compliant indicated and inferred resource calculation based on the results of the expanded 5 well resource definition drill program, 2D seismic, and 3D seismic surveys. This report is expected to be complete during early 2010, dependant on the completion and results of the aforementioned drilling and seismic surveys.

The Company also reports the completion of the first well in the current resource definition program. The Milestone-004 well is the fifth well drilled on the Milestone property and is located approximately 3.0 km to the south of the Milestone-003 well which reported a composite thickness of 24.4m of potash mineralization with a grade of 18.2% wt K2O.

Coring of the Milestone - 004 well has intersected the Prairie Evaporite Formation at a vertical depth of 1,727.6 m. Visual geological evaluation of the core in conjunction with down-hole gamma ray logs indicate strong potash grades, very low carnallite content, and very promising minimum formation temperatures of 60° C within the two upper members, with some carnallite present in the Esterhazy member. The following potash member thicknesses are indicated by the down-hole gamma ray logs:

Member	From (m)	To (m)	Thickness (m)
Patience Lake	1736.4	1750	13.6
Belle Plaine	1752	1757.4	5.4
Esterhazy	1775	1781	6

All drill intercepts noted in this release are considered the true thickness of the mineralization; as the salt beds are relatively flat-lying and down-hole directional surveys indicate the hole was essentially vertical upon intersecting the salt and potash sequences.

The Company sees the presence, thicknesses and indicated grade of the potash beds in this fifth well as a significant result when taken in conjunction with the results reported for the first four wells. The Company feels that the thicknesses and grades obtained by geochemical sampling and down hole gamma ray logging are consistent with those mined at the Belle Plaine solution mine and that it has now demonstrated regional continuity of all three potash members, over 15.5km of strike length, between the first and fifth wells.

A 2D seismic survey is being carried out over this priority area in conjunction with the current drill program. The Company plans to also complete a 3D seismic survey over this priority area to be used with the NI-43-101 compliant resource calculation.

The Company is also pleased to announce that it has engaged Agapito and Associates Inc. of Golden, Colorado to complete an NI43-101 compliant inferred resource calculation and report based on the results of the initial four well drill program. This report is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2009. Agapito and Associates will also complete an NI-43-101 compliant indicated and inferred resource calculation based on the results of the expanded 5 well resource definition drill program, 2D seismic, and 3D seismic surveys. This report is expected to be completed during early 2010, dependant on completion of the aforementioned drilling and seismic surveys.

Further to the Company's news release of September 25, 2009, the Company would like to announce that it has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to extend 44,739,000 warrants at a price of $0.75. The expiry date has been extended from October 15, 2009 to April 15, 2011.

Western Potash Corp. is a mineral exploration company engaged in the evaluation, exploration and development of potash mineral properties in Western Canada. The Company intends to define and develop a world-class potash deposit in an ecologically sustainable, economically efficient and socially responsible manner.

The in-house qualified persons for the purposes of NI 43-101 guidelines are J. Patricio Varas, P. Geo and Dean Pekeski, P. Geo, both of whom have reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

For more information on Western Potash Corp.'s projects, please visit the Company's
website at: www.westernpotash.com

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"J. Patricio Varas"
J. Patricio Varas
President and CEO

This news release contains Forward Looking Statements regarding our intentions and plans. Forward looking statements in this news release include that the Company has initiated a resource definition drill program consisting of 5 wells surrounding the Milestone-003 well; that the Company has approved an $8.5 Million CAD budget for the program and is expecting to produce an NI 43-101 inferred resource during Q4, 2009; that the company will complete an NI 43-101 indicated and inferred resource based on the expanded 5 well program during early 2010; that visual geological evaluation of the core with down-hole gamma ray logs indicate strong potash grades, low carnallite content and promising formation temperatures of 60° C; the Company feels that the thicknesses and grades obtained and down hole gamma ray logging are consistent with those mined at the Belle Plaine Solution mine; that it has demonstrated regional continuity of all three potash members, over 15.5 km of strike length, between the first and fifth wells; that the Company is carrying out a 2D seismic survey; that it plans to also complete a 3D seismic survey to be used with the NI 43-101 resource calculation; that it has engaged Agapito and Associates Inc. to complete an NI 43-101 resource based on the initial four wells and is expected to be completed in Q4; that Agapito and Associates will also complete an NI 43-101 indicated and inferred resource calculation during early 2010. It is the Company's policy not to update forward looking statements. Various factors may prevent or delay our plans, including but not limited to, contractor availability and performance, weather, access, mineral prices and success and failure of the exploration and development carried out at various stages of the program. Readers should review risk factors applicable to junior mining exploration companies generally to understand the variety of risks that can affect the Company.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

WPX will be seeking the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the term of certain share purchase warrants

Brett Allan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:51:20 +0000

Western Potash Corp. (the "Company"), announces that it will be seeking the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange to the extension of the term of certain share purchase warrants issued on October 15, 2007, December 21, 2007 and January 14, 2008. The Company will be seeking an extension from the current expiry date of October 15, 2009 to April 15, 2011. The extension sought will, if approved, apply to all 44,739,000 warrants issued on those dates to investors, other than warrants exercised to date. As originally issued, each Warrant entitled the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at the price of $0.75 per share at any time up to 4:00 pm (Vancouver time) on October 15, 2009. No amendment to the price is being sought.

About Western Potash

Western Potash is a mineral exploration company engaged in the evaluation, exploration and development of potash mineral properties in Western Canada. The Company intends to define and develop a world-class potash deposit in an ecologically sustainable, economically efficient and socially responsible manner.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“J. Patricio Varas”
J. Patricio Varas
President and CEO

This news release contains Forward Looking Statements regarding our intentions and plans. Various factors may prevent or delay our plans, including but not limited to, contractor availability and performance, weather, access, mineral prices and success and failure of the exploration and development carried out at various stages of the Company’s programs. Readers should review risk factors applicable to junior mining exploration companies generally to understand the variety of risks that can affect the Company.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this news release.

WPX reports composite thickness of 24.4m of potash mineralization with a grade of 18.2% wt K2O on fourth well at Milestone, SK

Brett Allan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:05:22 +0000

Western Potash Corp. (the “Company”) (TSX.V: WPX, FSE: AHE) is pleased to announce that it has received the complete results from its first phase drill program on the Milestone property in southern Saskatchewan. Gamma ray results have been reported in previous news releases for the four wells drilled in the initial exploration phase and potash assay results for the first well were reported in a June 15th, 2009 company release. Highlighted in the fourth well is a 24.4 m composite intersection of potash mineralization with a weighted average grade of 18.2 wt % K2O across three potash members.

The 100% owned Milestone property, comprising 500 square kilometers, is located 30 kilometers southeast of Regina, and southeast of Mosaic’s Belle Plaine Mine, one of the largest producing potash solution mines in the world. The potash mineralization encountered within the Patience Lake and Belle Plaine potash members in this drill program is similar in grade and thickness to those reported at the operating Belle Plain mine.

The Milestone-003 well is the fourth well drilled on the Milestone property and is located approximately 12.5 km and 7.5 km to the southeast of the first and second well sites reported previously. A summary of the results from this well are presented in Table 1.

Table 1: Potash thickness and weighted average grade from the Milestone – 003 well.

Potash Member	From (KB, m)	To (KB, m)	Interval (m)	K2O Wt %	MgO Wt %	Insoluble Wt %	Best Intercept
Patience Lake	1715.55	1729.45	13.90	18.38	0.09	11.32	21.34 wt% K2O over 6.1m
Belle Plaine	1731.45	1736.3	4.85	18.37	0.09	3.78	20.11 wt% K2O over 3.6m
Esterhazy	1756.15	1761.75	5.60	17.75	1.57	3.96	30.17wt% K2O over 1.7m
Total			24.35	18.23	0.43	8.13

Note: Total intervals noted in this release are composites. All drill intercepts noted in this release are considered the true thickness of the mineralization; as the salt beds are relatively flat-lying and down-hole directional surveys indicate the hole was essentially vertical upon intersecting the salt and potash sequences. The core recovered from this hole was logged, photographed, split, and sampled at the Company’s secure core storage facility on the property. All samples were handled in accordance with the Company’s Chain of Custody procedures. The half-split core samples from the wells were analyzed at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) Laboratory in Saskatoon. The Laboratory has been certified by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to conform to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (CAN-P-4E).

The Company is very pleased with the potash grades intersected in the Patience Lake and Belle Plaine potash members reported for the Milestone-003 well, as these are considered particularly exceptional. In addition, these potash hosting members have very low carnallite and low insoluble contents, which is also very encouraging as they are critical factors for developing a solution mine. The grades reported from the Esterhazy member are lower in comparison to grades reported from the same member in previous wells. Also, the carnallite content within the Esterhazy potash member is considered too high for effective economic extraction of potash in a solution recovery process.

The potash assays results from the Milestone-003 well support the Company’s decision to accelerate a resource definition program in the vicinity of this well as reported in the July 23, 2009 press release. The Company is currently planning and permitting an additional 5 well resource definition drill program to define the grade, thickness, and extent of this higher grade zone within the Patience Lake and Belle Plaine members. A 2D seismic survey over this priority area has already commenced. Furthermore, a 3D seismic survey will also be carried out following the resource definition drill phase with the goal to fast-track and establish an NI43-101 compliant resource. The Company’s board has approved an $8.5 million CAD budget for this program.

The Company is also pleased to report results from the second and third wells drilled on the property (Milestone-002, and Milestone-002A respectively), a summary of which is presented in Table 2. Milestone-002 was drilled 5.25km to the south east of the first well, and encountered an anomaly not apparent in the 2D seismic data that removed most of the potash mineralization in the Patience Lake Member. This anomaly was likely due to local structure and water ingress resulting in localized dissolution.

The Milestone-002A well was directionally drilled from the same well site as Milestone-002, intersecting the potash beds 800m to the north of the vertical second well. The Company decided to drill this directional hole to test the theory that the anomaly observed in Milestone-002 was a local anomaly. Geological observations, gamma ray logging and geochemical results have indeed confirmed this theory.

Table 2: Potash thickness and weighted average grade from the Milestone-002 and Milestone-002A wells.

Hole	Potash Member	From (KB, m)	To (KB, m)	Interval (m)	K2O Wt %	MgO Wt %	Insoluble Wt %	Best Intercept

Milestone 002	Patience Lake	1680.7	1681	0.3	17.5	0.06	7.8
	Belle Plaine	1697.5	1701.7	4.2	15.59	0.08	5.2	18.5 wt% K2O over 2.7m
	Esterhazy	1719.9	1726.2	6.3	22.28	0.06	5.35	26.82 wt% K2O over 3.0m
	Total			10.8	19.55	0.07	5.36

Milestone 002A	Patience Lake	1674	1683	9	17.53	0.09	10.58	21.21 wt% K2O over 5.4m
	Belle Plaine	1687.35	1691.25	3.9	12.82	0.09	4.71	14.18 wt% K2O over 1.8m
	Esterhazy	1710.4	1716.9	6.5	24.1	0.93	5.38	30.85wt% K2O and 0.13wt% MgO over 2.4m
	Total			19.4	15.16	0.09	7.62

Results from the Milestone-001 and Milestone-002A wells demonstrate regional continuity of all three potash members between these wells. While these results show positive potash mineralization, the Company is compelled to focus its initial resource definition in the vicinity of the Milestone-003 well, where higher potash grades and better thicknesses within the Patience Lake and Belle Plaine members have been demonstrated.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

“J. Patricio Varas”
J. Patricio Varas
President and CEO

This news release contains Forward Looking Statements regarding our intentions and plans. Forward looking statements in this news release include that the potash mineralization encountered in this drill program is similar in grade and thickness to those reported at the Belle Plain mine; that the potash grades intersected in the Milestone-003 well are considered exceptional; the potash hosting members have very low carnallite and low insoluble contents, which is encouraging as they are critical factors for developing a solution mine; results support the acceleration of the resource definition program in the vicinity of Milestone-003; that the Company is planning and permitting a 5 well resource definition drill program in conjunction with a 2D seismic survey already underway; that a 3d seismic survey will follow the resource definition drill phase to fast-track an NI43-101 resource; the Company has approved an $8.5 Million CAD budget for the program; that results from all the wells compel the company to focus its initial resource definition in the vicinity of the Milestone-003 well. It is the Company’s policy not to update forward looking statements. Various factors may prevent or delay our plans, including but not limited to, contractor availability and performance, weather, access, mineral prices and success and failure of the exploration and development carried out at various stages of the program. Readers should review risk factors applicable to junior mining exploration companies generally to understand the variety of risks that can affect the Company.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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