Western Gold Exploration Limited announced that it is deeply saddened by the sudden death of Willie McLucas, a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. McLucas passed away last week. Willie McLucas established his successful career as a mining financier at Waverley Mining, developing extensive knowledge of the mining industry from exploration through to production in coal, gold and base metals.

His experience took him to Australia, Bolivia, Chile, France, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Turkey and Zimbabwe. After an early career as a stockbroker and fund manager, his first appointment to the board of a listed company was with Perseverance Corporation in Australia. Perseverance developed the Fosterville mine outside Bendigo in Victoria, Australia.

Latterly he had been advising the Board of Western Gold Exploration on their ventures across the Dalradian Belt in Scotland and had been enthused by the potential and possibilities of their prospects.