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NewWest Gold Corporation Reports Multiple High Grade Intercepts at Sandman Project

Lakewood, Colorado (ots/PRNewswire)

NewWest Gold Corporation
(TSX:NWG) ("NewWest") today announced results  from its Phase One
drilling program at its Sandman Project (Sandman),  located in
Humboldt County Nevada.
The Phase One program included 75 reverse circulation (RC) holes
designed to expand and test shallow and deep targets at the known
mineralized zones of Southeast Pediment, Silica Ridge and North Hill.
NewWest also completed nine RC holes to test three district targets
at Abel Knoll, Windmill and Sandbowl as part of the Phase One
program. In total, 84 holes were completed, exceeding 27,000 feet.
The drilling continued to produce high-grade intercepts associated
with known mineralization, including angle-hole NH06-66 at North Hill
which intercepted 5 feet at 3.956 oz Au/ton (within 40 feet of
continuous gold mineralization between 10 and 50 feet with an average
grade of 1.092 oz Au/ton), vertical hole SR06-100 at Silica Ridge
which encountered 5 feet at 1.167 oz Au/ton (within 75 feet of
continuous gold mineralization from 135 to 210 feet with an average
grade of 0.236 oz Au/ton), and vertical hole AK06-2 at Abel Knoll
which encountered 5 feet at 1.559 oz Au/ton (within 420 feet of
continuous gold mineralization with an average gold grade of 0.087 oz
Au/ton between 245 and 665 feet).
"We are excited by these drilling results," said Steve Alfers,
President and Chief Executive Officer. "We verified newly discovered
zones of mineralization at Southeast Pediment with excellent grades
and thicknesses and have expanded mineralization at Silica Ridge and
North Hill, both laterally and at depth. Our new discovery of
high-grade gold mineralization at Abel Knoll is especially exciting
and demonstrates the potential of our district exploration program."
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                    Table 1: Phase 1 Drill Program Summary
          Location       No. of   Total Footage
                          Holes      (feet)         Status After Phase 1
     Abel Knoll               2         1,015  Discovered new, continuous
                                                  mineralized zone
     Southeast Pediment       2         1,230  Identified multiple
                                                  mineralized zones at depth
     Silica Ridge            38        12,685  Expanded known mineralization
                                                  laterally and at depth
     North Hill              33         8.320  Extended continuous
                                                  mineralization
     Sandbowl                 5         1,760  Identified new mineralization
     Windmill                 1           400  Identified new mineralization
     >>
Complete Phase One results and a map of the drill-hole locations
are available on NewWest's website at www.newwestgold.com. Selected
assay results are presented below. All reported drill intervals are
believed to be close to true width except as noted in the text.
Intervals are averages of fire assay gold values using a cut-off
grade of approximately 0.010 oz Au/ton. NewWest's Phase Two program
is underway and is designed to include an additional 100 holes with
an estimated budget of approximately US$1.2 million.
ABEL KNOLL
Two exploration holes drilled at the Abel Knoll geochemical
anomaly, located approximately three miles southeast of Southeast
Pediment, identified a new zone of mineralization. Vertical hole
AK06-2 encountered 420 feet of continuous gold mineralization with an
average gold grade of 0.087 oz Au/ton between 245 and 665 feet. The
zone includes 25 feet with an average gold grade of 0.397 oz Au/ton
between 350 and 375 feet with a high five-foot value of 1.227 oz
Au/ton, and 100 feet with an average grade of 0.192 oz Au/ton between
535 and 635 feet with a high five-foot value of 1.559 oz Au/ton. The
width of the mineralized zone is unknown. The top 390 feet of the
zone is oxidized based on a high abundance of pervasive limonite
minerals. Selected Phase One drill results for Abel Knoll are as
follows:
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            TABLE 2: Selected Phase One Drilling Results: Abel Knoll
     Drill Hole   Depth   From     To    Intercept   Gold Grade  High 5' Gold
                  (feet) (feet)  (feet)    (feet)     oz Au/ton    oz Au/ton
         AK06-1     350    210     225          15        0.015         0.019
                           235     240           5        0.010         0.010
         AK06-2     665    245     665         420        0.087         1.559
     >>
SOUTHEAST PEDIMENT
Two angle RC holes were drilled at Southeast Pediment to explore
for and help define newly discovered mineralization below the
Southeast Pediment fault zone. Hole SEP06-93 encountered two new
zones of mineralization beneath the known shallow mineralization, one
zone of 50 feet of continuous mineralization with an average grade of
0.070 oz Au/ton between 465 and 515 feet, and a second zone of 45
feet of continuous mineralization with an average grade of 0.120 oz
Au/ton between 605 and 650 feet. Hole SEP06-92 limits mineralization
to the south, but the zone remains open to the north. Selected Phase
One drill results for Southeast Pediment are as follows:
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        TABLE 3: Selected Phase One Drilling Results: Southeast Pediment
     Drill Hole    Depth    From      To    Width    Gold Grade  High 5' Gold
                   (feet)  (feet)   (feet)  (feet)    oz Au/ton    oz Au/ton
       SEP06-92      580                             (less than)
                                                          0.010
       SEP06-93      650     115      140      25         0.013         0.020
                             465      515      50         0.070         0.188
                             605      650      45         0.120         0.266
     >>
SILICA RIDGE
Thirty-eight vertical and angle RC holes significantly increased
the size of mineralized zones along five structural controls and
added continuity to the zones. The zones remain open to the north and
south. Vertical hole SR06-100 encountered 75 feet of continuous gold
mineralization from 135 to 210 feet with an average grade of 0.236 oz
Au/ton, including a five-foot intercept of 1.167 oz Au/ton.
Mineralization appears to be oxidized and metallurgical analysis is
ongoing. NewWest's plan for Phase Two includes 40 RC holes to further
test the Silica Ridge fault and the under-explored north end of the
Silica Ridge mineralization. Selected Phase One drill results for
Silica Ridge are as follows (width given for SR06-129 is the partial
down-dip length):
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          TABLE 4: Selected Phase One Drilling Results: Silica Ridge
     Drill Hole    Depth    From      To    Width    Gold Grade  High 5' Gold
                   (feet)  (feet)   (feet)  (feet)    oz Au/ton    oz Au/ton
        SR06-92      220      10       20      10         0.015         0.017
                              85       95      10         0.011         0.011
                             130      165      35         0.030         0.059
        SR06-93      350       0        5       5         0.027         0.027
                              15       25      10         0.018         0.020
                              65       85      20         0.011         0.013
                              95      120      25         0.019         0.031
       SR06-100      360      15       25      10         0.013         0.016
                             135      210      75         0.236         1.167
                             320      360      40         0.169         0.686
       SR06-101      425     265      425     160         0.042         0.143
       SR06-102      380     235      265      30         0.026         0.064
                             285      320      35         0.063         0.217
                             335      345      10         0.029         0.043
       SR06-106      150       5       20      15         0.028         0.045
                              30       50      20         0.023         0.057
                              60       95      35         0.050         0.145
       SR06-113      450       0       60      60         0.065         0.226
                             195      215      20         0.039         0.070
                             265      275      10         0.017         0.017
       SR06-118      290      65       80      15         0.064         0.111
                              90      105      15         0.072         0.153
       SR06-129      500     170      265      95         0.033         0.163
                             275      445     170         0.019         0.053
     >>
NORTH HILL
Thirty-three step-out holes drilled in the Northwest Zone at North
Hill significantly increased the size of the zone and encountered
higher grades and thicknesses than in previous drilling. Angle-hole
NH06-66 intercepted 40 feet of continuous gold mineralization between
10 and 50 feet with an average grade of 1.092 oz Au/ton, including a
five-foot high intercept grading 3.956 oz Au/ton. The drilling
extends the mineralized zone to a length of approximately 900 feet,
and the zone remains generally open in all directions. The
mineralization appears to be oxidized and metallurgical analysis is
ongoing. NewWest plans to drill 30 holes, for a total of
approximately 7,500 feet, in the Phase Two program at North Hill.
This program will include step-out drilling to establish the
dimensions of the mineralized zone. Selected Phase One drill results
for North Hill are as follows:
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            TABLE 5: Selected Phase One Drilling Results: North Hill
     Drill Hole    Depth    From      To    Width    Gold Grade  High 5' Gold
                   (feet)  (feet)   (feet)  (feet)    oz Au/ton    oz Au/ton
        NH06-49      270                             (less than)
                                                          0.010
        NH06-50      250     175      225      50         0.175         0.566
        NH06-52      340      20       30      10         0.013         0.013
                             150      200      50         0.030         0.108
                             210      230      20         0.049         0.131
        NH06-53      320     145      160      15         0.022         0.024
                             180      200      20         0.044         0.084
                             220      245      25         0.148         0.467
                             255      265      10         0.020         0.026
        NH06-54      280      90      120      30         0.019         0.031
                             120      155      35         0.096         0.207
                             185      195      10         0.062         0.103
        NH06-56      240      50      100      50         0.066         0.423
                             110      115       5         0.024         0.024
        NH06-58      320      85      115      30         0.065         0.222
                             120      135      15         0.037         0.076
                             140      145       5         0.026         0.026
                             175      195      20         0.040         0.056
                             220      235      15         0.016         0.027
        NH06-63      280      45       65      20         0.100         0.179
                              90       95       5         0.042         0.042
                             115      120       5         0.035         0.035
                             165      195      30         0.019         0.024
                             245      280      35         0.019         0.061
        NH06-66      160      10       50      40         1.092         3.956
                              95      105      10         0.016         0.018
        NH06-77      300      25       50      25         0.029         0.085
                              75       80       5         0.034         0.034
                             100      120      20         0.060         0.128
        NH06-81      200      10       15       5         0.012         0.012
                              30       35       5         0.013         0.013
                             110      165      55         0.068         0.213
        NH06-82      190      60       65       5         0.020         0.020
                             130      165      35         0.081         0.233
        NH06-85      230      70       75       5         0.011         0.011
                             110      150      40         0.047         0.209
                             160      195      35         0.023         0.068
        NH06-86      140      25       45      20         0.086         0.160
                              70      110      40         0.014         0.021
     >>
DISTRICT EXPLORATION
Phase One drilling of district targets Sandbowl and Windmill also
identified additional mineralization. At Sandbowl, which is
approximately 2,000 feet west-southwest from North Hill, five
exploration holes with a total footage of 1,760 feet were drilled.
Three of the holes, NH06-60, NH06-75, and NH06-76, resulted in the
discovery of the Sandbowl mineralized zone. Strongly anomalous gold
mineralization was also encountered in angle hole WM06-1 at the
Windmill Anomaly, which is located between Southeast Pediment and
Silica Ridge. Additional step-out drilling at both Sandbowl and
Windmill are planned for Phase Two.
Qualified Person
All drill samples were collected following standard industry
practice and were assayed by American Assay Laboratories, Inc. of
Sparks, Nevada. Gold results were determined using standard fire
assay techniques on a 30 gram sample with an atomic absorption
finish. QA/QC included the insertion of numerous standards and blanks
into the sample stream. Michael Gustin, Ph.D., of Mine Development
Associates, Reno, Nevada, is NewWest's qualified person as defined by
NI43-101 and has reviewed and approved this news release.
Forward-Looking Statements
Information in this news release that is not current or historical
factual information may constitute forward-looking information within
the meaning of securities laws. Implicit in this information,
particularly in respect of future operating results, economic
performance, potential mineralization and resources, exploration
results and further plans and objectives are forward looking
statements that involve various risks and uncertainties which,
although considered reasonable by NewWest at the time of preparation,
may prove to be incorrect. Readers are cautioned that there can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements.

Contact:

For further information: NewWest Gold Corporation, Jennifer Van
Dinter, Director of Investor Relations, Tel: +1-303-425-7042, Fax:
+1-303-425-6634, info@newwestgold.com; NewWest Gold Corporation,
Stephen Alfers, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tel:
+1-303-425-7042, Fax: +1-303-425-6634

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