Western Copper & Gold Business Summary

Western Copper & Gold Corp (WRN) is a mineral exploration and development company focused on its 100%-owned Casino Project in the Yukon, Canada, one of the world’s largest greenfield copper-gold deposits. The company’s business model is currently pre-revenue, generating value through the systematic de-risking, permitting, and engineering of its primary asset to transition it toward a 27-year production life. Revenue is projected to derive from a diversified metal mix of 47% copper, 36% gold, 15% molybdenum, and 2% silver. As of March 2026, the company is advancing through the environmental assessment phase, bolstered by a C$92 million financing completed in February 2026 to fund technical work and infrastructure planning. WRN competes with large-scale developers and producers such as Taseko Mines, Seabridge Gold, Ivanhoe Electric, and Arizona Sonoran Copper. Within this peer group, WRN occupies a unique market position as a high-leverage developer with a Tier-1 asset that has secured rare strategic equity endorsements from global mining majors, signaling its status as a top-tier acquisition or joint-venture candidate. The leadership team is headed by President and CEO Sandeep Singh, who joined in 2024 following his tenure as CEO of Osisko Gold Royalties and a 15-year career in mining investment banking at BMO Capital Markets. Technical operations are managed by COO Robert Dirk, a 37-year industry veteran with experience at Suncor and Kaz Minerals, and VP Technical Christian Roldan, who previously directed major engineering studies for Newmont. Financial strategy is overseen by CFO Michael Psihogios, an experienced natural resources executive. The company was founded by Dr. Klaus Zeitler, a former senior executive at Teck Cominco and Inmet, who continues to serve on the Board of Directors alongside Chairman Raymond Threlkeld. WRN’s institutional credibility is significantly enhanced by strategic investors Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi Materials, both of whom maintain equity stakes and active representation on the company’s Technical and Sustainability Committee to provide oversight on project development and ESG standards.