 VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 6, 2021 PRNewswire - Western Copper and Gold Corporation Western or the Company TSX: WRN NYSE American: WRN is pleased to announce an update to its 2021 exploration and drilling program at its wholly owned Casino Copper-Gold Project Casino and the formal launching of a feasibility study on the Casino Project. Exploration and Drilling Program The 2021 exploration and drilling program the Program was developed with input from Rio Tinto as outlined in the Investor Rights Agreement and Subscription Agreement, entered into as part of an investment by Rio Tinto Canada in Western see news release dated May 17, 2021. 