Westgold provides the following progress update on drilling at the Rover 1 (Cu-Au) deposit, located in the Northern Territory approximately 80km south west of Tennant Creek.

The 2009 drill programme is progressing well with two diamond core rigs now operating at Rover 1. A total of 30 RC (Reverse Circulation) precollars for 6,698metres and 11 diamond tails for 3662 metres have been completed to date.

The objectives of the programme are to continue step out drilling of the known high grade copper and gold zones discovered during the 2008 programme and to test for new zones elsewhere along the 800 metre magnetic target.

Results for the first six diamond holes have been received and importantly show significant extensions of high-grade copper in WGR1D024-1 (new result) and the discovery of a new zone of IOCG mineralisation to the west in WGR1D018 (previously reported).

WGR1D024-1                       105m @ 1.6% Cu, 0.2g/t Au, 1.6g/t Ag, 0.14% Bi, 0.13% Co from 368m.

including          27m @ 4.8% Cu, 0.6g/t Au, 3.5g/t Ag, 0.02% Bi, 0.34% Co from 429m

WGR1D018               18m @ 1.2% Cu, 0.7g/t Au, 3.1g/t Ag, 0.15% Bi, 0.15% Co from 536m

including          8m @ 1.6% Cu, 1.2g/t Au, 4.9g/t Ag, 0.23% Bi, 0.19% Co from 542m

The high grade copper mineralisation intersected in WGR1D024-1 is located approximately 70m vertically above the previously defined high grade copper and gold zone discovered in 2008 and represents a significant vertical extension to the known mineralisation.

Additionally, the new western zone of mineralisation is an important development in the Rover 1 deposit. This mineralisation is located approximately 250m west of the known high grade copper and gold zone and provides another prime focus for the drilling programme. Accordingly, the second diamond rig is now drill testing for extensions of this new zone.

Results of the other drill holes have confirmed mineralisation although with generally moderate grade Cu-Au mineralisation around the known high grade copper and gold zone. Drill hole WGR1D014 suggests local structural complexities occur at the eastern margin of the currently defined mineralisation. Detailed structural and geophysical analysis is underway to understand the implications on the local geology and mineralisation in this more complex area.

Significant results of the 2009 drill programme are listed in Table 2 with hole locations provided in Table 1.

Westgold expects to be in a position to provide a further update on progress at Rover 1 in the June Quarterly Report due for release late in July.

Table 1      Drillhole Location Data

Co-ordinates in GDA94, Zone 53

Table 2      Significant Results for 2009 Drill Programme

Intercept Notes

Assays based on a nominal 1 metre sample of cut half NQ and HQ core.

Analysis of gold by 30g Fire Assay, AAS Finish other metals by Four Acid Digest, ICP-AES Finish.

All intersections are reported using uncut upper assays

All intersections reported are downhole lengths.

Andrew Beckwith

Managing Director

Please direct enquiries to:

Andrew Beckwith

Westgold Resources Limited

Telephone: (08) 9326 5700

Alternatively

Nicholas Read

Read Corporate

Telephone: (08) 9388 1474

The information in this report that relates to exploration, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Andrew Beckwith (B.AppSc.) who is a full time employee of Westgold Resources Limited, is a member of the AusIMM.   Mr Beckwith has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a competent person as described by the 2004 Edition of the ?Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves?.  Mr Beckwith consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.