WPG Resources Ltd. advised that drilling has resumed in the Challenger Deeps area in anticipation of mining activities commencing later in the year. This follows completion of the diamond drill cuddy from where the phase 2 drilling program for Challenger Deeps will be conducted. The resumption of mining the decline by Byrnecut Australia Pty Ltd. has also commenced and is progressing towards the first level for Challenger Deeps development at the 115 level. Phase 2 of Challenger Deeps drilling program is targeting the M1 and M2 lodes immediately below the 215 shear continuing on from the successful phase 1 drilling program conducted between April and June 2017. Phase 2 drilling is located further east of phase 1 and could not be sufficiently drilled from the previous drill site. The goals of this drilling program are to assist with planning of mining activities and to add to existing mineral resource and ore reserves estimates. Results from phase 2 of this systematic drilling program, which is anticipated to take approximately 6 weeks, will be used to plan initial mining activities at Challenger Deeps towards the M2 lode. Mining of the main Challenger deposit and now Challenger Deeps will occur in parallel with the progression of other near mine exploration opportunities that can be accessed from existing underground development including Challenger West, Challenger South South West (CSSW), Aminus, Enterprise, Challenger North West and M3/SEZ.