West High Yield Resources Ltd. Announces Final Closing of Oversubscribed Private Placement

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. (TSXV: WHY) ("West High Yield" or the "Company") is pleased to announce, further to its news releases of December 13, 2022, December 22, 2022 and January 18, 2023, that it has closed the final tranche (the "Closing") of its previously announced private placement offering (the "Offering") of ordinary units (the "Ordinary Units").

The Closing consisted of the issuance of 159,524 Ordinary Units for gross proceeds of $67,000. The Ordinary Units were issued at a price of $0.42 per Ordinary Unit. Each Ordinary Unit consists of one (1) Common share of the Company (each, a "Common Share") and one (1) Common Share purchase warrant (each, an "Ordinary Warrant"). Each Ordinary Warrant, together with CAD$0.70, entitles the holder thereof to acquire one (1) additional Common Share until January 26, 2025. All securities issued in connection with the Closing are subject to a statutory hold period in accordance with applicable securities legislation ending on May 27, 2023.

The Company further confirms it has now completed both of its previously announced private placement offerings (collectively, the "Offerings") of flow-through units of the Company, issued on a "flow-through basis" under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Flow-ThroughUnits"), and Ordinary Units (the Ordinary Units together with the Flow-Through Units referred to herein as the "Units"). The terms of the Flow-Through Units and Ordinary Units were described in the Company's December 13, 2022 news release. The Company issued a total of 1,570,00 Flow-Through Units for total proceeds of $785,000 and 868,000 Ordinary Units for total proceeds of $364,582.60, resulting in aggregate total proceeds raised of $1,149,582.60 under the Offerings.

In connection with the Offerings, the Company issued 113,942 non-transferable share purchase warrants (the "Broker Warrants") to and as directed by GloRes Securities Inc. (the "Broker"), equal to 6% of the number of Units issued under the Offerings to subscribers introduced by the Broker, and has paid the Broker a cash commission of $55,056, being 6% of the aggregate proceeds from the number of Units issued under the Offerings to subscribers introduced by the Broker. The Broker Warrants have identical terms to the Ordinary Warrants.

The proceeds from the issuance of the Flow-Through Units will be used to incur eligible "Canadian exploration expenses" and "Canadian development expenses", as both terms are defined in the Act, that qualify as "flow-through mining expenditures" related to the Company's Record Ridge magnesium deposit and Midnight gold claim. The proceeds from the issuance of the Ordinary Units will be used for general working capital purposes and expenses.

The closing of the Offerings is subject to certain closing conditions including but not limited to final acceptance and approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.

About West High Yield

West High Yield is a publicly traded junior mining exploration and development company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties in Canada with a primary objective to develop its Record Ridge magnesium, silica, and nickel deposit using green processing techniques to minimize waste and CO₂ emissions.

The Company's Record Ridge magnesium deposit located 10 kilometers southwest of Rossland, British Columbia has approximately 10.6 million tonnes of contained magnesium based on an independently produced preliminary economic assessment technical report prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

Contact Information:

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd.
Frank Marasco Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (403) 660-3488           Facsimile: (403) 206-7159
Email: frank@whyresources.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. The forward-looking statements and information are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements and information are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements and information because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct.

Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking information. Some of the risks and other factors that could cause the results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: general economic conditions in Canada and globally; industry conditions, including governmental regulation; failure to obtain industry partner and other third party consents and approvals, if and when required; the availability of capital on acceptable terms; the need to obtain required approvals from regulatory authorities; and other factors. Readers are cautioned that this list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this forward-looking information, which is given as of the date hereof, and to not use such forward-looking information for anything other than its intended purpose. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States. The securities of the Company will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons except in certain transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act.

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