The drill program, which consists of 33 drill sites, will total approximately 10,000m of reverse circulation drilling.
The company will also start a major soil program this week to help fill in and better define the 3,000m by 4,500m +100 ppb gold-in-soil anomaly that covers the center portion of the property.
Western Pacific exploration manager Curt Everson said by adding a second drill rig the company will be able to advance its drilling program to assure it completes its phase I drilling before the snow begins to fall in the higher elevations.
Western Pacific controls 100% of the Mineral Gulch project which was acquired through the staking of 345 unpatented mining claims.
