WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD ANNOUNCES SUBMISSION OF ESE STATEMENT

, /PRNewswire/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the "Company") (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) is pleased to announce the submission of its Environmental and Socio-economic Effects Statement ("ESE Statement") for the proposed Casino Project ("Casino" or the "Project") to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board ("YESAB"). The submission is an important step in the Panel Review process under the Yukon Environmental and Socio- economic Assessment Act ("YESAA"), representi ...