Westcore Announces Proximate Analysis Results from Birtley Labs

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 14, 2011) - Westcore Energy Ltd. ("Westcore") (TSX VENTURE:WTR) is pleased to report the proximate analysis results from its 2011 winter exploration program on its Black Diamond and FNR JV Coal properties located in west central Manitoba. 39 drill holes were completed in total on five main targets and three satellite targets (see Figure 1). 516 HQ-sized whole-core samples of coal were sent to Birtley Labs of Calgary, Alberta. Table 1 that accompanies this news release summarizes the proximate analysis results of one hole from each of the target areas. These 8 holes stand as representative examples of the coal quality occurring in those areas. The results are consistent with all other Cretaceous-aged, thermal coal deposits being explored along the Durango trend of east-central Saskatchewan and west-central Manitoba.

The proximate results presented in Table 1 are reported as weighted averages (rounded) and include both "as-received" (ar) and "air-dried" (ad) values for Moisture and Ash content, and "air-dried" (ad) for Sulphur, Calorific Value (CV) and BTU content. Coal intervals are based on less than 1.6 g/cc density and a Calorific Value greater than 15,000 kj/kg. Some intervals in Table 1 differ from the intervals reported in previous news releases due to a reinterpretation of coal quality based on the Proximate analysis results.

The majority of coal samples sent for analysis ranked as Lignite A (76%) or Sub-bituminous C (13%), while a small minority ranked as Lignite B or Sub-bituminous B (less than 1%). 10% of the samples were of marginal coal (silty coal or carbonaceous units) and contained too much ash to be assigned a rank. It should be noted that Westcore has conducted washability tests in the past on these marginal coal types to determine if silt and sand impurities could be successfully separated from the coal (see Westcore news release dated July 16, 2009). Results of these tests indicate that washing the coal causes an increase in Calorific Value by as much as 24% (e.g. from 17,000 to over 21,000 kj/kg) and a decrease in Ash content by as much as 30% (e.g. from 32.7% down to 22.6%).

Paul Conroy, President and CEO, states; "The proximate results from our winter drill program are as we expected and bode well for the potential energy stored within our coal. Also, it should be noted that this analysis is unrelated to our 500 kg bulk sample collected for testing by Quantex Energy earlier this year, the results of which are pending."

Ellen MacNeill, Professional Geoscientist in the Province of Saskatchewan and Qualified Person for this news release, has reviewed and approved its contents.

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