West Red Lake Gold Intersects 48.97 g/t Au over 18.7m, 52.86 g/t Au over 4.5m and 25.49 g/t Au over 7.5m at South Austin – Madsen Mine

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West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to report drill results from its 100% owned Madsen Mine located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

“As the underground definition drill program at Madsen advances at depth we continue to unlock significant value within the orebody,” stated Shane Williams, President & CEO. “While the life-of-mine resource model accurately informs metal content throughout the deposit, it is tight-spaced drilling provides the resolution needed to properly quantify and realize further upside potential from the very high-grade pockets of gold mineralization ahead of stope design. The area highlighted in this update sits just beneath Stope 6 from our recent bulk sampling program and demonstrates the growth potential and increased continuity we are seeing in the deposit at depth. Having just reported excellent reconciliation results from our bulk sampling campaign, and with strong tailwinds from a rising gold market, the team’s confidence level is high as we move towards ramping up production at Madsen in the second half of 2025.”

The drill results featured in this news release are focused on the high-grade South Austin Zone, which currently contains an Indicated mineral resource of 474,600 ounces (“oz”) grading 8.7 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”), with an additional Inferred resource of 31,800 oz grading 8.7 g/t Au.

These drill results are located directly below Stope 6 from the recent bulk sampling campaign (Figure 2) and have defined the Stope 6 mining panel an additional 40 metres (“m”) down plunge. This area is also approximately 300m down plunge from the exceptional South Austin intercepts previously announced on February 26, 2025, where drilling returned 114.26 g/t Au over 10.6m, 77.90 g/t Au over 3m and 24.48 g/t Au over 8.5m. The South Austin zone continues to demonstrate significant grade and thickness potential at depth, which is being fully realized and accurately defined through definition drilling.

The purpose of this drilling was definition and expansion within priority areas of South Austin to continue adding to an already substantial inventory of high-confidence ounces to support the restart of production at the Madsen mine, with ramp-up to commence during H2 2025. The Company reported positive results from its recently completed bulk sampling campaign on May 7, 2025, and also filed a Technical Report for its Pre-Feasibility Study for Madsen on February 18, 2025.