Wesdome Announces 2017 Third Quarter Production Results
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PRESS
RELEASE
OCTOBER 12 2017
TSX:WDO
WESDOME ANNOUNCES 2017 THIRD QUARTER PRODUCTION
RESULTS
Toronto, Ontario – October 12, 2017 – Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: WDO) (“Wesdome” or
the “Company”) today announces its gold production results for the third quarter of 2017 (“Q3”).
Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO commented, “As a result of improved development
rates in Q2, we have significantly increased the mineable inventory of higher grade ore at the Eagle
River Underground Mine. Milled underground tonnes increased 27% over Q2, while head grades
remain above reserve grades. Development into the high grade 303 Zone is nearing completion to
allow for stope production at the end of Q4, and will be in ore production throughout 2018. Year to
date production of 43,184 ounces has us well positioned to achieve our 2017 guidance range of
52,000 – 58,000 ounces.”
Tonnes
Milled (t)
Head
Grade
(g/t Au)
Average Mill
Recovery Rate
(%)
Gold
Produced
(ounces)
Eagle River Mine 44,421 9.71 96.05% 13,313
Mishi Open Pit 38,638 2.03 86.34% 2,181
Q3 2017
Production
83,058 6.14 94.55% 15,493
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding
Gold ounces sold were 13,069 ounces at an average sales price of CDN$1,619 per ounce, (revenue
of CAD$21 M) exceeding the company’s internal budget of CDN$1550 per ounce.
“Additionally, we are pleased to announce that in Val d’Or, Quebec we expect to resume drilling on
the Kiena Deep discovery next week. The new drill bay has been completed from the exploration
ramp, and we are currently mobilizing an existing diamond drill to the newly established platform.”
The technical and scientific disclosure in this press release has been prepared and approved by Marc-
Andre Pelletier, Chief Operating Officer of Wesdome and “Qualified Person” as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”)
ABOUT WESDOME
Wesdome Gold Mines is in its 30 th year of continuous gold mining operations in Canada. The
Company is 100% Canadian focused with a pipeline of projects in various stages of development. The
Eagle River Complex in Wawa, Ontario is currently producing gold from two mines, the Eagle River
Underground Mine and the Mishi Open P it, from a central mill. Wesdome is actively exploring its
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brownfields asset, the Kiena Complex in Val d’Or, Quebec. The Kiena Complex is a fully permitted
former mine with a 930 metre shaft and 2,000 tonne per day mill. The Company has further upside at
its Moss Lake gold deposit, located 100 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is being
explored and evaluated to be developed in the appropriate gold price environment. The Company
has approximately 13 3.9 million shares issued and outstanding and trades on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol “WDO.”
For further information, please contact:
Duncan Middlemiss or Lindsay Carpenter Dunlop
President and CEO VP Investor Relations
416-360-3743 ext. 29 416-360-3743 ext. 25
[email protected] [email protected]
8 King St. East, Suite 811
Toronto, ON, M5C 1B5
Toll Free: 1-866-4-WDO-TSX
Phone: 416-360-3743, Fax: 416-360-7620
Website: www.wesdome.com
This news release contains “forward-looking information” which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the future financial or operating
performance of the Company and its projects. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”,
“expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations)
of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-
looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-
looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this press release and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove
to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements if circumstances, management’s estimates or opinions should change, except as required by securities legislation. Accordingly,
the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company has included in this news release certain non-IFRS
performance measures, including, but not limited to, mine operating profit, mining and processing costs and cash costs. Cash costs per ounce reflect actual mine
operating costs incurred during the fiscal period divided by the number of ounces produced. These measures are not defined under IFRS and therefore should
not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to or more meaningful than, net income (loss) or cash flow from operating activities as determined in
accordance with IFRS as an indicator of our financial performance or liquidity. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in
accordance with IFRS, certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company's performance and ability to generate cash flow
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