Wesdome Announces 2020 Third Quarter Production of 20,008 Ounces of Gold Produced
Wesdome Announces 2020 Third Quarter Production of 20,008 Ounces of Gold
Produced
TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2020 -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announces its gold
production results for the third quarter of 2020 (“Q3”). All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO commented, “Production in the third quarter of 20,008 ounces was lower than the
previous quarter due to annual planned mill maintenance from May deferred to August, and the upgrade of the hoist control
system affecting the productivity of the Eagle River mine. Year to date production of 70,272 ounces leaves us well positioned
to achieve our full year guidance range of 90,000 – 100,000 ounces.”
Operations at the Eagle River Complex have continued in the third quarter with several measures in place to facilitate
enhanced physical distancing to limit the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus. We are now operating a total of five diamond
drills, four underground and one on surface. Mishi open pit operations resumed during the quarter as planned.
Amounts are denominated in
Canadian dollars Third Quarter Year-to-Date
2020 2019 Variance % +/(-) 2020 2019 Variance % +/(-)
Ore milled (tonnes)
Eagle River 44,667 39,453 5,214 13% 142,890 99,148 43,742 44%
Mishi 11,533 204 11,329 5553% 36,301 37,297 -996 (3%)
56,200 39,657 16,543 42% 179,191 136,445 42,746 31%
Head grade (grams per tonne, “g/t”)
Eagle River 13.8 23.4 (9.6) (41%) 15.1 21.9 (6.7) (31%)
Mishi 2.5 2.8 (0.3) (9%) 2.7 2.6 0.0 0%
Gold production (ounces)
Eagle River 19,319 28,894 -9,575 (33%) 67,893 67,723 170 0%
Mishi 689 15 674 4493% 2,379 2,633 -254 (10%)
Total Gold Production 20,008 28,910 -8,902 (31%) 70,272 70,356 -84 (0%)
Production sold (ounces) 21,700 23,450 -1,750 (7%) 71,340 66,323 5,017 8%
Revenue from gold sales ($ millions) $55.0 $45.9 $9.1 20% $167.0 $120.6 $46.4 38%
Average realized price per ounce 2 $2,532 $1,957 575 29% $2,341 $1,819 522 29%
Notes:
1. Operating numbers may not add due to rounding.
2. Average realized price per ounce is a non-IFRS performance measure and is calculated by dividing the revenue from
gold sales by the number of ounces sold for a given period.
At Kiena, the Prefeasibility Study (“PFS”) is ongoing and on track to be completed by H1 2021.
Technical Disclosure
The technical content of this release has been compiled, reviewed and approved by Marc-Andre Pelletier, P. Eng, Chief
Operating Officer, a "Qualified Person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101 -Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
ABOUT WESDOME
Wesdome Gold Mines has had over 30 years 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 pit, from a central mill.
Wesdome is actively exploring its 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. The Company has approximately 139.4 million shares
issued and outstanding and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “WDO”.
For further information, please contact:
Duncan Middlemiss
President and CEO
416-360-3743 ext. 2029
or Lindsay Carpenter Dunlop
VP Investor Relations
416-360-3743 ext. 2025
220 Bay St. East, Suite 1200
Toronto, ON, M5J 2W4
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
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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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