Wesdome Announces Resumption of RAMP Development at Kiena Complex

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PRESS

RELEASE

OCTOBER 2 2017

TSX:WDO

WESDOME ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF RAMP DEVELOPMENT

AT KIENA COMPLEX

Toronto, Ontario – October 2, 2017 – Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (“Wesdome” or the “Company”)

today announces that the site investigation in connection with the fatality of a mining contractor on

September 9, 2017 has concluded, and all activities at the Kiena Complex have resumed.

Duncan Middlemiss, CEO commented, “ All required equipment has been reactivated underground

and development of the exploration ramp recommenced today. We expect to have the first drill bay

completed to test the Kiena Deep discovery within the next few weeks. In the meantime, we continue

to drill near mine, auxili ary targets such as the VC and S50 Zones . We continue to collaborate with

CNESST on the outstanding matters related to the investigation.”

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 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 mi ll. 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 133 .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

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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”,

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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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