Vancouver, BC West Red Lake Gold Further De-Risks Fork Satellite Deposit with Successful Infill Drilling West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to announce results from the infill drilling program at its 100%
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Vancouver, BC
West Red Lake Gold Further De-Risks Fork Satellite Deposit
with Successful Infill Drilling
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV:
WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to announce results from the infill drilling program at its 100%
owned Fork Deposit located approximately 250 metres (“m”) southwest from its Madsen Mine
in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Shane Williams, President and CEO , stated, “Successful completion of the infill drilling program
at Fork was an important step in de -risking this resource area ahead of a construction decision.
The results of the drill program are very encouraging and further support the gold grade and vein
continuity at Fork which will be necessary for efficient mine planning and any future extraction
scenario. The engineering team at Madsen is already working on the initial mine design for this
satellite area, and we look forward to continuing to evaluate this non -remnant, near surface
opportunity which currently sits a mere 250 metres from our existing underground
infrastructure.”
FORK DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS:
• Hole WRL26-047 Intersected 1m @ 41.25 g/t Au, from 117.6m to 118.6m; Including 0.5m
@ 77.8 g/t Au, from 117.6m to 118.1m. This intercept was complimented by visible gold
spatially associated with quartz veining and pyrite + pyrrhotite mineralization (Figure 1).
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FIGURE 1. Multiple instances of visible gold in hole WRL-26-047 associated with quartz veining
and pyrite + pyrrhotite. Drill core is NQ (47.6 mm) diameter.
• Hole WRL25-037 Intersected 4.5m @ 5.8 g/t Au, from 145.65m to 150.15m; Including 1m
@ 7.68 g/t Au, from 145.65m to 146.65m ; Also including 2.5m @ 6.97 g/t Au, from
147.15m to 149.65m.
• Hole WRL25-036 Intersected 3.3m @ 4.22 g/t Au, from 130.0m to 133.3m; Including 1m
@ 6.83 g/t Au, from 130.3m to 131.3m; Also including 1m @ 5.7 g/t Au, from 132.3m to
133.3m. This intercept was complimented by visible gold spatially associated with quartz-
diopside veining (Figure 2).
FIGURE 2. Multiple instances of visible gold in hole WRL-25-036 associated with quartz-diopside
veining. Drill core is NQ (47.6 mm) diameter.
TABLE 1. Significant intercepts (>1 g/t Au) from 2025-2026 drilling at Fork Deposit.
Hole ID Target From (m) To (m) Length (m)* Au (g/t) VG
WRL25-033 Fork 74.22 75.00 0.78 1.14
AND Fork 110.85 112.50 1.65 1.69
WRL25-034 Fork 136.00 136.65 0.65 2.36
AND Fork 138.25 139.25 1.00 8.37 X
WRL25-035 Fork 121.00 122.50 1.50 2.94
Incl. 122.00 122.50 0.50 6.45
AND Fork 157.90 158.90 1.00 8.78 X
WRL25-036 Fork 94.00 95.00 1.00 1.47
AND
Fork
130.00 133.30 3.30 4.22
Incl. 130.30 131.30 1.00 6.83 X
Also Incl. 132.30 133.30 1.00 5.70 X
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Hole ID Target From (m) To (m) Length (m)* Au (g/t) VG
WRL25-037
Fork
145.65 150.15 4.50 5.80 X
Incl. 145.65 146.65 1.00 7.68 X
Also Incl. 147.15 149.65 2.50 6.97 X
WRL25-038 Fork 51.65 52.65 1.00 1.05
AND Fork 175.45 175.95 0.50 3.43
WRL25-039 Fork 185.10 185.60 0.50 2.19
WRL25-040 Fork No Assays > 1 g/t Au
WRL25-041 Fork 136.40 136.75 0.35 2.77
WRL25-042 Fork No Assays > 1 g/t Au
WRL25-043 Fork No Assays > 1 g/t Au
WRL26-044 Fork No Assays > 1 g/t Au
WRL26-045 Fork 126.20 127.50 1.30 1.26
WRL26-046 Fork Re-collared as WRL-26-047
WRL26-047 Fork 117.60 118.60 1.00 41.25 X
Incl. 117.60 118.10 0.50 77.80 X
AND Fork 142.50 143.50 1.00 6.13
WRL26-048 Fork No Assays > 1 g/t Au
WRL26-049 Fork 111.50 112.50 1.00 0.98
AND Fork 115.50 116.00 0.50 1.46
AND Fork 117.00 118.25 1.25 1.29
WRL26-050 Fork 107.60 109.10 1.50 1.09
AND Fork 124.75 126.75 2.00 1.17
AND Fork 135.10 136.10 1.00 3.19
*The “From-To” intervals in Table 1 are denoting overall downhole length of the intercept. The gold assay results
presented are uncapped values. True thickness has not been calculated for these intercepts but is expected to be ≥
70% of downhole thickness based on intercept angles observed in the drill core. Internal dilution for composite
intervals does not exceed 1m for samples grading <0.1 g/t Au.
TABLE 2: Drill collar summary for 2025-2026 Fork Surface Drilling.
Hole ID Target Easting Northing Elev (m) Length (m) Azimuth Dip
WRL25-033 Fork 434634 5645583 382 155.0 284 -47.0
WRL25-034 Fork 434634 5645583 382 161.0 284 -58.0
WRL25-035 Fork 434634 5645583 382 187.0 284 -66.0
WRL25-036 Fork 434627 5645554 383 152.0 284 -50.5
WRL25-037 Fork 434627 5645554 384 173.0 284 -57.0
WRL25-038 Fork 434628 5645554 383 191.0 284 -64.5
WRL25-039 Fork 434661 5645523 383 212.0 284 -51.0
WRL25-040 Fork 434662 5645523 383 230.0 284 -58.0
WRL25-041 Fork 434626 5645517 386 161.0 287 -47.0
WRL25-042 Fork 434625 5645517 386 182.0 287 -55.0
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Hole ID Target Easting Northing Elev (m) Length (m) Azimuth Dip
WRL25-043 Fork 434602 5645495 383 179.0 290 -50.0
WRL26-044 Fork 434603 5645495 383 202.9 291 -58.0
WRL26-045 Fork 434603 5645494 383 251.0 285 -65.0
WRL26-046 Fork 434602 5645494 383 35.1 272 -58.0
WRL26-047 Fork 434602 5645495 383 182.1 272 -58.0
WRL26-048 Fork 434626 5645554 383 218.3 288 -68.0
WRL26-049 Fork 434593 5645436 377 160.7 290 -45.0
WRL26-050 Fork 434594 5645436 376 173.0 290 -54.0
FORK SURFACE DRLLING PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
• The surface drilling program at Fork consisted of 3,204 m of NQ diameter diamond drilling
in 17 holes to help inform a construction decision on bringing this adjacent resource area
into consideration for near- term production at Madsen (initial mine design concept is
illustrated in Figure 3).
• Infill drilling was focused on a shallow, high -grade, low -plunging zone of gold
mineralization that was recognized during a re-evaluation of the Fork deposit by WRLG in
2024 (Figures 4 & 5).
• The zone trends north- south and has been defined by previous drilling over an area of
400 m by 250 m and shows potential for further expansion down plunge to the south.
Average thickness of the zone is conservatively estimated at approximately 2 m based on
existing core length intercepts.
• The shallow nature of this target allowed for systematic and efficient infill and expansion
drilling from surface with holes averaging 170 m depth.
• The extension of underground development towards Fork will also open significant
exploration potential and underground drilling opportunities along the main structural
trend from Madsen towards the past- producing Starratt -Olson Mine which historically
produced ~164,000 ounces of gold between 1948-1956.
The Fork deposit currently contains an Indicated mineral resource of 20,900 ounces (“oz”)
grading 5.3 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) within 123,800 tonnes with an
additional Inferred resource of 49,500 oz grading 5.2 g/t Au within 298,200 tonnes . West Red
Lake Gold announced the interpretation of a high- grade core within this resource in December
2024 (news release available here).
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FORK DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS (HISTORIC):
• Hole RUM-08-49 Intersected 13.05m @ 13.97 g/t Au, from 107.65m to 120.7m, Including
3.63m @ 30.79 g/t Au, from 110.37m to 114.00m, Also including 1.97m @ 32.55 g/t Au,
from 118.73m to 120.70m.
• Hole PDM04-318 Intersected 9.3m @ 8.14 g/t Au, from 128.1m to 137.4m, Including
0.7m @ 85.70 g/t Au, from 128.1m to 128.8m, Also including 0.6m @ 21.3 g/t Au, from
136.8m to 137.4m.
• Hole RUM-08-68 Intersected 1.3m @ 50.48 g/t Au, from 95.7m to 97.0m, Including
0.2m @ 169.09 g/t Au, from 95.8m to 96.0m, Also including 0.4m @ 53.27 g/t Au, from
96.2m to 96.6m.
• Hole PG14-011 Intersected 3.5m @ 17.18 g/t Au, from 152.5m to 156.0m, Including 1.6m
@ 33.80 g/t Au, from 154.4m to 156.0m.
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FIGURE 3. Conceptual Fork deposit mine design, shown relative to the Madsen Mine and past-
producing Starratt-Olson Mine (above) and close up (below), with access driven from Level 3
of the McVeigh area of the Madsen Mine. Note these are provided to illustrate the proximity
of the Fork deposit to the Madsen Mine and the initial mine design concept; Fork is not part of
the Madsen Mine Pre -Feasibility Study (“PFS”) and mining at Fork has not been proven
economic according to a Preliminary Economic Assessment, PFS, or Feasibility Study.
TABLE 3. Significant intercepts (>1 g/t Au) from historic drilling at Fork Target.
Hole ID Target From (m) To (m) Length (m)* Au (g/t)
PDM04-311 Fork 209.50 210.50 1.00 17.42
Incl. 209.50 210.00 0.50 12.45
PDM04-312 Fork 213.00 216.00 3.00 5.49
Incl. 214.50 215.00 0.50 12.15
PDM04-313 Fork 196.90 198.10 1.20 13.32
PDM04-315 Fork 221.30 221.80 0.50 2.06
PDM04-318
Fork
128.10 137.40 9.30 8.14
Incl. 128.10 128.80 0.70 85.70
Also Incl. 136.80 137.40 0.60 21.30
PG14-006 Fork 85.00 86.80 1.80 14.58
Incl. 85.00 86.00 1.00 22.50
PG14-011 Fork 152.50 156.00 3.50 17.18
Incl. 154.40 156.00 1.60 33.80
PG15-037
Fork
133.90 146.00 12.10 3.85
Incl. 133.90 135.50 1.60 8.54
Also Incl. 143.50 144.50 1.00 8.89
RUM-07-21 Fork 209.00 211.00 2.00 7.51
Incl. 210.00 211.00 1.00 13.00
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Hole ID Target From (m) To (m) Length (m)* Au (g/t)
RUM-07-26 Fork 196.00 197.00 1.00 8.71
RUM-07-38 Fork 243.00 244.00 1.00 12.04
RUM-08-46 Fork 134.72 138.70 3.98 7.93
Incl. 137.10 138.70 1.60 18.48
RUM-08-49
Fork
107.65 120.70 13.05 13.97
Incl. 110.37 114.00 3.63 30.79
Also Incl. 118.73 120.70 1.97 32.55
RUM-08-66 Fork 119.00 120.49 1.49 21.27
Incl. 119.75 120.00 0.25 125.19
RUM-08-68
Fork
95.70 97.00 1.30 50.48
Incl. 95.80 96.00 0.20 169.09
Also Incl. 96.20 96.60 0.40 53.27
RUM-08-74 Fork 132.00 134.19 2.19 3.58
RUM-08-75 Fork 190.45 195.38 4.93 3.84
Incl. 194.40 195.38 0.98 10.46
RUM-08-86 Fork 70.13 72.00 1.87 1.97
RUM-09-98 Fork 226.78 228.44 1.66 5.75
*The “From-To” intervals in Table 1 are denoting overall downhole length of the intercept. The gold assay results
presented are uncapped values. True thickness has not been calculated for these intercepts but is expected to be ≥
70% of downhole thickness based on intercept angles observed in the drill core. Internal dilution for composite
intervals does not exceed 1m for samples grading <0.1 g/t Au.
TABLE 4: Drill collar summary for Historic holes reported in this News Release.
Hole ID Target Easting Northing Elev (m) Length (m) Azimuth Dip
PDM04-311 Fork 434672 5645517 381 390.00 255 -45
PDM04-312 Fork 434672 5645517 381 275.00 259 -49
PDM04-313 Fork 434663 5645539 381 245.00 267 -50
PDM04-315 Fork 434663 5645539 381 312.00 258 -55
PDM04-318 Fork 434614 5645510 382 239.00 262 -44
PG14-006 Fork 434530 5645625 384 306.00 92 -76
PG14-011 Fork 434580 5645445 379 363.00 241 -49
PG15-037 Fork 434378 5645399 380 225.00 105 -48
RUM-07-21 Fork 434675 5645524 380 679.88 270 -50
RUM-07-26 Fork 434651 5645459 378 494.90 274 -50
RUM-07-38 Fork 434676 5645399 377 432.00 270 -50
RUM-08-46 Fork 434623 5645592 382 388.26 268 -59
RUM-08-49 Fork 434645 5645639 378 405.00 265 -58
RUM-08-66 Fork 434594 5645559 385 231.00 270 -65
RUM-08-68 Fork 434578 5645442 378 264.00 280 -45
RUM-08-74 Fork 434578 5645442 378 219.83 245 -58
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Hole ID Target Easting Northing Elev (m) Length (m) Azimuth Dip
RUM-08-75 Fork 434586 5645269 380 276.00 310 -45
RUM-08-86 Fork 434584 5645585 381 240.00 270 -45
RUM-09-98 Fork 434582 5645253 380 375.00 300 -52
DISCUSSION:
The Fork deposit lies within two concordant shear zones spaced 100 -150 m apart. These
structures strike north-north-easterly and dip about -60°. The upper lens is known as the Main
Zone and occurs along a shear zone that is continuous to the southwest with the shear zone that
hosts the DV and CK Zones. The distribution of gold within this shear zone is controlled by the
intersection with the contacts of minor ultramafic sills and iron formation units within the basalt.
The lower lens has been referred to as the Fork Footwall Zone (and it occurs within the Russet
Lake Shear Zone (Baker, 2017). Here the Russet Lake Shear Zone is wholly within ultramafic
volcanic rocks of the Russet Lake Ultramafic and gold mineralization is interpreted to be
associated with the intersection of the shear with internal flow contacts. Significantly, the Fork
Footwall Zone occurs within the same structural/stratigraphic position as the 8 Zone which occurs
about 1.8 km down plunge to the northeast.
A third resource domain (North -South Domain) has been modeled between the Fork Footwall
Zone and Fork Main Zone. It is not clear geologically how this relates to the modeled structures
but may be a short second-order splay.
The Fork deposit is cut by late, discordant felsic, intermediate, and mafic dikes as in the mine.
The mineralized body is curvilinear and is weakly folded by steeply southeast plunging F2 folds.
Gold is predominantly associated with deformed quartz veins hosted within an envelope of highly
strained and hydrothermally altered rock controlled by shear zones that developed oblique to
the host volcanic stratigraphy. Less commonly, gold is found in replacement-style disseminations
within altered basalt along and proximal to contacts with interflow iron formation or ultramafic
sills. Geochemically, altered rocks at the Fork deposit are sodium -depleted as at the Madsen
deposit. The Fork deposit has been drill tested over a 600 m strike length and to a vertical extent
of 375 m depth. The mineralized zones are typically 1 m to 5 m thick. The deposit is located
approximately 350 m from existing underground development in the West Ramp.
The Fork Footwall target is the sparsely drilled southwestern extension of the Fork Footwall Zone
that particularly targets the intersection of the host Russet Lake Shear Zone structure with the
Russet Lake ultramafic and overlying Balmer basalt contact. T his 300 m long target has been
tested by 11 drill holes and remains an active target.
High resolution versions of all the figures contained in this press release can be found at the
following web address: https://westredlakegold.com/march-2026-nr-figures/