West Red Lake Gold Reports Fatality at the Madsen Mine

June 16, 2025

Vancouver, BC

West Red Lake Gold Reports Fatality at the Madsen Mine

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the

“Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) deeply regrets that early this morning,

June 16th, 2025, an employee working underground was fatally injured at the Madsen

Mine in Red Lake, Ontario.

The health, safety and wellbeing of our employees is our top priority. The Company is

working closely with local and Ministry of Labour authorities and an investigation and

comprehensive review are underway. Operations have been voluntarily suspended. The

thoughts of management are with the family, friends and colleagues who have been

impacted by this tragic incident.

The Company will provide additional information as appropriate.

ABOUT WEST RED LAKE GOLD MINES

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. is a mineral exploration company that is publicly traded

and focused on advancing and developing the Madsen Gold Mine and the associated 47

km2 land package in the Red Lake district of Ontario.

ON BEHALF OF WEST RED LAKE GOLD MINES LTD.

“Shane Williams”

Shane Williams

President & Chief Executive Officer

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Gwen Preston

Vice President Communications

Tel: (604) 609-6132

Email: [email protected] or visit the Company’s website

at https://www.westredlakegold.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is

defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the

adequacy or accuracy of this release.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT AND FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute “forward -looking

information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking information

generally can be identified by words such as “anticipate”, “expect”, “estimate”, “forecast”,

“planned”, and similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events. Forward -

looking information is based on current expectations of management; however, it is

subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause

actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this news release.

Forward-looking information involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual results

might differ materially from results suggested in any forward -looking information. These

risks and uncertainties include, among other things, market volatility; the state of the

financial markets for the Company’s securities; fluctuations in commodity prices; and

changes in the Company’s business plans. Forward -looking information is based on a

number of key expectations and assumptions, including without limitation, that the

Company will continue with its stated business objectives and its ability to raise additional

capital to proceed. Although management of the Company has attempted to identify

important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained

in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as

anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking

information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ

materially from those anticipated in such forward -looking information. Accordingly,

readers should not place undue reliance on forward -looking information. Readers are

cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.

Additional information about risks and uncertainties is contained in the Company’s

management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the

Company’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2024, copies of

which are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

The forward-looking information contained herein is expressly qualified in its entirety by

this cautionary statement. Forward -looking information reflects management’s current

beliefs and is based on information currently available to the Company. The forw ard-

looking information is made as of the date of this news release and the Company

assumes no obligation to update or revise such information to reflect new events or

circumstances, except as may be required by applicable law.

For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company’s

continuous disclosure filings that are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

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