West Red Lake Gold Reports Final 2023 Drill Results from Rowan and Highlights 2023 Exploration Achievements
January 17, 2024
Vancouver, BC
West Red Lake Gold Reports Final 2023 Drill Results from Rowan and
Highlights 2023 Exploration Achievements
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV:
WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to report final drill results from the 2023 drilling campaign at
its 100% owned Rowan Property located in the prolific Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern
Ontario, Canada.
The Rowan drill holes highlighted in this news release were focused on infilling gaps in the
geologic model between the East and West Zones, as well as infill and expansion at depth on the
West Zone ore shoot. Most of the historic production at the Rowan Mine was from the West ore
shoot area - mainly concentrated on Veins 103 & 104. Notably, hole RLG-23-177 was successful
in intercepting 4.0m @ 9.5 g/t Au approximately 80m beneath the historic workings ,
demonstrating the down-plunge potential that still exists in the West Zone.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Hole RLG-23-177 Intersected 4.0m @ 9.5 g/t Au, from 212m to 216m, Including 0.75m @
25.20 g/t Au, from 212m to 212.75m, Also including 1.1m @ 13.0 g/t Au, from 213.25m
to 214.35m.
• Hole RLG-23-175 Intersected 2.7m @ 3.66 g/t Au, from 211m to 213.7m, Including 0.7m
@ 13.41 g/t Au, from 213m to 213.7m; And 3.6m @ 3.13 g/t Au, from 221m to 224.6m,
Including 0.5m @ 20.01 g/t Au, from 223.6m to 224.1m; And 9.0m @ 3.25 g/t Au, from
255m to 264m, Including 0.5m @ 51.67 g/t Au, from 259.9m to 260.4m.
• Hole RLG-23-174 Intersected 1.0m @ 12.21 g/t Au, from 185m to 186m; And 2.0m @
10.84 g/t Au, from 406m to 408m, Including 0.5m @ 42.60 g/t Au, from 406m to 406.5m.
• Hole RLG-23-179 Intersected 1.0m @ 16.19 g/t Au, from 420m to 421m, Including 0.5m
@ 31.65 g/t Au, from 420.5m to 421m.
• Hole RLG-23-180 Intersected 3.5m @ 3.22 g/t Au, from 92.5m to 96.0m, Including 0.55m
@ 15.90 g/t Au, from 93.95m to 94.50m ; And 2.0m @ 6.09 g/t Au, from 203m to 205m,
Including 0.6m @ 19.99 g/t Au, from 203.7m to 204.3m.
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• Hole RLG-23-173 Intersected 0.5m @ 17.78 g/t Au, from 218.5m to 219m.
• Hole RLG-23-176C Intersected 1.5m @ 3.93 g/t Au, from 281m to 282.5m, Including 0.5m
@ 10.68 g/t Au, from 282m to 282.5m.
Shane Williams, President & CEO, stated, " We are very pleased to announce this final round of
drill results from the 2023 exploration campaign at Rowan. The work completed at Rowan during
2023 was cat alyst rich, and not only demonstrated the high -grade growth potential of the
deposit, but also our commitment to sustainable exploration and development in Red Lake .
Working towards a restart scenario at the Madsen Mine will remain the primary focus for our
team in 2024, but we are also very excited about the exploration potential we see in the district
and look forward to updating our shareholders on continued exploration successes and Company
milestones throughout the year."
Sections for the Rowan Mine drilling outlined in this release are provided in Figures 1 through 6.
Rowan Property 2023 Exploration Achievements
• Acquired remaining interest in the Rowan P roperty from Evolution Mining , bringing
ownership to 100% (see press release dated March 9th)
• Drilled a total of 62 holes for 20,211.4m of NQ diamond drill core at the Rowan Mine
deposit – highlights announced from the 2023 drilling include:
o 70.80 g/t Au over 8.3m in hole RLG-23-163B (see press release dated September
12th)
o 50.52 g/t Au over 4.0m in hole RLG-23-149B (see press release dated August 1st)
o 66.66 g/t Au over 2.0m in hole RLG-23-153 (see press release dated August 29th)
o 45.20 g/t Au over 2.0m in hole RLG -23-166B (see press release dated October
11th)
o 10.34 g/t Au over 8.0m in hole RLG-23-134 (see press release dated May 23rd)
• Positive metallurgical test results from Rowan Deposit indicating overall gold extraction
above 98%, requiring only minor cha nges to the existing flowsheet at Madsen Mill (see
press release dated November 15th).
• Defined the high-grade East Zone ore shoot at Rowan down to 490m depth – still remains
open for expansion below this level.
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• Drilled an additional 2 holes for 780m of NQ diamond drill core at the Red Summit NE
target – results confirmed geologic thesis and warrant additional drilling in this area.
• Conducted baseline orientation soil sampling survey - 344 sample sites focus ed on C -
horizon material. Sampling grid covered prospective ground near Rowan and Mt Jamie
mine sites and along trend of NT Zone . A ssay re sults received and currently being
evaluated.
• Completed reprocessing of two airborne magnetic geophysical datasets and conducted a
property-wide LiDAR survey including a corridor along the Mt Jamie access road for future
engineering considerations.
• Initiated baseline environmental and archaeological assessments to begin advancing the
Rowan deposit towards an Advanced Exploration Permit to allow for collection of a bulk
sample.
TABLE 1. Significant intercepts (>3 g/t Au) from drilling at Rowan Mine Target.
Hole ID Target Zone From (m) To (m) Thick (m)* Au (g/t)
RLG-23-173 Rowan Mine V102 (hw) 218.50 219.00 0.50 17.78
RLG-23-174 Rowan Mine V104 185.00 186.00 1.00 12.21
AND Rowan Mine V102 (hw) 278.00 279.00 1.00 3.25
AND Rowan Mine V102 303.87 306.00 2.13 4.89
AND Rowan Mine V102 333.00 334.00 1.00 3.11
AND Rowan Mine V101 406.00 408.00 2.00 10.84
Incl. 406.00 406.50 0.50 42.60
RLG-23-175 Rowan Mine V103 211.00 213.70 2.70 3.66
Incl. 213.00 213.70 0.70 13.41
AND Rowan Mine V103 (fw) 221.00 224.60 3.60 3.13
Incl. 223.60 224.10 0.50 20.01
AND Rowan Mine V102 (hw) 255.00 264.00 9.00 3.25
Incl. 259.90 260.40 0.50 51.67
RLG-23-176C Rowan Mine V103 (fw) 281.00 282.50 1.50 3.93
Incl. 282.00 282.50 0.50 10.68
AND Rowan Mine V101 433.00 435.00 2.00 4.93
Incl. 433.00 434.00 1.00 9.64
RLG-23-177 Rowan Mine V106 98.50 99.00 0.50 3.62
AND
Rowan Mine V103
212.00 216.00 4.00 9.50
Incl. 212.00 212.75 0.75 25.20
Also Incl. 213.25 214.35 1.10 13.00
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Hole ID Target Zone From (m) To (m) Thick (m)* Au (g/t)
AND Rowan Mine V103 225.00 227.00 2.00 3.12
AND Rowan Mine V103 (fw) 228.00 228.50 0.50 3.07
AND Rowan Mine V103 (fw) 234.00 234.50 0.50 3.92
AND Rowan Mine V103 (fw) 242.00 242.60 0.60 3.65
RLG-23-178 Rowan Mine V106 (hw) 56.00 57.00 1.00 3.23
AND Rowan Mine V106 79.00 80.60 1.60 3.70
Incl. 80.00 80.60 0.60 8.95
AND Rowan Mine V104 168.00 173.50 5.50 3.17
Incl. 171.00 172.00 1.00 7.99
AND Rowan Mine V103 (fw) 176.50 177.00 0.50 4.34
AND Rowan Mine V102 (fw) 214.70 215.20 0.50 4.95
RLG-23-179 Rowan Mine V106 100.00 101.70 1.70 3.60
AND Rowan Mine V104 (hw) 216.35 217.35 1.00 4.15
AND Rowan Mine V103 (fw) 250.00 250.85 0.85 3.19
AND Rowan Mine V102 (hw) 301.00 302.00 1.00 4.98
AND Rowan Mine V101 420.00 421.00 1.00 16.19
Incl. 420.50 421.00 0.50 31.65
RLG-23-180 Rowan Mine V106 92.50 96.00 3.50 3.22
Incl. Rowan Mine 93.95 94.50 0.55 15.90
AND Rowan Mine V104 (hw) 167.00 168.00 1.00 6.12
AND Rowan Mine V103 (fw) 203.00 205.00 2.00 6.09
Incl. Rowan Mine 203.70 204.30 0.60 19.99
RLG-23-181 Rowan Mine No Assay Values > 3 g/t Au
RLG-23-182 Rowan Mine No Assay Values > 3 g/t Au
RLG-23-183 Rowan Mine No Assay Values > 3 g/t Au
RLG-23-184 Rowan Mine No Assay Values > 3 g/t Au
RLG-23-185 Rowan Mine V103 9.00 10.00 1.00 4.98
AND Rowan Mine V101 (hw) 185.00 188.00 3.00 3.97
RLG-23-186 Rowan Mine No Assay Values > 3 g/t Au
*The “From-To” intervals in Table 1 are denoting overall downhole length of the intercept. True thickness
has not been calculated for these intercepts but is expected to be ≥ 60% of downhole thickness based on
intercept angles observed in the drill core . Under ‘Zone’ column, (hw) is indicating ‘hanging wall to’ and
(fw) is indicating ‘footwall to’ main vein zones.
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FIGURE 1. Deposit -scale plan map of Rowan Mine Target area showing traces and intercepts
for holes highlighted in this News Release.
TABLE 2: Drill collar summary for holes reported in this News Release.
Hole ID Target Easting Northing Elev (m) Length (m) Azimuth Dip
RLG-23-173 Rowan Mine 421807 5657718 368 400 352 -48
RLG-23-174 Rowan Mine 421804 5657719 367 474 8 -62
RLG-23-175 Rowan Mine 421804 5657719 367 450 360 -58
RLG-23-176C Rowan Mine 421640 5657688 368 507 3 -69
RLG-23-177 Rowan Mine 421640 5657688 368 432 357 -63
RLG-23-178 Rowan Mine 421640 5657689 368 408 344 -63
RLG-23-179 Rowan Mine 421640 5657689 368 462 344 -63
RLG-23-180 Rowan Mine 421640 5657689 368 450 343 -60
RLG-23-181 Rowan Mine 421640 5657689 368 396 340 -58
RLG-23-182 Rowan Mine 421540 5657835 402 333 1 -71
RLG-23-183 Rowan Mine 421540 5657835 402 306 360 -61
RLG-23-184 Rowan Mine 421540 5657835 402 309 360 -51
RLG-23-185 Rowan Mine 421595 5657817 406 315 360 -62
RLG-23-186 Rowan Mine 421595 5657817 406 222 360 -57
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DISCUSSION
The Rowan Mine deposit consists of more than seven sub-parallel, near- vertical, east -west
trending veins that are currently defined over a strike length of approximately 1. 1 km –
mineralization remains open along strike and at depth. The orientation of the veins at the Rowan
Mine tend to follow the direction of D2 deformation, which is oriented in an east-west direction
over this part of the property. Individual mineralized vein zones usually average 1 .0 to 1.5m in
thickness, with an overall thickness of the Rowan vein corridor at around 115m. Gold
mineralization is typically localized within quartz -carbonate veins hosted within and along the
‘footwall’ margin of a porphyritic felsic intrusive, with increased grades often associated with the
presence of visible gold and base metal sulphides (e.g. galena, sphalerite). High -grade dilation
zones or ‘ore chutes’ along the Rowan vein trend have been recognized as important controls for
localizing thicker and higher -grade zones of gold mineralization. The position and geometry of
these dilation zones is well understood at Rowan.
The drilling completed at the Rowan Mine Target in 2023 has been focused on validating
historical data across the Inferred Resource, and also infilling apparent gaps in the analytical data
set which was a product of very selective sampling techniques implemented during previous
drilling campaigns. Assay results received from the 2023 drilling program continue to confirm our
thesis that quartz veining and gold mineralization continue at depth and along strike, with grades
consistent with, or higher than those outlined in the current Inferred Mineral Resource which
remains open in all directions. Future drilling at the Rowan Mine Target area will continue with
an emphasis on infill and expansion of the existing high-grade mineral resource.
High resolution versions of all the figures contained in this press release can be found at the
following web address: https://westredlakegold.com/january-17th-news-release-maps/
Longitudinal sections showing all intercepts > 3 g/t Au on Veins 101, 102 and 103 can be viewed
here: https://westredlakegold.com/august-1st-news-release-maps/.
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FIGURE 2. Rowan Mine drill section showing assay highlights for Holes RLG-23-176c and -177 through -186[1].
1 Mineral Resources are estimated at a cut-off grade of 3.8 g/t Au and using a gold price of US$1,600/oz. Please refer to the technical report entitled “Technical Report
and Resource Estimate on the West Red Lake Project” dated December 13, 2022 prepared for WRLG by John Kita, P.Eng., and filed December 30, 2022 on
www.sedarplus.ca.
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FIGURE 3. Rowan Mine drill section showing assay highlights for Holes RLG-23-173, -174 and -175[1].
1 Mineral Resources are estimated at a cut-off grade of 3.8 g/t Au and using a gold price of US$1,600/oz. Please refer to the technical report entitled “Technical Report
and Resource Estimate on the West Red Lake Project” dated December 13, 2022 prepared for WRLG by John Kita, P.Eng., and filed December 30, 2022 on
www.sedarplus.ca.