West Red Lake Gold Intersects 50.52 g/t Au Over 4.0m, 15.40 g/t Au over 4.2m and 10.41 g/t Au over 4.2m at Rowan Mine
August 1, 2023
West Red Lake Gold Intersects 50.52 g/t Au Over 4.0m, 15.40 g/t Au
over 4.2m and 10.41 g/t Au over 4.2m at Rowan Mine
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company” )
(TSXV:WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to report additional drill results from its Phase 1
exploration program on its 100% owned Rowan Property located in the prolific Red Lake Gold
District of Northwestern, Ontario, Canada. Result s from Hole RLG-23-149B, most notably 50.52
grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) over 4.0 metres (“m ”), was one of the best intercepts ever
drilled on the Rowan Property. Based on the success of the current exploration campaign, the
2023 drill program has been expanded from 17,000m to 25,000m.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Hole RLG-23-149B Intersected 4.0m @ 50.52 g/t Au, from 299m to 303m, Including 0.5m
@ 371.08 g/t Au, from 302m to 302.5m.
• Hole RLG-23-150 Intersected 4.2m @ 15.40 g/t Au, from 384m to 388.2m, Including 1.0m
@ 63.76 g/t Au, from 386.1m to 387.1m.
• Hole RLG-23-152 Intersected 4.2m @ 10.41 g/t Au, from 344.95m to 349.15m, Including
0.5m @ 78.97 g/t Au, from 348.15m to 348.65m.
• Drilling at the Rowan Mine target continues to deliver intercepts with exceptional gold
grades over significant widths that demonstrate the potential for being amenable to
traditional underground mining methods.
• Baseline environmental and archaeological studies initiated to begin progressing Rowan
Mine Target to Advanced Exploration Permit status.
Shane Williams, President & CEO, stated, "The Rowan Mine target continues to deliver
spectacular results with every hole drilled. Our team is very encouraged not only by the
exceptional grades we are seeing come out of Rowan, but also the overall thickness in a few of
the intercepts which suggests very real potential for a future underground mining scenario. Based
on the positive results we have seen so far in 2023, we have decided to expand the drilling
program from 17,000m to 25,000m – further demonstrating our commitment to exploration and
an aggressive growth strategy in the Red Lake Mining District which includes not only Madsen,
but all of our high- priority regional targets. This strategy will allow us to maximize value across
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our portfolio of Red Lake Assets and take full advantage of the future optionality that could be
provided by a hub-and-spoke mining operation.”
The high-grade mineralized vein zones encountered at the Rowan Mine target area ( the “Rowan
Mine Target”) continue to exceed expectations, confirm the geologic model, and further improve
the existing high-grade (9.2 g/t Au) 827,462 ounce Inferred Mineral Resource at the Rowan Mine.
Sections for the Rowan Mine drilling outlined in this release are provided in Figures 1 through 6.
High resolution versions of all the figures contained in this press release can be found at the
following web address: https://westredlakegold.com/august-1st-news-release-maps/.
A total of 34 diamond drill holes for 9,183m have been completed so far in 2023 at the Rowan
Mine target area. Fire and metallic screen assays have been returned for 21 out of 31 holes
completed, with 3 holes having partial assay results and 8 holes pending assays and QAQC.
TABLE 1. Significant intercepts (>4 g/t Au) from drilling at Rowan Mine Target.
Hole ID Target Zone From (m) To (m) Thick (m)* Au (g/t)
RLG-23-148 Rowan Mine V102 209.00 211.90 2.90 4.06
Incl. Rowan Mine V102 211.40 211.90 0.50 12.64
AND Rowan Mine V102 222.00 222.50 0.50 5.04
AND Rowan Mine V102 245.00 246.50 1.50 5.09
Incl. Rowan Mine V102 246.00 246.50 0.50 14.62
AND Rowan Mine V101 (hw)* 300.65 301.15 0.50 7.40
AND Rowan Mine V101 313.20 313.70 0.50 8.06
AND Rowan Mine V100 368.00 369.00 1.00 7.34
RLG-23-149B Rowan Mine V103 207.00 209.10 2.10 5.71
Incl. Rowan Mine V103 208.50 209.10 0.60 11.12
AND Rowan Mine V102 219.00 220.00 1.00 4.84
AND Rowan Mine V102 243.00 244.00 1.00 6.98
Incl. Rowan Mine V102 243.00 243.50 0.50 13.78
AND Rowan Mine V102 (fw)* 284.00 285.00 1.00 5.42
AND Rowan Mine V101 299.00 303.00 4.00 50.52
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Hole ID Target Zone From (m) To (m) Thick (m)* Au (g/t)
Incl. Rowan Mine V101 299.00 300.00 1.00 15.72
Also Incl Rowan Mine V101 302.00 302.50 0.50 371.08
RLG-23-150 Rowan Mine V102 245.80 247.00 1.20 4.44
AND Rowan Mine V102 280.00 281.00 1.00 5.94
AND Rowan Mine V101 384.00 388.20 4.20 15.40
Incl. Rowan Mine V101 386.10 387.10 1.00 63.76
RLG-23-151 Rowan Mine V103 201.00 203.00 2.00 4.73
Incl. Rowan Mine V103 201.00 202.00 1.00 9.11
AND Rowan Mine V102 227.00 227.50 0.50 5.55
RLG-23-152 Rowan Mine V102 261.50 262.60 1.10 5.02
Incl. Rowan Mine V102 261.50 262.00 0.50 10.54
AND Rowan Mine V101 (hw)* 300.00 304.00 4.00 6.84
Incl. Rowan Mine V101 (hw)* 301.00 301.50 0.50 51.40
AND Rowan Mine V101 344.95 349.15 4.20 10.41
Incl. Rowan Mine V101 348.15 348.65 0.50 78.97
*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 ≥ 70% of downhole thickness based on intercept angles
observed in the drill core . Composite intervals do not cross sample boundaries < 0.1 g/t Au. Under ‘Zone’ column,
(hw) is indicating ‘hanging wall to’ and (fw) is indicating ‘footwall to’ main vein zones.
A total of 17,000m of infill and expansion drilling was originally proposed for the Rowan Mine
target in 2023. Based on the positive results received to date, the program has been expanded
to 25,000m and is expected to be completed by year end 2023. The ad ditional drill meters will
be used to continue de -risking the Rowan Mine resource, and test the growth potential down -
plunge on the highest-grade portions of the resource. Current drilling at Rowan has only tested
mineralization down to a depth of approximately 550m. All of the high-grade zones still remain
open below this vertical depth. The Red Lake Mining District is known to host orebodies that
extend down to +4km depth, which bodes well for the down-plunge growth potential at Rowan.
It is the Company’s belief that potential synergies could exist between high- grade resources at
the Rowan Mine target area and Madsen. Early indications suggest that the gold mineralization
at Rowan could be amenable to gravity separation. The Company has initiated a metallurgical
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study at Rowan to begin evaluating this potential opportunity, as well as a geotechnical study to
better characterize the rock mass properties within the mineralized vein zones at Rowan.
In conjunction with infill and expansion drilling, the Company is also initiating the necessary
baseline environmental and archaeological assessments to begin moving the project towards an
Advanced Exploration Permit status. Those studies will include the following:
• Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment;
• Surface Water, Aquatic Ecosystems, Country Foods and Geochemistry Studies;
• Subsurface Water and Hydrologic Studies; and
• Fish Habitat, Terrestrial Vegetation, and Terrestrial Wildlife & Habitat Assessments.
FIGURE 1. Deposit -scale plan map of Rowan Mine Target area showing traces and intercepts
for holes highlighted in this News Release.
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TABLE 2: Drill collar summary for holes reported in this News Release.
Hole ID Target Easting Northing Elev (m) Length (m) Azimuth Dip
RLG-23-148 Rowan Mine 422051 5657752 380 435 0 -53
RLG-23-149B Rowan Mine 422051 5657752 380 390 355 -54
RLG-23-150 Rowan Mine 422051 5657752 380 483 4 -58
RLG-23-151 Rowan Mine 422171 5657799 365 387 355 -64
RLG-23-152 Rowan Mine 422171 5657799 365 384 340 -60
DISCUSSION
The Rowan Mine T arget consists of more than s even sub-parallel, near- vertical, east -west
trending veins that are currently defined over a strike length of approximately 1.1 kilometre
(“km”) – mineralization remains open along strike and at depth. The orientation of the veins at
the Rowan Mine tend to fol low 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 sele ctive 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. For example, the 100 Vein Zone - which is the furthest north vein
currently modeled within the overall Rowan vein corridor - was previously interpreted to be a
lower grade portion of the block model. Recent drilling has confirmed that higher grades are
present within the 100 Vein Zone below 150m elevation , suggesting that gold grades are
increasing at depth within this zone which is a trend that has been observed elsewhere in the
Red Lake district. Drilling at the Rowan Mine Target area will continue with an emphasis on infill
and expansion of the existing high-grade mineral resource.
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FIGURE 2. Rowan Mine drill section showing assay highlights for Holes RLG-23-148, RLG-23-149B and RLG-23-150[1].
1 Mineral Resources are estimated at a cut-off grade of 9.2 g/t Au and using a gold price of US$1,600/oz. Please refer to the technical report entitled “Technical Rep ort
and Resource Estimate on the West Red Lake Project” dated December 13, 2022 prepared f or WRLG by John Kita, P.Eng., and filed December 30, 2022 on
www.sedar.com.
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FIGURE 3. Rowan Mine drill section showing assay highlights for Holes RLG-23-151 and RLG-23-152[1].
1 Mineral Resources are estimated at a cut-off grade of 9.2 g/t Au and using a gold price of US$1,600/oz. Please refer to the technical report entitled “Technical Rep ort
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.sedar.com.
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FIGURE 4. Rowan Mine longitudinal section for Vein 101 showing all intercepts > 3 g/t Au. Assay highlights from current press release
shown in red[1].
1 Mineral Resources are estimated at a cut-off grade of 9.2 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.sedar.com.