West Red Lake Gold Intersects 66.66 g/t Au Over 2.0m, 21.84 g/t Au over 3.11m and 6.27 g/t Au over 10.1m at Rowan Mine
August 29, 2023
West Red Lake Gold Intersects 66.66 g/t Au Over 2.0m, 21.84 g/t Au
over 3.11m and 6.27 g/t Au over 10.1m 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. Hole RLG-23-153 intersected 66.66 grams per tonne
(“g/t”) gold (“Au”) over 2.0 metres (“m”), when compared to much of the historical drilling,
mineralized zones encountered in this years campaign demonstrate increased widths and
continuity. The company has now completed 37 drill holes and 11,467 m of drilling to date of a
17,000 m drilling campaign that has been expanded to 25,000 m on the back of a very successful
exploration season thus far.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Hole RLG-23-153 Intersected 2.0m @ 66.66 g/t Au, from 235m to 237m, Including 0.5m
@ 266.27 g/t Au, from 235.5m to 236m.
• Hole RLG-23-156B Intersected 3.11m @ 21.84 g/t Au, from 275m to 278.11m, Including
0.83m @ 77.64 g/t Au, from 277.28m to 278.11m.
• Hole RLG-23-154 Intersected 10.1m @ 6.27 g/t Au, from 214.9m to 225m, Including 0.6m
@ 84.13 g/t Au, from 223.45m to 224.05m.
Shane Williams, President & CEO, stated, " Our team is very impressed with the drill results
coming out of the Rowan Mine target. What was previously believed to be a very narrow high -
grade gold system continues to deliver results that demonstrate real potential for broader zones
of high- grade gold mineralization which could prove advantageous for any future mining
scenario. With every hole drilled at Rowan, not only does our confidence in this asset grow, but
its viability as a potential future source of high-grade mill-feed for Madsen increases as well. In
the mining industry it is very rare to have size and grade working in your favor, but at Rowan we
are seeing both.”
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
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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.
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-23-153 Rowan Mine V101 (hw) 235.00 237.00 2.00 66.66
Incl. Rowan Mine 235.50 236.00 0.50 266.27
AND Rowan Mine V101 253.95 255.10 1.15 27.61
Incl. Rowan Mine 253.95 254.60 0.65 48.58
AND Rowan Mine V101 276.65 277.15 0.50 81.44
RLG-23-154 Rowan Mine V102 214.90 225.00 10.10 6.27
Incl. Rowan Mine 223.45 224.05 0.60 84.13
RLG-23-155B Rowan Mine V103 146.50 147.00 0.50 4.24
AND Rowan Mine V102 (fw) 226.75 227.25 0.50 5.72
AND Rowan Mine V101 276.50 277.00 0.50 7.30
RLG-23-156B Rowan Mine V103 158.48 159.18 0.70 46.20
AND Rowan Mine V102 242.00 243.00 1.00 4.11
AND Rowan Mine V102 (fw) 275.00 278.11 3.11 21.84
Incl. Rowan Mine 277.28 278.11 0.83 77.64
AND Rowan Mine V101 311.60 312.10 0.50 25.42
RLG-23-157 Rowan Mine V103
212.50 214.00 1.50 7.29
Incl. Rowan Mine 213.40 214.00 0.60 10.49
AND Rowan Mine V102 255.16 256.00 0.84 6.16
AND Rowan Mine V102 259.00 262.00 3.00 4.24
Incl. Rowan Mine 260.27 260.77 0.50 11.31
AND Rowan Mine V102
284.88 290.00 5.12 4.07
Incl. Rowan Mine 284.88 286.00 1.12 10.37
RLG-23-158 Rowan Mine V103 (hw)
115.00 116.00 1.00 20.90
Incl. Rowan Mine 115.00 115.50 0.50 40.23
AND Rowan Mine V102 (fw)
255.50 256.65 1.15 8.54
Incl. Rowan Mine 255.50 256.00 0.50 17.80
AND Rowan Mine V102 (fw) 260.50 261.60 1.10 5.28
Incl. Rowan Mine 261.00 261.50 0.50 9.22
*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
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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 approxim ately 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 +4 kilometre (“km”) 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 t arget area and Madsen. The Company has initiated a metallurgical 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.
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-23-153 Rowan Mine 422171 5657799 365 363 339 -51
RLG-23-154 Rowan Mine 422171 5657799 365 450 330 -64.5
RLG-23-155B Rowan Mine 422171 5657799 365 381 330 -50
RLG-23-156B Rowan Mine 422171 5657799 365 408 338 -55
RLG-23-157 Rowan Mine 422171 5657799 365 471 340 -67
RLG-23-158 Rowan Mine 422171 5657799 365 375 346 -58
DISCUSSION
The Rowan Mine T arget 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. 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-23-153, -156B, -157 and -158[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 3. Rowan Mine drill section showing assay highlights for Holes RLG-23-154 and -155B[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 4. Rowan Mine longitudinal section for Vein 101 showing 2023 intercepts > 4 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 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 5. Rowan Mine longitudinal section for Vein 102 showing 2023 intercepts > 4 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.