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WEST Red Lake GOLD Mines Ltd. Signs Definitive Agreement FOR Madsen GOLD Project

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WEST RED LAKE GOLD MINES LTD. SIGNS

DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT FOR MADSEN GOLD PROJECT

May 18, 2023

Vancouver, British Columbia – West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake” or “WRLG”) (TSXV:

WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated April 17, 2023 it has

entered into the Definitive Share Purchase Agreement with Pure Gold Mining Inc. (“ Pure Gold”), and a fund

managed by Sprott Resource Lending Corp. in respect of the acquisition of the Madsen Gold Project through the

acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Pure Gold (the “Acquisition”). Details of the Acquisition

and the Madsen Gold Project can be found in the Company’s April 17, 2023 news release, which is available on

SEDAR.

Closing of the Acquisition is subject to various conditions precedent including receipt of all required regulatory

approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, and receipt of the reverse vesting order from the

Supreme Court of British Col umbia in Pure Gold’s ongoing proceedings pursuant to the Companies Creditors

Arrangement Act. The court hearing for approval for the sale of Pure Gold is set for May 29, 2023.

ABOUT WEST RED LAKE GOLD MINES LTD.

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. is a mineral exploration company that is publicly traded and dedicated to creating

value for its shareholders by discovering new gold mines in the highly productive Red Lake Gold District of

Northwest Ontario, Canada. This district has yielded 30 million ounces of gold from high-grade zones and hosts

some of the world's richest gold deposits. WRLG holds an expansive property position spanning 3,100 ha in Red

Lake, the Rowan Project, including three former gold mines - Rowan, Mount Jamie, and Red Summit. The Rowan

Project covers a 12 -km strike length along the Pipestone Bay St. Paul Deformation Zone and WRLG plans to

continue exploring this property along strike and to depth aggressively in 2023.

ON BEHALF OF WEST RED LAKE GOLD MINES LTD.

“Tom Meredith”

Tom Meredith

Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact:

Jasvir Kaloti

CFO & Corporate Secretary

Tel: (604) 609-6110

Amandip Singh, VP Corporate Development

Tel: 416-203-9181

Email: [email protected]

or visit the Company’s website at https://www.westredlakegold.com

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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.

The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapprove d the contents of this news release. Certain

statements contained in this news release constitute "forward -looking statements". When used in this document,

the words "anticipated", "expect", "estimated", "forecast", "planned", and similar expressions are i ntended to

identify forward -looking statements or information. These statements are based on current expectations of

management, however, they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may

cause actual results to differ m aterially from the forward -looking statements in this news release. Readers are

cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements. West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. does not undertake

any obligation to revise or update any forward- looking statements as a result of new information, future events

or otherwise after the date hereof, except as required by securities laws.