West Red Lake Gold Hits New High-Grade Gold Lens in Lower Main Austin with 139.45 g/t Au over 7.8m, 74.70 g/t Au over 8.7m and 18.31 g/t Au over 7.5m
October 9, 2025 Vancouver, BC
West Red Lake Gold Hits New High-Grade Gold Lens in Lower Main Austin with 139.45 g/t Au over 7.8m, 74.70 g/t Au over 8.7m and 18.31 g/t Au over 7.5m
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to report drill results from its 100% owned Madsen Mine located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Shane Williams, President & CEO, stated, “We are only just beginning to get the underground drills into the lower portions of the main Austin Zone and we are already being rewarded with very high-grade, broad intercepts of gold mineralization – very similar to the high-grade lenses we have been defining in South Austin. Our team is the first to get underground drills and mine crews back into these deeper parts of the orebody since this area was historically mined in the 1950’s and early 60’s. As expected, there is significant ounce and tonnage potential remaining at depth in the Madsen orebody. We anticipate continued success in lower Austin as the drills continue to discover and define more lenses of high-grade mineralization adjacent to our active mine development.”
The drill results featured in this news release are focused on the high-grade Austin Zone, which currently contains an Indicated mineral resource of 914,200 ounces (“oz”) grading 6.9 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”), with an additional Inferred resource of 104,900 oz grading 6.5 g/t Au.
These results were drilled from the 12 Level in the Madsen Mine at approximately 600 meters (“m”) depth and demonstrate the potential for discovery of additional high-grade lenses of gold mineralization in the main Austin Zone very similar to those that have already been delineated in the South Austin zone during 2025 (see press releases dated August 12, 2025, May 27, 2025 and February 26, 2025). The lower Austin zone will continue to be a key focus of drilling for the remainder of 2025.
Figure 2 below includes a long section which summarizes the top three intercepts in the Austin 12-4860 station from this current press release, as well as the top three highlights announced in 2025 from infill drilling stations in the new high-grade panel within the South Austin Zone. It’s important to note that the new intercepts in Austin fall along a similar plunge line as those in South Austin suggesting up to 600 meters of continuity within this high-grade panel.
AUSTIN ZONE HIGHLIGHTS:
| • Hole | MM25D-12-4860-004 I | ntersected 7.75m @ 139.45 g/t Au, from 37.00m to 44.75m, | |
| Including 0.6m @ 17.49 g/t Au, from 37.55m to 38.15m, Also including 2m @ 532.25 g/t | |||
| Au, from 39.15m to 41.15m. This high-grade intercept was complimented by visible gold | |||
| spatially associated with quartz-pyrrhotite-arsenopyrite veining and strong silicification | |||
| (Figure 1). |
Figure 1. Visible gold showing in hole MM25D-12-4860-004 at 40.8m downhole depth.
| • Hole | MM25D-12-4860-005 | Intersected 8.7m @ 74.70 g/t Au, from 37.1m to 45.8m, | |
| Including 3m @ 134.58 g/t Au, from 37.1m to 40.1m, Also including 4.9m @ 49.73 g/t Au, | |||
| from 40.9m to 45.8m. |
- Hole MM25D-12-4860-002 Intersected 7.45m @ 18.31 g/t Au, from 39.65m to 47.10m, Including 0.5m @ 254.49 g/t Au, from 39.65m to 40.15m.
- Hole MM25D-12-4860-006 Intersected 2.95m @ 21.18 g/t Au, from 45.05m to 48.00m, Including 1m @ 57.67 g/t Au, from 46m to 47m.
- Hole MM25D-12-4860-009 Intersected 3.9m @ 13.00 g/t Au, from 48.45m to 52.35m, Including 1m @ 44.62 g/t Au, from 50m to 51m.
- Visible gold was also observed in holes MM25D-12-4860-001 and -007 within significant intercepts as outlined below in Table 1.
TABLE 1. Significant intercepts (>3 g/t Au) from drilling at Austin Zone.
| Hole ID | Target | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m)* | Au (g/t) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM25D-12-4860-001 | Austin | 47.00 | 48.00 | 1.00 | 4.75 | ||||||
| AND | Austin | 52.20 | 57.00 | 4.80 | 5.19 | ||||||
| Incl. | 54.00 | 55.00 | 1.00 | 13.92 | |||||||
| AND | Austin | 77.50 | 78.50 | 1.00 | 3.72 |
| Hole ID | Target | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m)* | Au (g/t) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | Austin | 87.00 | 88.30 | 1.30 | 4.99 | ||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-002 | Austin | 39.65 | 47.10 | 7.45 | 18.31 | ||||||
| Incl. | 39.65 | 40.15 | 0.50 | 254.49 | |||||||
| AND | Austin | 50.10 | 52.70 | 2.60 | 7.50 | ||||||
| Incl. | 50.10 | 51.20 | 1.10 | 15.49 | |||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-003 | Austin | 40.00 | 46.85 | 6.85 | 3.44 | ||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-004 | Austin | 37.00 | 44.75 | 7.75 | 139.45 | ||||||
| Incl. | 37.55 | 38.15 | 0.60 | 17.49 | |||||||
| Also Incl. | 39.15 | 41.15 | 2.00 | 532.25 | |||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-005 | Austin | 37.10 | 45.80 | 8.70 | 74.70 | ||||||
| Incl. | 37.10 | 40.10 | 3.00 | 134.58 | |||||||
| Also Incl. | 40.90 | 45.80 | 4.90 | 49.73 | |||||||
| AND | Austin | 46.80 | 47.30 | 0.50 | 4.30 | ||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-006 | Austin | 36.20 | 39.00 | 2.80 | 4.92 | ||||||
| Incl. | 37.70 | 38.25 | 0.55 | 10.24 | |||||||
| AND | Austin | 45.05 | 48.00 | 2.95 | 21.18 | ||||||
| Incl. | 46.00 | 47.00 | 1.00 | 57.67 | |||||||
| AND | Austin | 50.00 | 51.00 | 1.00 | 3.77 | ||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-007 | Austin | 57.00 | 58.00 | 1.00 | 7.16 | ||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-008 | Austin | 49.00 | 49.80 | 0.80 | 3.19 | ||||||
| AND | Austin | 53.00 | 53.50 | 0.50 | 3.44 | ||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-009 | Austin | 42.70 | 43.20 | 0.50 | 4.87 | ||||||
| AND | Austin | 45.50 | 46.00 | 0.50 | 5.54 | ||||||
| AND | Austin | 48.45 | 52.35 | 3.90 | 13.00 | ||||||
| Incl. | 50.00 | 51.00 | 1.00 | 44.62 | |||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-010 | Austin | 40.00 | 41.75 | 1.75 | 7.92 | ||||||
| Incl. | 40.00 | 40.85 | 0.85 | 11.43 | |||||||
| AND | Austin | 44.00 | 44.95 | 0.95 | 3.95 | ||||||
| AND | Austin | 54.35 | 55.30 | 0.95 | 3.36 | ||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-011 | Austin | 38.95 | 40.00 | 1.05 | 5.45 | ||||||
| AND | Austin | 43.00 | 44.00 | 1.00 | 4.14 | ||||||
| AND | Austin | 52.80 | 53.55 | 0.75 | 3.46 | ||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-012 | Austin | 41.75 | 42.35 | 0.60 | 5.03 | ||||||
| AND | Austin | 58.85 | 60.20 | 1.35 | 5.16 | ||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-013 | Austin | 49.35 | 53.45 | 4.10 | 6.72 | ||||||
| Incl. | 50.65 | 51.15 | 0.50 | 10.03 | |||||||
| MM25D-11-4420-014 | Austin | 55.10 | 56.35 | 1.25 | 3.56 | ||||||
| AND | Austin | 62.95 | 63.85 | 0.90 | 3.64 | ||||||
| MM25D-11-4420-015 | Austin | 62.00 | 64.70 | 2.70 | 9.39 | ||||||
| Incl. | 62.90 | 63.75 | 0.85 | 18.30 | |||||||
| AND | Austin | 66.20 | 68.00 | 1.80 | 3.79 |
*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. Internal dilution for composite intervals does not exceed 1m for samples grading <0.1 g/t Au.
TABLE 2: Drill collar summary for holes reported in this News Release.
| Hole ID | Target | Easting | Northing | Elev | Length | Azimuth | Dip | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (m) | ||||||||
| MM25D-12-4860-001 | Austin | 435865 | 5646717 | -150 | 93.00 | 90 | 4 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-002 | Austin | 435865 | 5646716 | -150 | 90.00 | 97 | 3 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-003 | Austin | 435865 | 5646716 | -150 | 90.00 | 104 | 3 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-004 | Austin | 435864 | 5646716 | -150 | 90.00 | 110 | 3 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-005 | Austin | 435865 | 5646716 | -150 | 90.00 | 115 | 2 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-006 | Austin | 435865 | 5646716 | -150 | 67.50 | 120 | 3 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-007 | Austin | 435865 | 5646716 | -151 | 91.80 | 95 | -2 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-008 | Austin | 435865 | 5646716 | -151 | 90.00 | 99 | -4 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-009 | Austin | 435865 | 5646716 | -151 | 90.00 | 105 | -4 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-010 | Austin | 435865 | 5646716 | -151 | 90.40 | 111 | -4 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-011 | Austin | 435864 | 5646716 | -151 | 75.00 | 118 | -3 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-012 | Austin | 435864 | 5646716 | -151 | 78.00 | 123 | -3 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-013 | Austin | 435865 | 5646717 | -151 | 93.00 | 96 | -9 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-014 | Austin | 435865 | 5646717 | -151 | 120.00 | 97 | -16 | ||
| MM25D-12-4860-015 | Austin | 435865 | 5646716 | -151 | 117.00 | 98 | -18 |
DISCUSSION
Like the other mineralized domains that comprise the Madsen Mine, the Austin structures are hosted within broad, kilometer-scale planar alteration and deformation corridors that have been repeatedly reactivated during gold mineralization and subsequent deformation and metamorphism.
At the deposit scale the Austin, South Austin, North Austin, and McVeigh Zones are locally folded and structurally dismembered by transposition and rotation into the penetrative S2 Foliation. In addition to this intense deformation overprint, the mineralized veins and alteration have been subjected to the relatively high temperatures of amphibolite facies metamorphism, which led to extensive recrystallization and growth of the skarn-like replacement mineral assemblage of diopside-amphibole-quartz-biotite.
All significant gold mineralization on the mine property is demonstrably early relative to the most significant, penetrative deformation (D2) and metamorphic events. The North Austin Zone displays ‘mine-style’ alteration and mineralization and consists of multiple mineralized domains defined over a strike length of 0.5km. Mineralization remains open at depth and along strike to the northeast.
In drill core, or at underground face exposures, gold-bearing zones at the Madsen Mine are best identified visually by fine (sub-millimetre) grains of free gold within strong alteration and veining. All high-grade intervals generally contain visible gold on drill core exteriors, although numerous examples exist of high-grade assays where visible gold was only identified within the interior (cut surface) of the core samples. Apart from the presence of free gold, pervasive silicification (locally accompanied by discrete quartz veining) and quartz-carbonate or diopside veining are the best indicators that a given interval is within a high-grade zone along/within the mineralized structure.
The current underground drilling program at the Madsen Mine is focused on further definition of near-term mining inventory, as well as growth of the current mineral resource. Drilling has been focused on the more continuous and higher-grade portions of the Austin, South Austin, North Austin and McVeigh Zones. This will continue to be the strategy through 2025.
High resolution versions of all the figures contained in this press release can be found at the following web link: https://westredlakegold.com/october-9th-nr-figures/.
FIGURE 2. Long section highlighting top three intercepts from current press release in 12-4860 Austin. Figure also highlights previously announced 2025 results from South Austin. New South Austin high-grade panel has been outlined in red[1].
[1] Mineral resources are estimated at a cut-off grade of 3.38 g/t Au and a gold price of US1,800/oz. Please refer to the technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report and Prefeasibility Study for the Madsen Mine, Ontario, Canada”, prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. and dated January 7, 2025. A full copy of the SRK report is available on the Company’s website and on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
FIGURE 3. Austin plan view drill section showing assay highlights for Holes MM25D-12-4860-001 through -015.
FIGURE 4. Austin section view showing assay highlights for Holes MM25D-12-4860-001, -007 and -013.
FIGURE 5. Austin section view showing assay highlights for Holes MM25D-12-4860-002, -008, -014 and -015.
FIGURE 6. Austin section view showing assay highlights for Holes MM25D-12-4860-003 and -009.
FIGURE 7. Austin section view showing assay highlights for Holes MM25D-12-4860-004 and -010.
FIGURE 8. Austin section view showing assay highlights for Holes MM25D-12-4860-005 and -011.