West Red Lake Gold Mines Madsen Mill Restarted

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West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSX.V: WRLG)

Provided an update on mine restart activities at the Madsen Mine, where the mill is now processing low-grade material ahead of introducing Stope 1 of the bulk sample next week.

In addition, the camp is now housing workers.

 

 

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West Red Lake Gold Mines

Madsen Mill – Courtesy of West Red Lake Gold Mines

 

 

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West Red Lake Gold TSX.V : WRLG
Stage Exploration / Development
Metals Gold
Market cap C$197 m   @ 62 cents
Location Ontario, Canada
Website www.westredlakegold.com

 

 

Madsen Mine Update: Mill Restart and Key Operational Milestones Achieved

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West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF)is pleased to provide an update on mine restart activities at the Madsen Mine, where the mill is now processing low-grade material ahead of introducing Stope 1 of the bulk sample next week.

In addition, the camp is now housing workers, the pace of underground development continues to rise, and the Connection Drift is within 84 metres (94%) of completion. There is active development and mining in multiple areas of the mine.

 

 

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Shane Williams, President and CEO said 

“Turning on the Madsen Mill to process the bulk sample was a very exciting moment for the entire West Red Lake Gold team, who have been working tirelessly in recent months as we push towards production.

 

“A smooth restart of this major piece of infrastructure reinforces that our level of preparation has created translated into successful operational readiness ahead of initial production.

 

“With gold prices trading at record levels, it is an exciting and fortuitous time to be making the transition from developer to producer.”

 

 

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Figure 1. Recently collected rock sample with visible gold from South Austin 11 Level, specifically from Heading SA_11_987_SIL.

 

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Mill Restarted

The mill was started up on Monday March 10thafter 28 months of maintained dry shutdown. Ahead of restart the Company’s mill team completed extensive pre-commissioning work, including replacing mill liners and discharge lines, cycling process water through the system, and revitalizing the CIP and carbon circuits.

The mill encountered no operational issues on restart. For the first five days the facility processed material from a legacy low-grade stockpile, after which feed transitioned to a modern stockpile of low-grade material.

 

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