West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc. (CSE: RLG) Reports Results of 69.55 Grams of Gold per Tonne at Red Lake Gold Project Located in Ontario

By Dr. Allen Alper, PhD Economic Geology and Petrology, Columbia University, NY
on 5/5/2016
West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc. (CSE: RLG) is a Toronto based gold explorer with a high grade gold property in the Red Lake Gold District in western Ontario. The company announced drill results of 69.55 grams of gold per ton at their historic Rowan Mine property. John Kontak, President and Director, and Tom Meredith, Executive Chairman and Founder of the company, give their successful mineral exploration business history and association with Goldcorp, credit for what they have been able to accomplish with the Red Lake Gold project.

Recent developments at West Red Lake Gold Mines include a resource of 1.09 million ounces of gold grading 7.6 grams per tonne at the Rowan Mine location announced on February 18, 2016, and new drill results announced March 15, 2016 from a highly prospective exploration area located 500 meters east of the Rowan Mine that included 69.55 grams per tonne over 1.50 meters.

1. Exploration drilling at the Structural Intersection target area east of the Rowan Mine in starting in June 2016.
2. Expansion of the Rowan Mine resource to depth with exploration drilling below 400 meters deep.
3. Upgrading the Rowan Mine resource with infill drilling.

The Rowan Mine area has a 1200 meter strike length and contains several steeply dipping high grade gold zones in the area of the historic Rowan Mine shaft.

The company has identified a very attractive exploration target located on geological structure situated between 500 and 1500 meters east of the Rowan Mine resource. The exploration target area is called the Structural Intersection and appears to have a prospective strike length of approximately 1km to 1.5km. The company plans to follow up on the recently announced 69.5 gram drill result with additional drilling to explore for high grade gold zones in the Structural Intersection target area. The Structural Intersection is geologically very attractive as two intersecting structures typically produce folds and fractures that could contain significant gold zones, such as those that have occurred at the well-known mines operated by Goldcorp located 25km farther to the east.

The company plans to employ a strategy of building value by expanding and upgrading the Rowan Mine gold zones and by exploring the highly prospective Structural Intersection target for high grade gold zones.

West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc. is a Toronto based company with a focus on gold exploration in Ontario, Canada. According to the company, “The Red Lake Gold District is host to some of the richest gold deposits in the world and has produced over 30 million ounces of gold from high grade zones, including 18 million ounces from the nearby Red Lake Mine and Campbell Mine operated by Goldcorp.” The company has acquired a parcel of land that has more than 3100 hectares with a 12 kilometer strike length. Previously, it was the home of three formerly producing mines.

John Kontak, President and Tom Meredith, Executive Chairman of the company are pleased with the results and give their long standing history of success in building share value for investors credit for what they have been able to do with the Red Lake Gold project.

The exploration results come from a drill program and a strong partnership with Goldcorp, who has had a great deal of success in the area. According to the Mr. Meredith, the results come from, “tracing the geology to the east towards the area of the intersection of two regional gold bearing structures (the “Structural Intersection”) situated east of the Rowan Mine zones. The best result was 69.55 grams per ton of gold over 1.5 meters from the most easterly drill hole of the exploration program.”

The results were part of a drill program that included six holes, and was completed recently. According to the company, they “drilled six holes totaling 1767m to better define the 500m portion of the east-west trending regional structure located between the Rowan Mine zones and the Structural Intersection exploration target.” As the project continued, the drill program moved in a new direction. Mr. Meredith stated, “Drilling moved progressively east towards the Structural Intersection target area.” As the drilling moved to the east, the company explored for gold zones and a better understanding of the geological structure. According to Mr. Meredith, “The first five holes intercepted gold values in the steeply dipping regional deformation structure. The sixth and most easterly hole (RLG 15-24) provided the best result of 69.55gpt over 1.5m and was drilled into the western end of the geological alteration associated with the Structural Intersection target.”

The east-west structural trend crosses the property and hosts the three former producing mines situated on the Company property. A second regional structure trends on to the property from the south and intersects the east-west structure between the Rowan Mine and the Red Summit Mine. Mr. Meredith stated, “The Structural Intersection of the two regional structures is interpreted to have altered a portion of the east-west trending regional structure over a distance of up to 1500m with hole RLG 15-24 situated at the western end, and the Red Summit Mine located near the eastern end of this 1500m long favorable exploration horizon.”

In addition to exploring the Structural Intersection target area, the Company also plans to expand the Rowan Mine resource with additional exploration drilling to depth where previous drilling has produced the 1.09 million ounce gold resource announced on February 18, 2016.

Mr. Kontak believes that the location of the property and their association with Goldcorp is what has made the company successful. He said, “Our West Red Lake Project property is in a highly prospective part of north western Ontario in the Red Lake Gold district, which is the historic home of Goldcorp and the Red Lake mine. In that area, they have produced some 30 million ounces of gold from high grade zones through the 20th century.”

Historically, the company has found success in an area known for gold results with their partnership with Goldcorp. According to the company, “The Mount Jamie Mine and Red Summit Mine are 100% owned and the Rowan Mine is owned 60% by the Company in joint venture with Red Lake Gold Mines, a partnership of Goldcorp Inc. and Goldcorp Canada Ltd. owning 40%”

To learn more about the company, please visit their website at http://www.westredlakegold.com.

36 Toronto Street, Suite 1000
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2C5
CANADA
Tel: 416-203-9181416-203-9181
Email: investors@westredlakegold.com