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Wesdome Gold Mines Continues to Expand Kiena High Grade A Zones and Footwall Zones
TORONTO, Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: WDO) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announces underground exploration drilling resu
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[{"type":"text","content":" TORONTO, Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: WDO) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announces underground exploration drilling results from the Kiena Deep A Zone at the Company’s 100% owned Kiena Mine Complex in Val d'Or, Quebec. Recent underground definition and exploration drilling at the Kiena Deep A Zones area has: Confirmed the A Zone continues down plunge along the basalt – ultramafic contact with drilling returning high grade from this continuous zone of mineralization (Figure 1); Confirmed the Footwall Zone comprises three subparallel zones and one crosscutting zone that have now been extended over 300 metres down plunge. Mineralization remains open laterally and down plunge and additional drilling platforms are being established as the A Zone ramp progresses to provide for more optimal drilling distances and angles; and Confirmed the existence of lower grade stockwork veins within the hanging wall of the A Zone within brecciated and altered basalt (Figure 2). These zones have the potential to be mined as access development in the hanging wall due to their proximity to the A Zones stoping area, and thereby having potential to be added to the resource base. These zones are generally located within 5 metres from the contact with the schist (A Zone) at a grade of 5 – 6 grams gold per tonne and an average thickness of 2 metres. Drilling is ongoing to better determine the extent of these zones. Highlights of the recent drilling are listed below and summarized in Table 1. Hole 6796W3: 74.6 g/t Au over 30.0 m core length (24.8 g/t Au capped, 5.0 m true width) A1 Zone Hole 6752W9: 38.3 g/t Au over 37.3 m core length (18.2 g/t Au capped, 6.0 m true width) A Zone Hole 6752W8: 35.9 g/t Au over 30.3 m core length (27.0 g/t Au capped, 7.0 m true width) A Zone All assays capped at 90.0 g/t Au. True widths are estimated based on 3D model construction. Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO commented, “We are pleased with the recent underground drilling that continues to define the high grade A Zone and now confirms the extent of the subparallel Footwall Zone, which we expect to grow further with continued drilling. The Footwall Zone, and now the newly discovered Hanging Wall Basalt Zones, will positively impact project economics as the same underground infrastructure utilized to access the A Zone can be ...