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Wesdome Gold Mines Drilling Confirms Continuity of Presqu’île Zone and Prepares for Exploration Ramp Development at Kiena Mine
TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: WDO) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announces the 2023 surface exploration drillin
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[{"type":"text","content":" TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: WDO) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announces the 2023 surface exploration drilling results from the Presqu’île Zone located 1.3 km north-west of the Company’s 100% owned Kiena Mine Complex in Val d'Or, Quebec. Recent drilling at Presqu’île is part of an ongoing exploration program focussing on near surface gold potential along strike from Kiena that remains under explored. Drilling results from the Shawkey and Dubuisson Zones, located further to the east along strike, were released earlier this year (see May 23, 2023 release, “Wesdome Drilling Southeast of Kiena Mine Identifies Potential Bulk Tonnage Underground Target; Returning 2.3 g/t Gold Over 72 m Core Length”). Ongoing drilling highlights the potential of this area to add to the existing resource base proximal to mine infrastructure and remains a priority for the Company (Figure 1). Highlights of recent in-fill drilling are listed below and are summarized in Table 1. Assay results for nine (9) of thirty-two (32) diamond drill holes planned are pending. Hole PR-23-070: 32.5 g/t over 3.0 m core length (30.0 g/t Au capped*, 2.9 true width) PR-2A Zone. Hole PR-23-084 : 14.0 g/t Au over 5.3 m core length (14.0 g/t Au capped*, 4.0 m true width) PR-2 Zone. Hole PR-23-058A : 9.31 g/t Au over 4.6 m core length (9.31 g/t Au capped*, 4.3 m true width) PR-2 Zone. * All assays capped at 90 g/t. Au. True widths are estimated based on 3D model construction. Ms. Anthea Bath, President and CEO commented, “We are pleased with the recent surface drill results that confirm continuity of mineralization at Presqu’île. The Presqu’île Zone is just one of several zones having the potential to offer a supplementary source of mill feed near-surface or in the upper mine area for the underutilized Kiena mill. Recent drilling results from the Shawkey and Dubuisson Zones, both adjacent to the existing 33-level track drift development that extends over three kilometres east of the Kiena mine shaft, further reinforces the potential of this area. As our exploration continues and the refinement of the geologic model increases, we are confident we will identify more zones of gold mineralization accessible from 33 level, as well as additional down plunge extensions similar to the Kiena Deep Zone. Recent drilling supports...