Wesdome reports accident at Eagle River Mine

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nTORONTO, May 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd (TSX: WDO) regrets\n to report that yesterday afternoon an employee of a mining contractor\n was fatally injured underground at the Company's Eagle River Mine.  Due\n to this accident, underground operations for the night shift yesterday\n and day shift today were suspended while the Company works with\n authorities to determine the cause of the accident.\n\n\n\"I am deeply saddened by this news, having known the individual\n personally for almost ten years.  Our thoughts are with his family,\n friends and our staff at this time,\" said Donovan Pollitt, President\n and Chief Executive Officer.\n\n\nABOUT WESDOME\nWesdome is in its 26th year of continuous mining operations in Canada.  It currently has two\n producing gold mines in Wawa, Ontario and owns the Kiena Complex in Val\n d'Or, Québec.  The Company has 101.9 million shares issued and\n outstanding and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol\n \"WDO\".\n\n\nThis news release contains \"forward-looking information\" which may\n include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the future\n financial or operating performance of the Company and its projects.\n Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by\n the use of words such as \"plans\", \"expects\", \"is expected\", \"budget\",\n \"scheduled\", \"estimates\", \"forecasts\", \"intends\", \"anticipates\", or\n \"believes\" or variations (including negative variations) of such words\n and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results \"may\",\n \"could\", \"would\", \"might\" or \"will\" be taken, occur or be achieved.\n Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,\n uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,\n performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different\n from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or\n implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements\n contained herein are made as of the date of this press release and the\n Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking\n statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or\n results or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking\n statements will prove to be accurate, as act...

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