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Madsen Mine Update: Mill Restart and Key Operational Milestones Achieved
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Madsen Mine Update: Mill Restart and Key Operational Milestones Achieved\n\n\n\n VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF)\n \n 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.\n \n\n 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.\n \n\n “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,” said Shane Williams, President and CEO. “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.”\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Figure 1. Recently collected rock sample with visible gold from South Austin 11 Level, specifically from Heading SA_11_987_SIL.\n \n\n\n\n Mill Restarted\n \n\n\n The mill was started up on Monday March 10\n \n th\n \n after 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.\n \n\n 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.\n \n\n Next week the first batch of bulk sample material from Stope 1 will be processed. The stopes of the bulk sample will be processed sequentially, after which independent authorities will complete full reconciliation calculations between expected and actual tonnes, grade, and ounces for each stope.\n \n\n\n...