West Red Lake Gold’s Madsen mine in northwestern Ontario. Credit: West Red Lake Gold Mines.
Underground drilling at West Red Lake Gold Mines’ (TSXV: WRLG) primary Madsen property in Northwestern Ontario yielded multiple instances of high-grade gold, the company said.
Highlight hole MM25D-12-4860-004 in the lower Austin zone cut 7.75 metres grading 139.45 grams gold per tonne from 37 metres depth, West Red Lake said Thursday in a statement. Hole MM25D-12-4860-005, meanwhile, intersected 8.7 metres at 74.7 grams gold from 37.1 metres downhole.
Vancouver-based West Red Lake, backed by Canadian Mining Hall of Fame member Frank Giustra, is continuing exploration work at Madsen even as it ramps up production at the past-producing mine. It restarted operations in May. The lower Austin zone will continue to be a key focus of drilling for the remainder of 2025, West Red Lake said.
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