West Red Lake Gold Adding Confidence to Rowan Mine Resource and Extending Vein Zones
Press Release
March 31, 2026
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to announce drill results from its fully funded infill and conversion drilling program at the 100% owned Rowan Project located in the Red Lake Mining District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Will Robinson, Vice President of Exploration, stated, “We are very encouraged by the results received to date from the Rowan infill drilling program. Bringing Veins 006b and 013 into consideration for PFS mine design has the potential to materially change the way we view the Rowan deposit, and it’s expected contribution to a future hub and spoke production model in Red Lake. The 2025 PEA envisioned Rowan as a small footprint, underground extraction scenario delivering high-margin rock with an average diluted grade of 8 grams per tonne gold at the rate of 400 tonnes per day. Incorporating Veins 006b and 013 into the production profile has the potential to materially increase the daily mined tonnage from Rowan, which could significantly increase the economics of the project. Though further engineering work is required to fully substantiate this scenario our team is excited to begin updating the geologic model, mineral resource estimate and mine design for the combined Madsen-Rowan PFS slated for Q3 2026. Additionally, we are seeing favorable intercepts along strike from currently modeled Veins 001 and 003, which were both included in the 2025 PEA mine plan – this speaks to the excellent opportunity for continued resource growth at Rowan through additional expansion drilling.”
The results featured in this new release are focused on the high-grade Rowan vein system and are in addition to the intercepts recently announced on February 18, 2026 which highlighted 84.3 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) over 1 metre (“m”), 14.4 g/t Au over 5.5m and 24.4 g/t Au over 1.5m, and on January 29, 2026 which highlighted 141.5 g/t Au over 1m, 55.8 g/t Au over 1m and 28.5 g/t Au over 1m.
A total of thirty-seven (37) holes for approximately 6,300m were completed at Rowan in the current drilling program. Fire assay gold results have been reported for twenty-six (26) holes. Results are pending for eleven (11) holes.
ROWAN DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS:
- Hole RLG-26-212 Intersected Vein 013 with 1.62m @ 19.83 g/t Au, from 73.15m to 74.77m; Including 0.62m @ 51.50 g/t Au, from 74.15m to 74.77m. This intercept was complimented by visible gold spatially associated with quartz veining.
- Hole RLG-26-210 Intersected Vein 001 with 1m @ 30.59 g/t Au, from 146m to 147m; Including 0.5m @ 61.10 g/t Au, from 146.0m to 146.5m. This intercept was complimented by visible gold spatially associated with quartz veining and was along the western margin of the currently modeled V001 domain (Figure 1).
FIGURE 1. Multiple instances of visible gold in hole RLG-26-210 associated with quartz veining. Drill core is HQ (63.5 mm) diameter.
- Hole RLG-25-206 Intersected Vein 006 with 0.5m @ 41.50 g/t Au, from 76.0m to 76.5m. This intercept was complimented by visible gold spatially associated with quartz veining.
- Hole RLG-25-207 Intersected Vein 001 with 1.5m @ 12.32 g/t Au, from 186.75m to 188.25m; Including 0.5m @ 36.70 g/t Au, from 187.25m to 187.75m. This intercept was complimented by visible gold spatially associated with quartz veining and was along the western margin of the currently modeled V001 domain.
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