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CEO Message Part 1: An Introduction to West Red Lake Gold Mines and its properties.
By Shane Williams – CEO of West Red Lake Gold Mines
Thank you for your interest in West Red Lake Gold Mines.
I know that you are busy and bandwidth is squeezed, so let’s cut to the chase.
Our flagship Ontario asset – The Madsen Gold Mine – is debt free, fully permitted, and has a brand new 800+ tonne per day mill, a tailings and water treatment facility.
The “lower-grade” near surface zone is about 3.5 grams/tonne gold, the higher-grade zone at 500 meters averages 9 grams/tonne gold.
At its peak, the asset was valued at over a billion dollars, 10X our current market cap. There is smart money heavily invested in the current project - Frank Guistra (10%); Sprott Resource (24%).
The previous operator was under-capitalised. Debt repayment obligations forced the company into a quick-to-cash-flow mine model that was ultimately expensive and inefficient.
I have designed, built and operated mines (open pit and underground) in Greece, Turkey and Canada - for Skeena Resources, Eldorado Gold and Rio Tinto. Under Frank Guistra’s guidance, my team conducted three months intense due-diligence on this project. It is clear to me and our technical team, the problems with this mine had to do with management strategies, not the asset itself.
Geologically, metallurgically, politically and environmentally we are not aware of any big negatives with this mine.
We purchased this asset for pennies on the dollar when nobody cared about gold. Investors are starting to care now. With global debt levels reaching $305 trillion, we anticipate the gold price reaching new highs.
The Red Lake District is one of the most prolific gold districts on the planet with over 30 million ounces produced. Our 47 Km2 land package is 13 X bigger than NYC’s Central Park.
Next week in Part 2 of my message to shareholders, I will explain how the previous operators got it wrong, and how we are getting it right.
“ Thank you for your interest in West Red Lake Gold Mines (WRLG.V). This is Part 2 of seven messages I am sending to WRLG shareholders to share my insights about the project and to state clearly our business objectives.
Our flagship Ontario asset, The Madsen Gold Mine, was once valued at $1 billion. In the spring of 2023 we acquired it for $6.5 million cash, 28.5 million shares, while granting the seller a 1% Net Smelter Royalty.
I am often asked: “How is it possible to purchase a fully permitted gold mine with a new 800+ tonne per day mill so cheaply?” There is a simple answer: when the mine was briefly in production it was “sub-economic” - which is a fancy way of saying, “It didn’t make money”. That put off a lot of potential buyers.
After three months’ due diligence we discovered that the problems with the mine were caused by a compounding series of financial and operational decisions, not the mineral asset itself.
The previous operators took on debt with repayment terms that forced them into an early production date with the lowest capex possible. This meant neglecting delineation drilling, leasing equipment that should’ve been purchased, and targeting a close-to-surface lower grade zone.
Covid protocols also created a headwind for the previous operator.
My technical team has reviewed every available financial, engineering, geological and metallurgical document relating to the Madsen project.
We have made a decision to optimize this mine before restarting production. This will involve infill and expansion drilling, underground development, engineering studies and a PEA.
To put it bluntly, the rich 9 gram/tonne gold starts 500 meters below the surface. We are determining the best way to get down there, extract and process the gold for maximum long-term profit.
Next week in Part 3 of my message to shareholders, I will talk about the existing infrastructure at Madsen, including the modern fully permitted $100 million mill.
Sincerely,
Shane Williams
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Bohrergebnisse Heute:
NEWS: West Red Lake Gold Drills 70.80 g/t Au over 8.3 m Including 1,120.19 g/t Au over 0.5 m at Rowan Property.
This hole represents the highest-grade intercept ever drilled across the Rowan Property and is a testament to the continued success our exploration team is achieving with the 2023 drilling campaign.
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