West Red Lake Gold intercepts 215.46 g/t Au over 5.35m at Austin 904 Complex, Madsen

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to report drill results from its 100% owned Madsen Mine located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Will Robinson, Vice President of Exploration, stated, “The 904 Complex in lower Austin is steadily growing into a very important part of the future at Madsen. Having only just gained access to this area for drilling in late 2025, the results received to date are highly encouraging.

For historic comparison, the High-Grade Zone discovery by Goldcorp Inc. in Red Lake was initially established on nine holes with a weighted average grade of 311 grams per tonne gold, uncapped, over 2.3 metres 1 - we already have multiple results received to date out of 904 that exceed these grades and thicknesses.” “Additionally, our definition drills have only begun testing the upper 30 metres of the currently modeled 200 metre by 200 metre mineralized panel in 904 - which is believed to be fully intact and has had no historic mining. This allows for our geologists to observe complete cross sections of the Austin zone in drill core which is also adding to our understanding of structural controls on gold deposition. In a way, we are seeing this area of the Madsen deposit for the first time which is quite exciting and informative.

We see growth potential at depth in the 904 area and will continue to drill and define this area throughout 2026.” The results from Austin 904 Complex presented in this update were all drilled from the 13 Level of the Madsen Mine at approximately 650m depth . These results are in addition to those recently announced on February 25, 2026 which highlighted 219.73 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) over 4.8 metres (“m”) , 148.36 g/t Au over 3m and 133.13 g/t Au over 2.5m . The Austin 904 presents a unique opportunity in Madsen as a completely intact panel of go