West Red Lake Gold Completes Phase One Madsen Mine Shaft Refurbishment

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQX: WRLGF) is pleased to provide an update on the phased refurbishment of the Madsen Mine Shaft (the “Shaft”), an important infrastructure project that is expected to increase material handling capacity, improve mining efficiency and lower operating costs while supporting higher production rates as mining and development activities advance to deeper levels of the Madsen Mine (“Madsen” or the “Mine”) located in the Red Lake mining district of Ontario.