Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. has intersected 3.1 g/t gold uncapped (2.6 g/t capped) over a core length of 106.5 metres from exploration drilling at the Shawkey 10 target within its wholly-owned Kiena mine near Val-d'Or, Quebec.

The result from drill hole SH-26-001 includes several higher-grade intervals, including 20.4 g/t gold uncapped (15.4 g/t capped) over a 10.8-metre core length from 419.8 metres down hole. The drilling expanded the interpreted thickness of the prospective diorite host rock from approximately 80 metres to over 200 metres, with mineralization present throughout.

Anthea Bath, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Today's results provide further evidence of the scale and breadth of the Kiena system and a meaningful step forward in our understanding of what the Kiena East corridor – currently comprising Shawkey 10, Shawkey Mine, 134 and Dubuisson zones – could become."

"The emerging picture at Kiena East, which includes repeated broad mineralization, multiple higher-grade structures, and a large prospective host, bears the hallmarks of a system with real scale potential. Our next phase of drilling is designed to improve our understanding of whether these historically separate mineralized areas form part of a broader connected system. If demonstrated, the implications for Kiena East's long-term resource potential could be significant," Bath added.

Wesdome has ongoing drilling underway at Shawkey 10 to tighten spacing for an initial resource in the shallower portion of the known zone. The company has also designed a robust winter drilling program to further define approximately 500 metres of strike length to the shoreline of Lac De Montigny.

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