West Red Lake Gold Reports 215.46 g/t Au over 5.35m, 50.34 g/t Au over 4.05m and 61.70 g/t Au over 3m in Austin 904 Complex – Madsen Mine 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 metres1 - 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 gold mineralization approximately 200m by 200m in size. This area of the deposit was not historically mined which is rare for the Madsen deposit and places WRLG in a favorable position to have full access to the entire mineralized zone for mining – this is expected to result in larger stopes and increased efficiency during design and extraction. Recent drilling success from the Austin 904 demonstrates the potential for discovery of additional high-grade lenses of gold mineralization in the main Austin Zone very similar to those that have already been delineated in the South Austin 4447 area during the 2025 campaign (see press releases for South Austin dated August 12, 2025, May 27, 2025 and February 26, 2025). It is anticipated that the 904 Complex will continue to be a primary focus of drilling at Madsen for the remainder of 2026 with initial production from this area expected in H1 2027. AUSTIN 904 COMPLEX HIGHLIGHTS: Hole MM26D-13-4881-031 intersected 5.35m @ 215.46 g/t Au, from 135.10m to 140.45m, including 2.95m @ 388.90 g/t Au, from 136.00m to 138.95m. This intercept was complemented by multiple occurrences of visible gold spatially associated with quartz veining and strong silicification (Figure 1). FIGURE 1. Visible gold showing in hole MM26D-13-4881-031 at 138.65m downhole depth. Hole MM26D-13-4881-034 intersected 4.05m @ 50.34 g/t Au, from 135.5m to 139.55m, including 0.5m @ 390.36 g/t Au, from 137.05m to 137.55m. This intercept was complemented by multiple occurrences of visible gold spatially associated with quartz veining and strong silicification (Figure 2). FIGURE 2. Visible gold showing in hole MM26D-13-4881-034 at 137.3m downhole depth. Hole MM26D-13-4881-018 intersected 3m @ 61.70 g/t Au, from 122.5m to 125.5m, including 0.5m @ 61.70 g/t Au, from 123.5m to 124.0m. This intercept was complemented by multiple occurrences of visible gold spatially associated with quartz veining and strong silicification (Figure 3). This hole also intersected 11m @ 4.09 g/t Au, from 100m to 111m, including 0.55m @ 28.56 g/t Au, from 100.95m to 101.50m. FIGURE 3. Visible gold showing in hole MM26D-13-4881-018 at 123.7m downhole depth. Hole MM26D-13-4881-026 intersected 8.65m @ 13.25 g/t Au, from 122.35m to 131.00m, including 0.95m @ 42.63 g/t Au, from 123.00m to 123.95m; also including 4m @ 17.64 g/t Au, from 125m to 129m.Hole MM26D-13-4881-010 intersected 7.05m @ 11.56 g/t Au, from 101.50m to 108.55m, including 0.5m @ 121.41 g/t Au, from 102.0m to 102.5m.Hole MM26D-13-4881-020 intersected 2m @ 34.35 g/t Au, from 101.75m to 103.75m, including 0.5m @ 126.05 g/t Au, from 102.25m to 102.75m. This intercept was complemented by a narrow band of visible gold spatially associated with quartz veining and strong silicification (Figure 4). FIGURE 4. Visible gold showing in hole MM26D-13-4881-020 at 102.5m downhole depth. Hole MM26