West Red Lake Gold Commences 3,000 Metre Drill Program at Fork Deposit VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (“West Red Lake Gold” or “WRLG” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WRLG) (OTCQB: WRLGF) is pleased to announce a fully funded infill drilling program at its 100% owned Fork Deposit located approximately 250 metres (“m”) southwest from its Madsen Mine in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. “Once considered a somewhat diffuse, intermediate-grade portion of the satellite resource inventory at Madsen, the core of Fork has been re-envisioned as a high-grade near-mine resource expansion target that is a priority for immediate advancement,” stated Shane Williams, President and CEO. “The shallow nature of the deposit will allow for efficient definition drilling from surface and, with its high grades and proximity to existing underground development, it is easy to envision this core zone of Fork becoming part of the production pipeline at Madsen, based on successful infill drilling results.” “The Madsen Mine shows clear potential to become a sizeable and long-lived operation, with several satellite deposits not yet considered in the mine plan, multiple untested exploration targets, and a 1.5-million-ounce indicated resource 1 that is wide open for expansion at depth. Fork is the first opportunity we are advancing to make good on that potential. As an unmined and near-surface deposit sitting just 250 metres from Madsen, Fork offers a non-remnant zone of mineralization that could be accessed within a few months of development and sequenced into the mine plan with ease, providing additional optionality and ounces in the near term. With Madsen nearing commercial production in Q1 of 2026 we are ready to actively pursue a hub-and-spoke growth model at Madsen. Simultaneous surface drilling programs at Fork and Rowan take us in that direction and we will continue to evaluate and develop additional high-grade gold opportunities within the Red Lake district.” OVERVIEW: The drill program at Fork will consist of approximately 3,000 m of NQ diameter diamond drilling from surface to inform a construction decision on bringing this adjacent resource area into consideration for near-term production at Madsen (initial mine design concept is illustrated in Figure 1). Infill drilling will be focused on a shallow, high-grade, low-plunging zone of gold mineralization that was recognized during a re-evaluation of the Fork deposit by WRLG in 2024 (Figure 2). The zone trends north-south and has been defined by previous drilling over an area of 400 m by 250 m and shows potential for further expansion down plunge to the south. Average thickness of the zone is conservatively estimated at approximately 2 m based on existing core length intercepts. The shallow nature of this target will allow for systematic and efficient infill and expansion drilling from surface with holes averaging 170 m depth. The extension of underground development towards Fork will also open significant exploration potential and underground drilling opportunities along the main structural trend from Madsen towards the past-producing Starratt-Olson Mine which historically produced ~164,000 ounces of gold between 1948-1956. The Fork deposit currently contains an Indicated mineral resource of 20,900 ounces (“oz”) grading 5.3 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) , with an additional Inferred resource of 49,500 oz grading 5.2 g/t Au. West Red Lake Gold announced the interpretation of a high-grade core within this resource in the Company’s December 10, 2024 news release (news release available here ). FORK DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS (HISTORIC): Hole RUM-08-49 Intersected 13.05m @ 13.97 g/t Au , from 107.65m to 120.7m, including 3.63m @ 30.79 g/t Au , from 110.37m to 114.00m. Also including 1.97m @ 32.55 g/t Au , from 118.73m to 120.70m. Hole PDM04-318 Intersected 9.3m @ 8.14 g/t Au , from 128.1m to 137.4m, including 0.7m @ 85.70 g/t Au , from 128.1m to 128.8m. Also including 0.6m @ 21.3 g/t Au , from 136.8m to 137.4m. Hole RUM-08-68 Intersected 1.3m @ 50.48 g/t Au , from 95.7m to 97.0m, including 0.2m @ 169.09 g/t Au , from 95.8m to 96.0m. Also including 0.4m @ 53.27 g/t Au, from 96.2m to 96.6m. Hole PG14-011 Intersected 3.5m @ 17.18 g/t Au . from 152.5m to 156.0m, including 1.6m @ 33.80 g/t Au , from 154.4m to 156.0m. FIGURE 1. Conceptual Fork deposit mine design, shown relative to the Madsen Mine and past-producing Starratt-Olson Mine (above) and close up (below), with access driven from Level 3 of the McVeigh area of the Madsen Mine. Note these are provided to illustrate the proximity of the Fork deposit to the Madsen Mine and the initial mine design concept; Fork is not part of the Madsen Mine Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) and mining at Fork has not been proven economic according to a Preliminary Economic Assessment, PFS, or Feasibility Study. TABLE 1. Significant intercepts (>1 g/t Au) from historic drillin