West Red Lake Gold Reports 471 g/t Au over 1m from Vein 013 and 10.84 g/t Au over 3m from Vein 006b Rowan Deposit VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 28, 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 announce final drill results from its recently completed infill and conversion drilling program at the 100% owned Rowan Project located in the Red Lake Mining District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Will Robinson, Vice President of Exploration, stated, “The 2025-2026 Rowan drilling program exceeded expectations, successfully de-risking the vein system while demonstrating upside within areas of the deposit with limited drilling and/or discontinuous historic data. Notably, the best intercept of the program is included in this final round of results with 471 grams per tonne gold over 1 metre from Vein 013. The new drilling has been incorporated into an updated vein model with a revised Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) to be completed over the coming weeks. We are excited to integrate the new Rowan model into a PFS-level mine design, which we expect will demonstrate the value of Rowan as a high-grade satellite feed as part of a toll milling strategy in Red Lake.” The results featured in this news release are focused on the high-grade Rowan vein system and are in addition to the intercepts recently announced on March 31, 2026 which highlighted 19.83 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) over 1.62 metres (“m”), 30.59 g/t Au over 1m and 41.5 g/t Au over 0.5m, and on February 18, 2026 which highlighted 84.3 g/t Au over 1m, 14.4 g/t Au over 5.5m and 24.4 g/t Au over 1.5m, and on January 29, 2026 which highlighted 141.5 g/t Au over 1m, 55.8 g/t Au over 1m and 28.5 g/t Au over 1m. A total of thirty-seven (37) holes for approximately 6,300m were completed at Rowan in the current drilling program. All assays have been received and reported. ROWAN DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS: Hole RLG-25-202 intersected Vein 013 with 1m @ 471 g/t Au, from 72m to 73m.Hole RLG-26-219 intersected Vein 006b with 3m @ 10.84 g/t Au, from 95m to 98m; including 0.5m @ 39.30 g/t Au, from 95.5m to 96m; also including 0.5m @ 20.10 g/t Au, from 97.5m to 98.0m. This intercept was complimented by visible gold.Hole RLG-26-221 intersected Vein 011 with 1m @ 19.46 g/t Au, from 73m to 74m; including 0.5m @ 38.80 g/t Au, from 73.5m to 74.0m. Hole RLG-26-215 intersected Vein 006b with 2.5m @ 6.88 g/t Au, from 79.65m to 82.15m; including 1m @ 14.89 g/t Au, from 81.15m to 82.15m.Hole RLG-26-222 intersected Vein 013 with 2.5m @ 4.38 g/t Au, from 22.7m to 25.2m; including 0.5m @ 15.75 g/t Au, from 24.7m to 25.2m.Hole RLG-25-205 intersected Vein 011 with 1.5m @ 7.29 g/t Au, from 42.5m to 44.0m; including 0.5m @ 17.95 g/t Au, from 43.5m to 44.0m. TABLE 1. Significant intercepts (>1 g/t Au) from drilling at Rowan Deposit. Hole IDTargetVeinFrom (m)To (m)Length (m)*Au (g/t)VGRLG-25-202RowanUnmodeled53.0054.001.001.66 ANDRowanV013 (hw)63.4568.505.051.40 ANDRowanV01372.0073.001.00471.00 ANDRowanV013 (fw)76.2576.800.551.03 ANDRowanV013 (fw)79.5080.501.001.70 ANDRowanV01889.5092.252.751.41 ANDRowanV006b115.50116.501.001.13 ANDRowanV006b (fw)126.60127.100.502.72 RLG-25-205RowanUnmodeled24.0024.600.602.23 ANDRowanV011 (hw)37.1837.700.523.35 ANDRowanV01139.2041.001.802.84 ANDRowanV01142.5044.001.507.29 Incl.Rowan43.5044.000.5017.95XANDRowanV011 (fw)48.0049.001.001.00 ANDRowanV013(hw)59.0059.500.501.07 ANDRowanV01366.3067.301.004.10XANDRowanUnmodeled146.00148.002.001.42 ANDRowanV004174.50175.000.501.02 RLG-26-215RowanUnmodeled55.0056.001.001.68 ANDRowanV006b (hw)77.2078.701.501.18 ANDRowanV006b79.6582.152.506.88 Incl.Rowan81.1582.151.0014.89 RLG-26-216*RowanUnmodeled61.0062.001.001.11 RLG-26-217RowanNo Assays > 1 g/t Au RLG-26-218RowanV01641.0042.501.502.18 ANDRowanV02263.0064.001.001.60 ANDRowanV02268.0070.002.001.67 ANDRowanV01379.3080.301.004.87XIncl.Rowan79.8080.300.509.24 RLG-26-219RowanUnmodeled55.0056.001.001.46 ANDRowanV006b95.0098.003.0010.84 Incl.Rowan95.5096.000.5039.30XAlso Incl.Rowan97.5098.000.5020.10 RLG-26-220bRowanV01629.3030.301.001.44 ANDRowanV01361.0061.500.503.00 ANDRowanV006b155.50157.502.003.50 Incl.Rowan157.00157.500.5012.85 ANDRowanV006b159.70160.200.5011.20 RLG-26-221RowanV01651.0052.001.001.18 ANDRowanV01153.5054.000.501.24 ANDRowanV01173.0074.001.0019.46 Incl.RowanV01373.5074.000.5038.80 ANDRowanV02398.50100.001.501.48 ANDRowanV006b161.40161.900.502.58 RLG-26-222RowanV01322.7025.202.504.38 Incl.Rowan24.7025.200.5015.75 ANDRowanV00679.5080.000.5016.30 ANDRowanV007104.75105.250.5010.60 ANDRowanV004 (hw)117.65118.400.751.00 RLG-26-223RowanV00839.1040.601.501.69 ANDRowanV019 (fw)148.20148.700.504.32 ANDRowanV004 (hw)160.80161.300.501.03 ANDRowanV004165.30167.001.704.27 Incl.Rowan165.30165.800.5013.60 ANDRowanV001 (hw)187.00188.001.004.00 Incl.Rowan187.50188.000.507.16 ANDRowanV001193.00194.701.702.38 Incl.Rowan193.00193.550.556.36 *The “From-To” intervals in Tabl