Thank you for your interest in West Red Lake Gold Mines.
I know that you are busy and bandwidth is squeezed, so let’s cut to the chase.
Our flagship Ontario asset – The Madsen Gold Mine – is debt free, fully permitted, and has a brand new 800+ tonne per day mill, a tailings and water treatment facility.
The “lower-grade” near surface zone is about 3.5 grams/tonne gold, the higher-grade zone at 500 meters averages 9 grams/tonne gold.
At its peak, the asset was valued at over a billion dollars, 10X our current market cap. There is smart money heavily invested in the current project - Frank Guistra (10%); Sprott Resource (24%).
The previous operator was under-capitalised. Debt repayment obligations forced the company into a quick-to-cash-flow mine model that was ultimately expensive and inefficient.
I have designed, built and operated mines (open pit and underground) in Greece, Turkey and Canada - for Skeena Resources, Eldorado Gold and Rio Tinto. Under Frank Guistra’s guidance, my team conducted three months intense due-diligence on this project. It is clear to me and our technical team, the problems with this mine had to do with management strategies, not the asset itself.
Geologically, metallurgically, politically and environmentally we are not aware of any big negatives with this mine.
We purchased this asset for pennies on the dollar when nobody cared about gold. Investors are starting to care now. With global debt levels reaching $305 trillion, we anticipate the gold price reaching new highs.
The Red Lake District is one of the most prolific gold districts on the planet with over 30 million ounces produced. Our 47 Km2 land package is 13X bigger than NYC’s Central Park.
Next week in Part 2 of my message to shareholders, I will explain how the previous operators got it wrong, and how we are getting it right.
Sincerely,
Shane Williams
CEO of West Red Lake Gold Mines
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