Wesdome 2009 production tops 96,000 ounces, sales exceed $100 million
2009 Production and Sales -------------------------
Gold production from Wesdome's 100%-owned Eagle River and Kiena mines for the year ended
The Eagle River mine, Wawa, Ontario, produced 60,754 ounces from 132,000 tonnes milled at an average recovered grade of 14.3 gAu/tonne. Grades exceeded expectations again. The Kiena mine, Val d'Or,
Fourth Quarter, 2009, Production and Sales ------------------------------------------
In the fourth quarter, Wesdome's production totalled 21,194 ounces. Sales during the quarter totalled
The Eagle River mine produced 12,503 ounces of gold from 30,000 tonnes milled at an average recovered grade of 13.0 gAu/tonne. The Kiena mine produced 8,691 ounces from 89,000 tonnes milled at an average recovered grade of 3.0 gAu/tonne.
In the fourth quarter sales exceeded production and gold prices were strong. This will translate to a strong 4th quarter financial performance.
Outlook -------
For 2010 we forecast approximately 70,000 ounces production with about 38,000 ounces from Eagle River and about 32,000 ounces from Kiena. We expect lower grades at Eagle River, however, refinement in the mining sequence and grade estimates in progress may lead to positive changes in the outlook. Gold sales to date in 2010 have averaged
2009 Year End Financial Results -------------------------------
Wesdome Gold Mines expects to release the Q4 and 2009 year-end financial results during the week of
2009 Year End Reserves and Resources ------------------------------------
Wesdome Gold Mines expects to release updated Reserves and Resources for the Eagle River and Kiena mines for the year ended
2010 Annual General Meeting ---------------------------
Wesdome Gold Mines will host its 2009 Annual General Meeting at
Technical Information ---------------------
The technical information in this release has been reviewed by George Mannard, P.Geo., Vice President of Exploration and "Qualified Person" within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101.
About Wesdome -------------
Wesdome is an established Canadian gold producer with wholly-owned mining and milling complexes located in Wawa, Ontario and Val d'Or, Québec. Wesdome has been producing gold continually for 20 years on an unhedged basis and to date has produced in excess of 1.0 million ounces. The Company has 100.6 million shares issued and outstanding and trades on the
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