06:12 AM EDT, 09/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- West Red Lake Gold Mines ( WRLGF ) on Thursday said a test mining and bulk sample program is underway at the Madsen Mine in Ontario, adding a derisking component to the efforts being made to prepare the mine for a targeted restart in 2025.

The program is expected to run for four months.

"Test mining will provide data on how best to mine at Madsen, bulk samples will allow us to compare modeled and actual mine resources, and the process will give our team another layer of operational experience, " said CEO Shane Williams.