Eagle River deep drilling encouraging

TORONTO, May 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd (TSX: WDO) is pleased to report encouraging preliminary drilling results at depth at its 100% owned Eagle River Mine, located west of Wawa, Ontario.

Widely-spaced drilling has traced the main 8-Zone structure 300 to 500 metres below existing workings to depths of 1,100 metres below surface.  Results are highlighted by intersections of 15.84 gAu/tonne over 1.5 metres true width and 20.86 gAu/tonne over 1.5 metres true width.  Results of recent drilling in this area are tabulated below and locations are illustrated on the longitudinal sections available at www.wesdome.com or www.sedar.com.

George Mannard, V.P. Exploration, comments "These typical widely-spaced, preliminary results give us great confidence from our experience to date.  We have opened up some drilling stations that will permit us to confirm depth potential and, therefore, evaluate future development options."

LIST OF SIGNIFICANT INTERSECTIONS

Gold mineralization at the Eagle River Mine is hosted by east-west-striking, subvertically-dipping laminated quartz veins.  This consists of lenses occupying a discrete shear zone following the long axis of an elongate quartz diorite stock measuring 2.0 km east-west by 0.5 km north-south.

Although drill results are preliminary in nature, results align well and are typical in mineralogy, grades and widths to what has been mined at Eagle River over the last 18 years.  Drilling here will continue and a second drill has commenced deep drilling in the western portion of the mine along the depth projection of the high grade 811 Zone (see longsection).

Since the first gold bar was poured on October 17, 1995, the Eagle River Mine has produced 919,086 ounces of gold from 3,170,934 tonnes milled to December 31, 2012.  This production has come from above 600 metres depth.  The deep drilling we are initiating will trace potential to 1,300 metres depth.

TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE

All assays are performed at the Eagle River Mine assay office on 25 gram aliquots.  Duplicates, replicates and blanks are routinely inserted into the sample stream to monitor quality control.  Technical content of this press release was compiled by Werner Wirowatz, P.Geo., Mine Geologist at Eagle River.  George N. Mannard, P.Geo., Vice President Exploration and "Qualified Person" takes full responsibility for the technical content of this press release as required by National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure".

ABOUT WESDOME

Wesdome is in its 26^th year of continuous mining operations in Canada.  It currently has two producing gold mines in Wawa, Ontario and owns the Kiena Complex in Val d'Or, Québec.  The Company has 101.9 million shares issued and outstanding and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WDO".

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SOURCE Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.