Martin Zone drilling expands potential

VAL D'OR, QC, July 19', 2011 /CNW/ --
VAL D'OR, QC, July 19, 2011 /CNW/ - Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd (WDO: TSX)
('Wesdome' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce encouraging
definition drilling results from the Martin Zone at the producing Kiena
Mine Complex, in Val d'Or, Quebec.

From the end of February through mid-May of 2011, 27 underground drill
holes were completed above the 330 metre level.  The drilling covers an
area 100 metres high by 180 metres long.

The Martin Zone is situated 1.2 kilometres east of the Kiena Shaft. 
Drifting on the zone, at 330 metres depth, in 2007 demonstrated good
continuity, including a section averaging 4.11 gAu/tonne for a length
of 91.3 metres across an average drift width of 2.6 metres as
determined by composite muck sampling (see Press Release dated May 25,
2007 available at www.wesdome.com).

This drilling provides the basis for mine planning work.  The zone
remains open and is currently being tested above with a surface drill
which commenced mid-June.

Donovan Pollitt, President, comments 'This drilling gives us confidence
the Martin Zone has reasonable continuity and room to grow.  We look
forward to ongoing surface drilling which steps out laterally and
above.  It doesn't take much to add significant incremental production
to existing mining operations'.

Results are tabulated below.  Accompanying drawings include a location
plan and longitudinal sections showing drill coverage, results to date
and planned drilling.

Martin Zone Definition Intersections


(Note: Hole number U-5460 was drilled elsewhere in the mine)

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| Hole | From |   To |Section| Core |Estimated|   Grade   |   Cut Grade   |
| No.  | (m)  |  (m) |       |length|  True   |(gAu/tonne)|    (cut to    |
|      |      |      |       | (m)  |  Width  |           |26.00gAu/tonne)|
|      |      |      |       |      |   (m)   |           |               |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5458|174.50|177.30|10050N | 2.80 |   2.03  |     2.03  |        2.03   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5459|172.05|174.40|10050N | 2.35 |   1.74  |     6.64  |        6.64   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5461|169.25|170.95|10035N | 1.70 |   1.39  |     2.47  |        2.47   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5462|166.60|169.00|10035N | 2.40 |   1.85  |     3.91  |        3.91   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5463|173.85|174.80|10035N | 0.95 |   0.71  |    13.26  |       12.71   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5464|174.85|176.95|10020N | 2.10 |   1.74  |    13.65  |       13.65   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5465|182.35|184.40|10020N | 2.05 |   1.65  |     3.10  |        3.10   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5466|183.00|185.00|10020N | 2.00 |   1.60  |     7.16  |        7.16   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5467|176.00|178.00|10020N | 2.00 |   1.59  |     2.92  |        2.92   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5468|183.60|185.70|10020N | 2.10 |   1.64  |     4.53  |        4.53   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5469|181.50|182.60|10005N | 1.10 |   0.89  |     3.66  |        3.66   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5470|159.55|162.10| 9990N | 2.55 |   2.14  |     2.60  |        2.60   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5471|187.25|190.25| 9990N | 3.00 |   2.35  |     5.19  |        5.19   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5472|150.00|154.00| 9975N | 4.00 |   3.64  |     2.10  |        2.10   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5473|159.50|160.50| 9975N | 1.00 |   0.88  |     3.30  |        3.30   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5474|185.00|188.80| 9975N | 3.80 |   3.12  |     1.73  |        1.73   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5475|155.00|157.00| 9960N | 2.00 |   1.82  |     6.68  |        6.68   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5476|186.55|187.10| 9960N | 0.55 |   0.46  |     5.75  |        5.75   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5477|147.85|150.85| 9945N | 3.00 |   2.88  |     0.67  |        0.67   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5478|169.00|169.50| 9945N | 0.50 |   0.44  |     5.50  |        5.50   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5479|164.40|166.40| 9930N | 2.00 |   1.83  |     7.30  |        7.30   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5480|145.95|147.15| 9915N | 1.20 |   1.19  |     8.74  |        8.74   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5481|149.30|151.35| 9915N | 2.05 |   2.02  |     7.59  |        7.59   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5482|141.00|143.80| 9900N | 2.80 |   2.74  |     3.96  |        3.96   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5483|149.80|151.80| 9900N | 2.00 |   1.95  |     1.23  |        1.23   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5484|164.45|166.05| 9900N | 1.60 |   1.46  |     2.95  |        2.95   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|
|U-5485|182.85|184.15| 9885N | 1.30 |   1.12  |     7.11  |        7.11   |
|______|______|______|_______|______|_________|___________|_______________|

The Martin Zone strikes northwest and is subvertically dipping.  It is a
tabular zone consisting of albitized quartz stockwork veining and
quartz-albite-pyrite veining in brecciated tholeitic basalts.  The
Martin Zone structure supported historic production of 139,000 tonnes
grading 6.2 gAu/tonne above 230 metres depth during the period 1936 -
1938 from the former Martin Mine, located 1.0 kilometres to the
southeast of current work.

Technical information in this press release has been compiled, reviewed
and verified by Ronald G. Leber, P.Geo., Chief Production Geologist and
Marc Ducharme, P.Geo., Chief Exploration Geologist - Kiena Mine and
'Qualified Persons' as defined by National Instrument 43-101.  Assaying
was done by fire assay methods at the Kiena mine assay office.  In
addition to internal duplicates, standards and blanks, the geology
department inserts blind standards and blanks into the sample stream at
a frequency of one in twenty to monitor quality control.

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mining and milling complexes located in Wawa, Ontario and Val d'Or,
Québec.  Wesdome has been producing gold continually for 22 years on an
unhedged basis and to date has produced in excess of 1.2 million
ounces.  The Company has 101.9 million shares issued and outstanding
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