Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd - New Gold Prospect Identified Along The Cadillac Break

TORONTO, Sept. 1, 2011 /CNW/ --
TORONTO, Sept. 1, 2011 /CNW/ - Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd (TSX: WDO) is
pleased to announce new gold occurrences identified during the 2011
winter drill program along the prolific 'Cadillac Break' located
approximately 3.5 kilometres south west of Wesdome's Kiena Mine in
Val-d'Or, Quebec.

The purpose of this 'first pass' surface drill program was to evaluate
the previously underexplored 4.5 kilometre long stretch of the
'Cadillac Break' area for potential gold mineralization in the
southwest portion of the claims. This target area lies immediately
along strike with the new Canadian Malartic Project of Osisko currently
in production and situated midway between the neighbouring Malartic
Gold Fields Mine (2.0 million ounces former production) and the Quebec
Explorers gold deposit (see map at www.wesdome.com).

A drill program consisting of thirteen (13) holes was initiated during
early November, 2010 and resumed from March to May, 2011 with a total
of 3930 metres drilled. Encouraging results from drill hole S613
prompted a follow-up exploration towards the south east sector
accessible only during the winter months. The winter drill program was
completed with three (3) drill holes located approximately one
kilometre towards the northwest just prior to the retreat for the
spring thaw.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

    --  101.03 gAu/tonne  over  1.0 m

    --  29.38 gAu/tonne  over  0.9 m

    --  10.93 gAu/tonne  over  1.5 m

Follow-up drilling will be required to determine the continuity and size
potential of these new occurrences.

G. Mannard, VP Exploration, states 'These results demonstrate some high
grade, narrow intervals and some broader anomalous sections.  These
serve to confirm the potential of this underexplored structure on our
property.  We will continue to evaluate targets along the break,
including the down-dip and along strike projections of the Quebec
Explorers deposit'.

The drill hole locations and assay results are appended in the
accompanying tables. Drawings include a regional geological map and the
'Cadillac Break' area illustrating the drill hole locations and assay
highlights (see figures at www.wesdome.com).

Table 1: Drill Hole Locations

 ________________________________________________________
|Hole No.  |Easting|Northing| Azimuth |   Dip   | Length |
|          | (UTM) | (UTM)  |(degrees)|(degrees)|(metres)|
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S613  |280259 |5331602 |    179  |    -49  |   333  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S671  |280750 |5331332 |    178  |    -50  |   264  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S672  |280752 |5331436 |    180  |    -50  |   309  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S673  |280660 |5331498 |    180  |    -50  |   267  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S674  |280661 |5331501 |    360  |    -50  |   267  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S675  |280838 |5331398 |    180  |    -50  |   270  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S676  |280839 |5331406 |    360  |    -54  |   252  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S677  |280827 |5331281 |    180  |    -50  |   294  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S678  |280661 |5331389 |    180  |    -50  |   268  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S679  |280265 |5331713 |    180  |    -50  |   473  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S680  |279372 |5332108 |    180  |    -50  |   255  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S681  |279377 |5332218 |    180  |    -50  |   261  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|
|    S682  |279385 |5332315 |    180  |    -50  |   417  |
|__________|_______|________|_________|_________|________|

Table 2: Drill Hole Results

 _____________________________________________________________________
|Hole No.|  From  |   To   |  Core  |   Grade   | Cut Grade |Remarks  |
|        |(metres)|(metres)| length |(gAu/tonne)|    **     |         |
|        |        |        |(metres)|           |(gAu/tonne)|         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S613 |  160.5 |  162.0 |    1.5 |     10.93 |    10.93  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|        |  307.8 |  309.0 |    1.2 |      0.41 |     0.41  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S671 |   26.0 |   36.0 |   10.0 |      0.25 |     0.25  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S672 |  148.9 |  151.0 |    2.1 |      0.64 |     0.64  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S673 |  255.0 |  256.0 |    1.0 |      0.45 |     0.45  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S674 |        |        |        |           |      NSA  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S675 |  137.3 |  142.4 |    5.1 |      0.10 |     0.10  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S676 |        |        |        |           |      NSA  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S677 |  143.3 |  145.2 |    1.9 |      0.67 |     0.67  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S678 |   91.5 |   99.0 |    7.5 |      0.16 |     0.16  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|        |  110.0 |  112.5 |    2.5 |      0.23 |     0.23  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|        |  205.0 |  207.8 |    2.8 |      0.25 |     0.25  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S679 |  202.3 |  204.1 |    1.8 |      0.16 |     0.16  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|        |  263.1 |  264.1 |    1.0 |      0.22 |     0.22  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S680 |  242.8 |  244.8 |    2.0 |      0.60 |     0.60  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S681 |  214.4 |  215.3 |    0.9 |     29.38 |    29.38  | Visible |
|        |        |        |        |           |           |  gold   |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|   S682 |   78.9 |   79.9 |    1.0 |   101.03  |    34.28  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|        |  122.0 |  128.7 |    6.7 |      1.25 |     1.25  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|
|  Incl. |  125.2 |  128.7 |    2.5 |      2.16 |     2.16  |         |
|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|_________|

** An upper grade cutting limit of 34.28 gAu/tonne was applied. NSA= No
Significant Assay

GEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

The area is characterized by the northwest - southeast trending Piché
group volcanics dominantly composed of ultramafic rocks with some mafic
volcanics, and minor gabbroic and/or diorite dikes. The Piché group is
bounded to the north by the Timiskaming group sediments composed mainly
of volcanic sediments and/or turbidites and to the south by the Pontiac
group sediments composed mainly of meta-greywackes with some
interbedded volcanic rocks. Gold mineralization is associated with
quartz-carbonate-chlorite veinlets or stockworks in proximity to
sheared greywacke, basalts and gabbroic dikes.

TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE

The technical content of this press release has been verified by Marc
Ducharme, P.Geo. OGQ, Chief Exploration Geologist, Kiena mine in his
capacity as a 'Qualified Person' as per requirements of National
Instrument 43-101. Assaying was done by fire assay methods at the Kiena
mine assay office. In addition to internal duplicate, 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.

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 more than 20
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 and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
'WDO'.

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