West Red Lake Gold Mines (WRLG.V) Tuesday said it has begun a surface drilling program at the Starratt-Olsen Mine, which is 1.1 kilometers southwest of its Madsen Mine In northwestern Ontario.
The program at the past-producing Starratt will consist of up to 4,000 meters of oriented HQ diameter diamond drilling. It is the first focused effort in drill testing the main areas of historic mining at Starratt since mining ceased in the 1950s, a statement said.
Starratt is the second largest gold producer historically on the Madsen property with ~164,000 ounces of gold produced between 1948-1956 at an average grade of 6.17 grams per tonne gold, the company said.
The drill program is expected to be completed mid-August.
West Red Lake Gold shares closed up $0.02, to $0.69, on Monday on the TSX Venture Exchange.