Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. - Power restored at Eagle River Mining & Milling Complex

TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Power was restored at the Eagle River Mining & Milling Complex on Friday, September 13, 2013.  The main electrical transformer was replaced following a failure due to a lightning strike on Sunday, September 1.

A backup transformer has been sourced to deal with any future mishaps in a timely manner.

Rolly Uloth, CEO stated "We want to acknowledge the efforts of our employees, suppliers and service providers for responding to this challenge in record time.  The impact of this downtime on our annual production target is being assessed and will be clarified in the third quarter report."

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 101.8 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.