West Red Lake Gold completes Phase One Madsen Mine shaft refurbishment, targets 200 tpd hoisting capacity
Reuters2026/08/13 09:30- West Red Lake Gold completed Phase One refurbishment of the Madsen Mine shaft in Ontario’s Red Lake district.
- Phase One established initial hoisting capacity of about 200 tonnes per day for ore and waste.
- Phase Two targets about 700 tonnes per day by H2 2027; major equipment is on site with installation underway.
- Phase Three targets about 2,000 tonnes per day by H2 2028 to support deeper mining, potentially to Level 17.
- Project aims to increase material handling capacity, cut haulage costs, improve efficiency, support higher production rates as mining advances deeper.
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