Wesdome announces shares for debt transaction

TORONTO, Sep. 24, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) --

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. ("Wesdome") is pleased to announce that it has acquired 1,228,141 additional common shares (the "Shares") of Moss Lake Gold Mines Ltd. ("Moss Lake") pursuant to a Shares for Debt Settlement Agreement which provides that the issuance of the Shares extinguishes $307,035.25 of Moss Lake's indebtedness to Wesdome. All of the Shares were acquired at a price of $0.25 per Share. As at the date hereof after giving effect to the issuance of the Shares, Wesdome owns or exercises control or direction over 25,282,586 common shares of Moss Lake, representing approximately 56.04% of the total number of outstanding common shares of Moss Lake.

A copy of the report filed by Wesdome pursuant to the applicable early warning requirements can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or by contacting Donovan Pollitt at 416-360-3743.

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SOURCE: Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.

Rowland Uloth, President; Donovan Pollitt, VP Corporate Development; 8 King St. East, Suite 1305, Toronto, ON, M5C-1B5, Toll Free: 1-866-4-WDO-TSX, Phone: (416) 360-3743, Fax: (416) 360-7620, Email: invest@wesdome.com, Website: www.wesdome.com

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