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Vital Battery Metals Announces Initial Exploration Results at its Sting Copper Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VITAL BATTERY METALS INC. (the “Company” or “Vital”) (CSE: VBAM) (OTCQB: VBAMF) (FSE: C0O) is ple
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VITAL BATTERY METALS INC. (the “Company” or “Vital”) (CSE: VBAM) (OTCQB: VBAMF) (FSE: C0O) is pleased to provide the exploration results for the initial exploration program at its Sting Copper Project. The objective of this program is to confirm the previously reported high copper grades in mineralization at Jumbo Lode Prospect (“Jumbo”) and prospect for adjacent mineralized zones. The exploration program confirmed the very high copper grade of the massive sulfide at Jumbo as well as demonstrating the anomalous gold values associated with the mineralization. A mineralized zone was located 1 km northeast of Jumbo exposed on Gregory River with high gold values and elevated silver and zinc. Vital is targeting high grade copper and precious metals in western Newfoundland on its Sting Copper Project. This news release covers the first pass at Jumbo Lode Prospect, the most significant occurrence within the Sting Copper Project. The mafic rocks that underlie the Jumbo Lode Prospect are part of the Bay of Islands Complex that is host to high grade copper and copper/zinc deposits including the York Harbour Mine, a former producer located 35 km to the south-southeast. Table 1: Rock Sample Assay Results from Jumbo Lode Area SAMPLE # Au – g/t Ag – ppm Cu - % Zn – ppm Co – ppm 646152 .079 2.4 2.82 341 44 646153 .322 4.2 10.4 779 74 646154 .227 4.7 8.73 805 110 646155 .410 13.9 17.0 1032 29 646156 .178 3.4 3.89 266 35 646157 .404 4.6 11.6 1059 260 646158 .100 1.8 2.48 238 100 646159 .023 0.7 0.37 117 36 646160 .019 <0.2 0.05 78 53 646161 .634 11.3 0.1 1825 19 646162 .583 3.5 0.03 135 11 The western part of the claim blocks is underlain by leucogabbro and sheeted dykes and similar gabbro underlies the eastern part of the property. Massive and pillowed basalt flows are exposed along the north-northeast trending Gregory River which defines a probable regional gently plunging syncline. The basalt is structurally and conformably above the gabbros and depositional features indicate sub-horizontal stratigraphy (See Figure 1). Adrian Lamoureux, the company's CEO and President, comments: \"The first phase of exploration of our Sting property has impressed with the first set of very high-grade Copper and Gold results. We are very excited to explore this area in further detail given the ...