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Vital Battery Metals Field Program Returns 9.5 ppm Gold, 4.84% Copper and 1.97% Zinc in Outcrop on the Sting Project in Newfoundland
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Battery Metals Inc. (“Vital” or the “Company”) (CSE: VBAM | OTC: VBAMF | FRA: C0O) is pleas
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Battery Metals Inc. (“Vital” or the “Company”) (CSE: VBAM | OTC: VBAMF | FRA: C0O) is pleased to announce results from the mapping and rock sampling program completed on the Sting project (the “Project”), located in northwestern Newfoundland. Significant gold, copper and zinc values in rock were encountered along a contact between mafic volcanic and intrusive rocks, a regional structure referred to as the Gregory River Fault that is known to host precious and base metal mineralization. Key Highlights Highlighted results include 9.5 g/t gold, 0.5% copper and 2.0% zinc discovered in outcrop. Significant results in outcrop across a regional NE trending zone of high copper, gold, and zinc. On trend with the York Harbour Copper Mine1 - Regional magnetic geophysics clearly shows the faulted contact between the mafic marine volcanics and hypabyssal intrusive rock, referred to as the Gregory River Fault, running through the center of the Sting group of claims and the York Harbour Copper Mine (Figure 2). Cluster of highly anomalous samples taken over 350 m from an area with no documented mineral showing. Claim package comprises prospective geology covering 123 km2 in mining-friendly Newfoundland. Structural analysis and soil sample interpretation are ongoing. The Company is currently planning for the next phase of exploration that will continue to expand upon and refine the encouraging geochemical results discussed above, with the ultimate aim to produce drill targets. Adrian Lamoureux, Vital’s Chief Executive Officer and President, stated, “These positive results continue to build on our initial exploration program at the Sting Project that previously yielded impressive results as high as 14.2% copper and gold values ranging from 0.007 ppm to 0.470 ppm. Gold values from the 2023 program were considerably higher than historical sampling, underscoring the highly prospective nature of the Property. We are currently planning the next stage of exploration with hopes to define upcoming drilling targets as well as fully explore the expanding project area.” The mafic rocks that underlie the Jumbo Lode Prospect, the key focus for the recent exploration program, are part of the Bay of Islands Complex that is host to copper and copper/zinc deposits ...