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Vior Stakes Significant Lithium Exploration Corridor and Expands Its Belleterre Project
MONTREAL, QB / ACCESSWIRE / February 14, 2023 / Vior Inc. ("Vior" or the "Corporation"), (TSXV:VI...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vior Stakes Significant Lithium Exploration Corridor and Expands Its Belleterre ProjectMONTREAL, QB / ACCESSWIRE / February 14, 2023 / Vior Inc. (\"Vior\" or the \"Corporation\"), (TSXV:VIO), (OTCQB:VIORF) and (FRANKFURT:VL51) is pleased to announce that it has identified multiple high potential targets for lithium bearing pegmatites and other strategic metals, including nickel (\"Ni\") and platinum group elements (\"PGE\")after having completed an extensive regional reconnaissance exploration review in and around its flagship Belleterre Gold Project (\"Belleterre\" or \"Project\") in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. After recently identifying this exciting new exploration potential, Vior completed an aggressive map staking of 466 additional claims in the area, comprising over 26,820 hectares (268.2 km2), to secure and explore the high potential lithium-bearing pegmatites at Belleterre (Figure 1). Mark Fedosiewich, President and CEO of Vior, states, \"This is an exciting time for Vior. While finalizing the regional data compilation at our flagship Belleterre Gold Project, the Vior team identified multiple high-potential targets for lithium-bearing pegmatites. This staking of additional claims further expands and consolidates our land package at Belleterre, and helps to secure multiple gold and lithium targets across what has truly become a district-scale opportunity. It is clear that there is an urgent need for a secure and sustainable access to critical and strategic metals in North America, and this timely opportunity provides additional upside exposure for Vior's shareholders, while remaining committed to our core focus of making a new gold discovery in the historic Belleterre mining camp.\"Although known for its historic high-grade gold production, the Belleterre region is also recognized for its lithium endowment with economic grades and quantities discovered and delineated at the advanced Tansim Lithium Project, located 20km north of Vior's property and includes significant drill intercepts: 12.35m @ 1.29% Li2O and 43.7m @ 0.82% Li2O, including 16.1m @ 1.26% Li2O (GM71640). Owned by Sayona Mining Ltd (\"Sayona\") (ASX:SYA), one of the most advanced pre-production companies in the lithium space, the Tansim project is part of Sayona's Abitibi Hub strategy (Figure 1) that includes other advanced production ass...