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Viridian Releases Initial 2025 Drill Results Confirming Shallow, Continuous Sulphide Mineralization at Kraken
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viridian Metals Inc. (CSE: VRDN) (“Viridian”) is pleased to report initial assay results from the first five holes of its 2025 drilling program at the Kraken Main Zone. The results confirm continuous, near-surface sulphide mineralization across 80 metres of strike (Figure 1), with assays from an additional 360 metres of drilled strike still pending. Several holes returned >20-metre mineralized intervals, including local high-grade co
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