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Vortex Metals Announces the Initiation of Phase II Exploration and Airborne Geophysics at Its Illapel Copper-Silver Project in Chile
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 3, 2026) - Vortex Metals Inc. (TSXV: VMS) (FSE: DM8) (OTCQB: VMSSF) ("Vortex" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it will begin Phase II of its exploration at the Illapel project, Chile. Phase II builds on the first phase of exploration drilling that successfully located low-resistivity sulphide mineralization extending northward from the Rio 27 copper-silver mine along the favourable structural corridor."The Phase I drill program...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 3, 2026) - Vortex Metals Inc. (TSXV: VMS) (FSE: DM8) (OTCQB: VMSSF) ("Vortex" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it will begin Phase II of its exploration at the Illapel project, Chile. Phase II builds on the first phase of exploration drilling that successfully located low-resistivity sulphide mineralization extending northward from the Rio 27 copper-silver mine along the favourable structural corridor.","length":491,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""The Phase I drill program confirmed our geological model. The Phase II program will expand on the past program by using the knowledge obtained on the structural controls and will be combined with the geophysical signatures obtained from the upcoming geophysics program. We will then design a drill program around the results. Having numerous copper surface expressions, multiple geophysical targets, indications of an IOCG target and gold-bearing vein systems, we believe Illapel has significant discovery potential," stated, Michael Williams, Co-founder and Interim chief Executive Officer.","length":602,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Phase II represents a significant expansion of exploratory work, and will cover the entire 180 square km of the concession area, including multiple unexplored surface expressions of copper-silver mineralization. The airborne survey will fly approximately 2,000 line-km with Magnetics, VLF-EM and Radiometrics, and will provide direct information on favourable structures, and the possible associated mineralization, thus generating new drill targets. Discussions are underway to finalize the contract with a local geophysical contractor.","length":537,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Project Overview","length":16,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The Illapel Copper Gold project is located in the Commune of Illapel, Choapa Province of the Fourth Region of Chile and is 250 km north of Santiago. The nearest town is the mining centre of Illapel located 35 kilometres away. The project has excellent infrastructure connecting paved roads, electricity, and mild climate favourable to year-round exploration. Illapel is fully permitted for exploration, and drilling may commence following the identification of targets.","length":469,"tagName":"p"},{"...