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Voyageur Advances Frances Creek Barite Project with VAST Engagement for Bulk Sample Permit
(TheNewswire) Calgary, Canada – TheNewswire – August 18, 2025 - Voyageur ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Voyageur Advances Frances Creek Barite Project with VAST Engagement for Bulk Sample Permit\n\n\n (TheNewswire)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Calgary, Canada – TheNewswire – August 18, 2025 - Voyageur\nPharmaceuticals Ltd. (TSX.V: VM) (OTC: VYYRF) (\"Voyageur\" or\nthe \"Corporation\"),\n \n\n is pleased to announce that it has engaged\n \n\n\n VAST Resource Solutions\nInc. (\"VAST\")\n \n\n\n , a leading multidisciplinary consulting firm based in British\nColumbia, to prepare and lead the submission of a\n \n\n\n Bulk Sample Permit\nApplication\n \n\n\n for the\n \n\n\n Frances Creek\nBarite Mine\n \n\n\n .\nVoyageur’s management believes Frances Creek represents a highly\nstrategic asset in the North American contrast media supply chain,\nthanks to its pharmaceutical grade purity and vertically integrated\nvalue proposition.\n \n\n\n\n VAST’s appointment marks a significant step forward\nin advancing the project toward a full-scale feasibility study\nanticipated in 2026.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Scope of\nEngagement\n \n\n\n\n Under this engagement, VAST’s will oversee a\ncomprehensive scope of work, including:\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Site Assessment &\nSampling\n \n\n\n : Terrain stability evaluations,\nvegetation analysis, and collection of samples for ML/ARD\ntesting.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Permit\nDocumentation\n \n\n\n : Preparation of the Terrain\nStability Assessment and Bulk Sample Plan in accordance with Engineers\nand Geoscientists of BC (EGBC) professional practice guidelines and\nprovincial regulations.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Advanced Mapping &\nInfrastructure\n \n\n\n : LiDAR-based,\ngeo-referenced site mapping of mining zones, access routes, and site\ninfrastructure.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Environmental &\nRegulatory Strategy\n \n\n\n : Development of plans\nfor erosion control, groundwater protection, dust mitigation, and\nreclamation.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Regulatory\nEngagement\n \n\n\n : Submission of the Notice of\nWork (NoW) and coordination with applicable regulatory\nbodies.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n This engagement builds directly on the environmental\nand geotechnical field work completed in 2023 with VAST, which\nsupported the Notice of Work and future quarry permitting. With this\nnext step, Voyageur continues to advance Frances Creek methodically\ntoward feasibility ...