Victory Metals Inc. (“TSX-V:VMX“) is pleased to announce assay results from the first set of holes completed during the 53 hole Phase II drilling program at its Iron Point vanadium project, Nevada. Today’s release includes thirteen reverse circulation and one HQ diamond drill holes that targeted the central portion of the Iron Point vanadium zone. These holes were recommended by Mine Development Associates (Sparks, NV) to in-fill gaps in last year’s Phase I drill pattern and test for deeper vanadium mineralization.
The 14 drill holes released below are concentrated within the southern portion of the historically drilled vanadium mineralized zone (Figure 1) and consist of both vertical and angle holes. Eight of these holes are shown in two drill sections oriented in a northwest and northeast direction (Figures 2-3, Sections H-H’ and I-I’) crossing the southern half of the historical vanadium mineralized zone. Similar to the results achieved during the Phase I program last year, all of these holes demonstrate good lateral continuity and confirm the near surface, flat-lying nature of vanadium mineralization at the deposit scale. Furthermore, these Phase II holes extended mineralization to greater depths in areas where shallow Phase I drilling failed to fully penetrate the entire vanadium horizons.
Highlights
Paul Matysek, Executive Chairman of Victory, stated, “Results from these first 14 of 53 infill drill holes clearly demonstrate the continuity and grade identified in the Phase I drill program. More importantly, these deeper Phase II holes encountered a greater thickness of mineralization that was not apparent in the Phase I shallow drill program, thus expanding the potential size of the Vanadium mineralized zone.”
Drill Results
Assay results for intercepts released today are reported in % V2O5. Intercept lengths have been reduced to true vertical intercepts and are deemed to be true thickness given the flat nature of the mineralized zones being tested. Intercept lengths are reported as an Overall Length, which includes all contiguous assay intervals within the low-grade vanadium blanket zone (at a 0.09% V2O5 minimum grade), while higher grade individual zone intercepts reported as aggregate lengths are comprised of samples grading 0.20% V2O5 and greater.
Table 1.
Hole # | Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | % V2O5 | % V | |
New Holes Located ALONG Section Lines H-H’ & I-I’ | |||||||
VM 79^ | Overall* | 7.0 | 60.7 | 53.7 | 0.33 | 0.19 | |
Upper Zone |
Includes |
7.0 | 60.7 | 37.4 | 0.4 | 0.23 | |
44.4 | 49.0 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.45 | |||
VM 80 | Overall* | 1.5 | 94.5 | 93.0 | 0.2 | 0.11 | |
Upper Zone | 1.5 | 68.6 | 27.4 | 0.28 | 0.16 | ||
New Zone | 79.3 | 94.5 | 12.2 | 0.29 | 0.16 | ||
VM 82^ | Overall* | 0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 0.17 | 0.10 | |
Upper Zone | 0 | 39.6 | 19.8 | 0.26 | 0.15 | ||
New Zone | 67.3 | 103.0 | 10.6 | 0.36 | 0.20 | ||
VM 90^ | Overall* | 0 | 87.4 | 87.4 | 0.21 | 0.12 | |
Upper Zone | 0 | 54.4 | 24.3 | 0.23 | 0.13 | ||
New Zone | 64.5 | 87.4 | 18.6 | 0.38 | 0.21 | ||
VM 95^ | Overall* | 0 | 150.3 | 150.3 | 0.21 | 0.12 | |
Upper Zone | 0 | 22.2 | 10.5 | 0.26 | 0.15 | ||
New Zone | 62.7 | 149.0 | 57.5 | 0.3 | 0.17 | ||
VM 96^ | Overall* | 0 | 110.9 | 110.9 | 0.21 | 0.12 | |
Upper Zone | 11.9 | 84.5 | 22.4 | 0.23 | 0.13 | ||
New Zone | 89.8 | 110.9 | 21.1 | 0.37 | 0.21 | ||
VM 121 | Overall* | 30.5 | 143.3 | 112.8 | 0.18 | 0.10 | |
Upper Zone | 35.1 | 80.8 | 4.6 | 0.21 | 0.12 | ||
New Zone | 89.9 | 143.3 | 35.1 | 0.3 | 0.17 | ||
VM 4c^ | Overall* | 22.5 | 179.1 | 156.5 | 0.27 | 0.15 | |
Upper Zone | 22.5 | 54.7 | 19.2 | 0.28 | 0.16 | ||
New Zone | Includes | 71.9 | 179.1 | 52.4 | 0.47 | 0.26 | |
101.0 | 106.8 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.67 | |||
New Holes Located OUTSIDE of Section Lines H-H’ & I-I’ | |||||||
VM 91^ | Overall* | 0 | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.20 | 0.11 | |
Upper Zone | 0 | 37.4 | 22.2 | 0.33 | 0.19 | ||
New Zone | 57.2 | 58.4 | 1.2 | 0.23 | 0.13 | ||
VM 92^ | Overall* | 6.2 | 69.9 | 63.7 | 0.17 | 0.10 | |
Upper Zone | 6.2 | 48.7 | 10.0 | 0.27 | 0.15 | ||
New Zone | 51.2 | 66.2 | 15.0 | 0.29 | 0.16 | ||
VM 94^ | Overall* | 3.3 | 128.2 | 124.9 | 0.19 | 0.11 | |
Upper Zone | 3.3 | 42.7 | 19.7 | 0.25 | 0.14 | ||
New Zone | 63.6 | 128.2 | 31.8 | 0.31 | 0.17 | ||
VM 98^ | Overall* | 13.4 | 126.7 | 113.3 | 0.18 | 0.10 | |
Upper Zone | 19.5 | 78.0 | 15.8 | 0.22 | 0.12 | ||
New Zone | 81.6 | 126.7 | 24.4 | 0.25 | 0.14 | ||
VM 117^ | Overall* | 0 | 107.4 | 107.4 | 0.21 | 0.12 | |
Upper Zone | 0 | 65.4 | 39.7 | 0.29 | 0.16 | ||
New Zone | 98.1 | 107.4 | 9.3 | 0.41 | 0.23 | ||
VM 118^ | Overall* | 42.2 | 77.9 | 35.6 | 0.14 | 0.08 | |
New Zone | 43.6 | 77.9 | 2.6 | 0.27 | 0.15 | ||
* Overall values represent contiguous averages that include V2O5 values ranging from 0% to 1.71%
^ Denotes angle hole |
QA/QC and Qualified Person
The Victory drilling program was directly supervised in the field by the QP and other site geologists working for Victory. All RC samples were split at the drill site using a Gilson bar splitter and Jones riffle splitter, with two samples per 5-foot (1.52m) sample interval collected and placed into heavy plastic bags together with sequentially numbered sample tags. A 2kg sample was collected for assay, while a 4kg reference sample was kept on-site. All core sample intervals were marked by Victory personnel in the field, while the intact core was shipped directly to American Assay Lab in Reno, NV where it was cut and sampled by trained core technicians under controlled conditions.
Three different vanadium standards (71 ppm V, 320 ppm V, and 5172 ppm V) and coarse blank samples were purchased from Minerals Exploration and Environmental Geochemistry (MEG) Inc. of Reno, NV. Victory site geologists inserted field blank, standard, and duplicate samples into the drill sample stream per NI 43-101 guidelines, maintaining a 1-in-20 insertion rate for each of the field blank, standard, and duplicate samples such that every 7th sample is a control sample. Field duplicate samples were split from the 4kg reference samples using a Jones riffle splitter.
Drill samples were transported by Victory personnel to locked storage sheds rented by Victory and located in Golconda, NV, about 14km west of the project area. Samples were picked up in Golconda by American Assay Laboratories utilizing its own truck and driver and transported directly to American Assay’s facility in Reno, NV. At American Assay Laboratories, the RC and core samples were crushed to 70% passing 2mm, and then a 0.3km split was ground to 85% passing 75 micron. A 0.5gm split was digested in a 5 acid process (ICP-5A035 method uses HNO3, HF, HClO4, HCl, H3BO3) and analyzed via ICP-OES. The detection limit for vanadium is 1ppm, the upper limit is 10,000ppm, and sample results are reported in PPM V. As a separate QAQC check, American Assay inserted laboratory standards, blanks, and duplicates into the sample stream. American Assay Laboratories is accredited by the International Accreditation Service, which conforms with requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005.
Victory is currently using SGS Canada Inc. to perform umpire assays on 1-in-40 drill pulps obtained from American Assay Laboratories and submitted to SGS Canada in Lakefield, ON. Victory is re-numbering the pulp samples and inserting the same field standard and blanks into the sample stream in order to better compare results between the two labs.
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Calvin R. Herron, P.Geo., who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About Victory Metals
Victory owns a 100% interest in the Iron Point Vanadium Project, located 22 miles east of Winnemucca, Nevada. The project is located within a few miles of Interstate 80, has high voltage electric power lines running through the project area and a railroad line passing across the northern property boundary. The Company is well financed to advance the project through resource estimation and initial feasibility study work. Victory has a proven capital markets and mining team led by Executive Chairman Paul Matysek. Major shareholders include Palisades Goldcorp (48%), and management, directors and founders (27%). Approximately 28% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares are subject to an escrow release over the next two years.
Figure 1: Victory’s first set of confirmation RC drill holes (Phase II) are shown by red stars and a square, in relation to the yet to be released drilling (green stars and blue squares) from the remainder of Phase II, and Phase I drilling (grey stars and squares) from 2019 program, as well as historical Newmont and Aur Resource (USA) Inc. drill holes (grey circles and diamonds). (CNW Group/Victory Metals Inc)
Figure 2. Cross section H-H’ showing distribution of vanadium mineralization in relation to the current geologic interpretation. (CNW Group/Victory Metals Inc)
Figure 3. Cross section I-I’ showing distribution of vanadium mineralization in relation to the current geologic interpretation. (CNW Group/Victory Metals Inc)
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