Viridian Metals Defines Mineralized Footprint Within 5km Conductor at Kraken with Final 2024 Drill Results

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VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 26, 2025 /CNW/ - Viridian Metals Inc. (CSE: VRDN) ( "Viridian") is pleased to announce the final results from its 2024 man-portable drilling program at the Kraken Project, confirming mineralization in two key zones within a 300m section of the Main Zone's 5km conductor. The program delivered many intercepts from surface, with grades exceeding expectations and reaching up to 1% CuEq1 over significant widths. These results reinforce the potential for further expansion and provide data for advancing geological modeling and targeting future drilling along the broader system.

"These results exceed our expectations, confirming both the strong continuity of mineralization and the potential for future resource evaluation." stated Tyrell Sutherland President and CEO of Viridian. "With multiple intercepts extending from surface and exceeding expected grades, we are building a robust dataset that supports future geological modeling and evaluation."

Highlights (full results in Table 2 attached) from the newly released results at the Main Zone are below. Notably, holes 17-19, 21, and 22 encountered continuous mineralization from surface to the end of hole.

  • VKS24-008 20.9m @ 0.48% CuEq; (mineralized from surface)

    • including 14.9m @ 0.61% CuEq

  • VKS24-009 19.0m@ 0.29% CuEq, (ended in 0.2% CuEq)

  • VKS24-017 19.6m @ 0.44% CuEq, (entire hole mineralized, ended in 0.2% CuEq)

  • VKS24-018 18.0m @ 0.69% CuEq, (entire hole mineralized, ended in 0.4% CuEq)

  • VKS24-019 6.8m @ 1.05% CuEq, (entire hole mineralized, ended in 1.5% CuEq)

  • VKS24-021 12.0m @ 0.79% CuEq, (entire hole mineralized, ended in 0.9% CuEq)

  • VKS24-022 2.8m @ 0.75% CuEq, (final Hole of 2024, ended in 1.1% CuEq)

Additionally, one hole was drilled at the Venus target 8km south of the Main Zone:

  • VKS24-016 2.9m @ 1.28% CuEq and 6.3m @ 0.44% CuEq (ended in 0.9% CuEq)

Viridian Metals has completed specific gravity measurements and full multi-element analysis on all samples to support future resource evaluation and geological modeling. Viridian also completed a check sampling program on drill core from 2023, specifically targeting areas without visible sulfides to confirm rock properties in unmineralized areas (see Table 3 attached). This check sampling further reinforces confidence in the geological model and aids a comprehensive understanding of the deposit. These efforts enhance our dataset and will contribute to ongoing geological modeling and project evaluation.