Viscount Mining Advances Next Phase of Exploration in Colorado: Expanded Work Programs at the Kate Silver Resource and Passiflora Copper-Gold Porphyry Deposit
Viscount Mining (OTCQB: VLMGF) has announced advancement plans for its Silver Cliff Project in Colorado, focusing on two key areas: the Kate Silver Resource (KSR) and the Passiflora copper-gold porphyry deposit. The KSR currently contains 10.3 million ounces of measured and indicated silver at 72 g/t and 14.2 million ounces inferred at 52 g/t.
At Passiflora, recent drilling discovered significant mineralization, with hole PF-03A intersecting 843.9 metres averaging 0.214% CuEq, including higher-grade zones. The company plans to explore two breccia pipes and integrate results from a 598-sample SGS MMI soil survey with geophysics data.
The project's potential has been enhanced by silver's recent surge to over $40/oz and its addition to the U.S. Critical Minerals List in February 2025.
Viscount Mining (OTCQB: VLMGF) ha annunciato piani di avanzamento per il suo Silver Cliff Project in Colorado, concentrandosi su due aree chiave: il Kate Silver Resource (KSR) e il giacimento porfirico rame-oro Passiflora. L’KSR contiene attualmente 10,3 milioni di once di argento misurate e indicate a 72 g/t e 14,2 milioni di once inferite a 52 g/t.
A Passiflora, i recenti perforazioni hanno evidenziato mineralizzazione significativa: il sondaggio PF-03A ha attraversato 843,9 metri con una media di 0,214% CuEq, comprendendo zone a tenore più elevato. La società intende esplorare due pipe di breccia e integrare i risultati di un indagine del suolo SGS MMI su 598 campioni con i dati geofisici.
Il potenziale del progetto è stato rafforzato dal recente rialzo dell’argento a oltre 40 $/oz e dalla sua inclusione nella U.S. Critical Minerals List nel febbraio 2025.
Viscount Mining (OTCQB: VLMGF) ha anunciado planes de avance para su Silver Cliff Project en Colorado, centrados en dos áreas clave: el Kate Silver Resource (KSR) y el yacimiento pórfido de cobre-oro Passiflora. El KSR contiene actualmente 10,3 millones de onzas de plata medido e indicado a 72 g/t y 14,2 millones de onzas inferidas a 52 g/t.
En Passiflora, las perforaciones recientes descubrieron mineralización significativa; el sondeo PF-03A intersectó 843,9 metros con un promedio de 0,214% CuEq, incluyendo zonas de ley más alta. La compañía planea explorar dos chimeneas de brecha e integrar los resultados de una encuesta de suelo SGS MMI de 598 muestras con datos geofísicos.
El potencial del proyecto se ha visto reforzado por el reciente repunte de la plata a más de 40 $/oz y su inclusión en la U.S. Critical Minerals List en febrero de 2025.
Viscount Mining (OTCQB: VLMGF)는 콜로라도의 Silver Cliff 프로젝트에 대한 진행 계획을 발표했으며, 주요 두 영역인 Kate Silver Resource(KSR)와 Passiflora 구리-금 포르피리 금상을 중심으로 진행합니다. KSR에는 현재 72 g/t에서 1,030만 온스의 측정·지정 자원과 52 g/t에서 1,420만 온스의 추정 자원이 포함되어 있습니다.
Passiflora에서는 최근 시추에서 유의미한 광화가 확인되었으며, 시추공 PF-03A는 평균 0.214% CuEq의 843.9미터 구간을 관통했고 고등급 구간도 포함되어 있습니다. 회사는 두 개의 브레시아 파이프를 탐사하고 598개 샘플의 SGS MMI 토양 조사 결과를 지구물리학 데이터와 통합할 계획입니다.
은 가격이 최근 온스당 40달러 이상으로 급등한 것과 2025년 2월 미국 중요 광물 목록(U.S. Critical Minerals List)에 추가된 것이 프로젝트의 잠재력을 높였습니다.
Viscount Mining (OTCQB: VLMGF) a annoncé des plans d’avancement pour son Silver Cliff Project dans le Colorado, en se focalisant sur deux zones clés : le Kate Silver Resource (KSR) et le gisement porphyrique cuivre-or Passiflora. Le KSR contient actuellement 10,3 millions d’onces d’argent en catégories mesurée et indiquée à 72 g/t et 14,2 millions d’onces en catégorie inférée à 52 g/t.
À Passiflora, des forages récents ont mis au jour une minéralisation significative : le trou PF-03A a traversé 843,9 mètres à une moyenne de 0,214% CuEq, incluant des zones de plus haute teneur. La société prévoit d’explorer deux conduits de brèche et d’intégrer les résultats d’un sondage pédologique SGS MMI de 598 échantillons aux données géophysiques.
Le potentiel du projet a été renforcé par la récente envolée de l’argent à plus de 40 $/oz et son ajout à la U.S. Critical Minerals List en février 2025.
Viscount Mining (OTCQB: VLMGF) hat Fortschrittspläne für sein Silver Cliff Project in Colorado bekannt gegeben und konzentriert sich dabei auf zwei Schlüsselbereiche: das Kate Silver Resource (KSR) und die Passiflora Kupfer-Gold-Porphyr-Lagerstätte. Das KSR enthält derzeit 10,3 Millionen Unzen an gemessenen und angezeigten Silberressourcen bei 72 g/t und 14,2 Millionen Unzen geschätzte Ressourcen bei 52 g/t.
In Passiflora zeigten jüngste Bohrungen bedeutende Mineralisierung; Bohrloch PF-03A schnitt 843,9 Meter mit durchschnittlich 0,214% CuEq, einschließlich höhergradiger Zonen. Das Unternehmen plant, zwei Brekzien-Rohre zu erkunden und die Ergebnisse einer 598-Proben SGS MMI Bodenuntersuchung mit geophysikalischen Daten zu integrieren.
Das Potenzial des Projekts wurde durch den jüngsten Anstieg des Silbers auf über 40 $/oz und dessen Aufnahme in die U.S. Critical Minerals List im Februar 2025 gestärkt.
- Discovery of continuous mineralization at Passiflora with 843.9m averaging 0.214% CuEq
- Silver price surge to over $40/oz represents ~60% value uplift for existing resource
- Silver's addition to U.S. Critical Minerals List enhances strategic value
- Current NI 43-101 resource of 10.3M oz measured & indicated silver plus 14.2M oz inferred
- Potential to validate additional 25M oz of historical silver estimates
- Additional engineering and economic studies required to determine recoverable value
- Historical 60M oz silver resource at Passiflora not NI 43-101 compliant
- Requires further drilling and exploration to validate expansion potential
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2025) - Viscount Mining Corp. (TSXV: VML) (OTCQB: VLMGF) is pleased to outline the next stages of exploration at its flagship Silver Cliff Project in Custer County, Colorado. Building on a strong technical foundation and recent discovery success, the Company is advancing both the Kate Silver Resource ("KSR") and the Passiflora porphyry Copper-Gold deposit with expanded programs designed to grow resources and better focused drill targeting.
Advancing the Kate Silver Resource
The Kate Deposit currently hosts a NI 43-101 compliant resource of 10.3 million ounces measured and indicated at an average grade of 72 g/t silver, plus 14.2 million ounces inferred at 52 g/t silver. The upcoming program will integrate surface mapping, geochemical sampling, and geophysics to delineate drill targeting. The goal is to expand the existing resource by validating up to 25 million ounces of historical silver estimates and adding these into the compliant framework.
Figure 1: Kate Silver Resource plan view with NI 43-101 shells, expansion zones, and historical +25 Moz potential. (Not NI 43-101 Compliant)
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Figure 2: Kate Silver Resource cross-section (E-W) showing mineralized and high-grade zones.
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Silver Market and Critical Mineral Status
In February 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior added silver to its Critical Minerals List, underscoring the metal's strategic role in electrification, clean energy technologies, and national security. This designation comes as silver prices recently surged through the US
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Based on the most recent NI 43-101 report for the Kate Silver Resource, the project hosts 10.3 million ounces of silver in the measured and indicated category and 14.2 million ounces inferred, at grades of 72 g/t and 52 g/t respectively. When the study was completed, silver was trading near the US
Next Steps at the Passiflora Copper - Gold Porphyry Deposit
Viscount's recent discovery drilling at the Passiflora target has confirmed the presence of a robust copper-gold porphyry deposit. The Company's first deep hole, PF-03A, intersected 843.9 metres of continuous mineralization averaging
The results clearly establish Passiflora as a copper-gold porphyry deposit, characterized by thick intervals of copper mineralization with significant gold credits and supporting polymetallic values. This geological classification is significant, as porphyry copper-gold deposits are among the largest and longest-lived deposits globally, frequently hosting billions of tonnes of ore.
Building on this discovery the next phase of exploration will focus on reverse circulation drilling to efficiently test two breccia pipes previously mapped by the United States Geological Society, interpreted as vertical conduits that may concentrate higher-grade mineralization. In parallel, Viscount will integrate results from a 598-sample SGS MMI soil survey with induced polarization and resistivity geophysics to refine targeting across the broader porphyry footprint. Permitting for drilling has commenced.
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Beyond copper and gold, the Company also intends to revisit at the Passiflora the historical 60 million ounce silver resource reserve calculation by CoCa Resources released in 1983 which indicated at least 64M oz. silver at 51.9 G/T (not NI 43-101 compliant) stating, "a sustained advance in silver price to the
Viscount Mining believes the combination of a strengthening silver market, critical mineral designation, and dual opportunities at Kate and Passiflora create exceptional growth potential for the Silver Cliff Project.
Qualified Persons
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Harald Hoegberg PG, an independent consulting geologist who is a "Qualified Person" (QP) as such term is defined under National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").
Technical Appendix: Exploration Methodology
The exploration program will be executed using industry-standard methods and NI 43-101-compliant protocols. Soil sampling grids are designed on a 15 m x 75 m spacing, covering 900 m by 675 m, with assays conducted using SGS's proprietary MMI l technology. QA/QC procedures include certified standards, blanks, and field duplicates inserted at a 1:20 frequency. Geophysical work will comprise ground magnetics and induced polarization surveys to map structural controls and identify chargeability highs associated with disseminated sulfides. All data will be securely managed, with oversight by a Qualified Person to ensure NI 43-101 compliance.
About Viscount Mining (TSXV: VML) (OTCQB: VLMGF)
Viscount Mining is a project generator and an exploration company with a portfolio of silver and gold properties in the Western United States, including Silver Cliff in Colorado and Cherry Creek in Nevada.
The Silver Cliff property in Colorado lies within the historic Hardscrabble Silver District in the Wet Mountain Valley, Custer County, south-central Colorado. It is located 44 miles WSW of Pueblo, Colorado, and has year-around access by paved road. The property consists of 96 lode claims where high grade silver, gold and base metal production came from numerous mines during the period 1878 to the early 1900's. The property underwent substantial exploration between 1967 and 1984. The property is interpreted to encompass a portion of a large caldera and highly altered sequence of tertiary rhyolitic flows and fragmental units which offers potential to host deposits with both precious and base metals. This has been demonstrated in the mineralization historically extracted from the numerous underground and surface mining operations. The Kate Deposit currently hosts a NI 43-101 compliant resource of 10.3 million ounces measured and indicated at an average grade of 72 g/t silver, plus 14.2 million ounces inferred at 52 g/t silver. Viscount's recent discovery drilling at the Passiflora target has confirmed the presence of a robust copper-gold porphyry deposit. The Company's first deep hole, PF-03A, intersected 843.9 metres of continuous mineralization averaging
The Cherry Creek property encompasses a district-scale tenure of 219 unpatented and 17 patented claims (plus mill rights) in the historic Cherry Creek Mining District of White Pine County, Nevada-approximately 50 miles north of Ely. This extensive mineralized land package includes more than 20 past-producing mines with proven infrastructure and deep mining heritage. The district has a rich legacy of silver, gold, tungsten (notably from veins and skarns), and associated CRD (carbonate replacement deposit) style mineralization. It also shows strong potential for molybdenum and copper, interpreted to be tied to porphyry-related systems that could underlie the existing vein networks.
Cherry Creek's geology spans multiple styles-ranging from quartz vein-hosted silver-gold-tungsten veins in carbonate and quartzite formations, to CRD occurrences, jasperoid zones, and porphyry-targeted alteration in early Paleozoic marine sediments. The combined geologic complexity and preserved claim block make it one of Nevada's most promising multi-metal exploration districts.
For additional information regarding the above noted property and other corporate information, please visit the Company's website at www.viscountmining.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Jim MacKenzie"
President, CEO and Director
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There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will prove accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Viscount Mining does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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