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Vortex Metals Inc. (VMSSF) generates news primarily through exploration and corporate developments related to its copper and copper-gold projects in Chile and Mexico. Company releases focus on technical results from field programs, updates on drilling and geophysics, permitting steps, and changes in governance and leadership.
On the exploration side, Vortex regularly reports on work at the Illapel Copper Project in Chile, a brownfield project surrounding the operating Rio 27 copper mine. News items have covered surface sampling campaigns, Phase 1 diamond drilling, and down-hole geophysical surveys. These updates describe copper-silver and gold-copper mineralization encountered in drill holes, the identification of manto-style and IOCG-style targets, and the refinement of drill targets based on geologic and geophysical data.
For its Riqueza Marina and Zaachila VMS projects in Oaxaca, Mexico, Vortex’s news flow includes steps toward permitting and environmental review. The company has announced the engagement of a Mexico-based environmental consulting and law firm to prepare environmental impact studies and assist with regulatory processes, as well as community approvals that support future drill permit applications.
Corporate news from Vortex Metals includes board and management appointments, such as the addition of directors with banking and mining experience and the appointment of an interim Chief Executive Officer who is a co-founder and Executive Chairman. The company also reports on corporate jurisdiction changes, such as its continuance into British Columbia, and on service agreements with drilling and investor outreach firms.
Investors and observers using this news page can follow Vortex Metals’ exploration progress, permitting milestones, and governance developments across its Chilean and Mexican project portfolio.
Vortex Metals (OTCQB: VMSSF) appointed Dr. Craig W. Beasley as Technical Advisor to support its exploration programs, notably the Phase II program at the Illapel Copper project in Chile. The company granted 200,000 stock options exercisable at C$0.05 per share for five years, vesting quarterly over 12 months.
Dr. Beasley brings over three decades of geophysics and data-integration experience, expected to enhance target generation and regional modelling across Vortex's copper-gold portfolio.
Vortex Metals (OTCQB: VMSSF) has initiated Phase II exploration and an airborne geophysics program at the Illapel copper-silver project, Chile.
Phase II expands work across the 180 km2 concession, includes ~2,000 line-km of Magnetics, VLF-EM and Radiometrics, and follows Phase I holes that intersected sulphide mineralization and low-resistivity zones.
Vortex Metals (OTCQB: VMSSF) engaged Global One Media to produce and distribute video interviews and investor marketing content to expand outreach to Millennial and Gen Z investors.
The agreement runs from Feb 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2026 with a monthly cash fee of USD $6,000, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
Vortex Metals (OTCQB: VMSSF) appointed Michael Williams as interim Chief Executive Officer effective January 15, 2026. Williams is a co-founder and current Executive Chairman with 30+ years of junior mining leadership and capital markets experience; Vikas Ranjan remains President to support continuity. The company highlights copper-gold exploration assets in Mexico and Chile, including the Riqueza Marina and Zaachila concessions (four concessions totaling 15,308 hectares with five target areas) and the Illapel Copper Project in Chile, where Phase 1 drilling confirmed copper-silver and gold-copper mineralization. Management frames the leadership change as enabling advancement of these projects and value creation for shareholders.
Vortex Metals (OTCQB: VMSSF) announced it has continued its corporate jurisdiction from Ontario into British Columbia under the BCBCA, effective following shareholder approval on October 15, 2025.
As part of the continuance the company replaced its articles and bylaws with new notice of articles and articles under the BCBCA. The company confirmed its common share CUSIP/ISIN and stock symbol (VMSSF) remain unchanged.
Vortex Metals (OTCQB: VMSSF) has engaged Mexico City-based environmental consulting firm Pontones & Ledesma to prepare environmental impact studies (EIA) for its Zaachila and Riqueza Marina projects in Mexico. The firm will initially focus on the Zaachila Project, a Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) project spanning 3,264 hectares, located 40km southwest of Salina Cruz.
The Santiago Astata Agrarian Community has approved expanded environmental and geological baseline studies, a crucial requirement for drill permits. The Zaachila project features a >5km copper-in-rock anomaly and is considered drill-ready.
Additionally, the company has engaged Fairfax Partners Inc. for a three-month investor outreach program with an initial budget of C$25,000 plus GST.
Vortex Metals (VMSSF) has announced results from down-hole/borehole geophysics at its Illapel Copper Project in Chile. The survey, completed on February 1st, 2025, in drill hole DVM-08, reached a depth of 247m and measured various parameters including gamma radiation, resistivity, and temperature.
The results confirmed that: 1) sulphide mineralization responds to electrical geophysical methods, 2) mineralization extends beyond the drill hole over significant widths, and 3) additional drilling is justified to locate a larger, high-grade lens. The contractor GEODATOS identified six sections potentially containing sulphide bodies.
The company plans to:
- Confirm additional drill targets near DVM-08
- Conduct further drilling 2km north of Rio 27 mine
- Initialize mapping and sampling in the northeastern concession area
- Verify copper grades in DVM-08 intercepts
Vortex Metals (TSXV: VMS, OTCQB: VMSSF) has completed Phase 1 exploration at the Illapel Copper Project in Chile, consisting of eight diamond drill holes totaling 2,025 meters. The program targeted copper-silver mineralization near the Rio 27 mine and copper-gold-bearing veins on the southwestern border.
All holes intersected lower grade sulphide mineralization and hydrothermal alteration, with multiple intercepts of disseminated pyrite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite and bornite. Notably, hole DVM-08 encountered strong chalcocite and bornite mineralization over 0.60m width, consistent with high-grade copper-silver mantos at Rio 27 mine.
The company is conducting down-hole electromagnetic geophysics to test for lateral extensions. The project shows Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) mineralization and is located in the same sequence as the El Espino IOCG Deposit (150 million tonnes at 0.55% copper and 0.22 gpt gold) situated 13 km WNW.
Vortex Metals Inc. (TSXV: VMS) (FSE: DM8) (OTCQB: VMSSF) has announced results from its recent surface sampling program at the Illapel Copper Project in Chile. The program, conducted in July 2024, yielded promising results with 8 out of 13 samples showing significant copper mineralization above 1.0%. Notable findings include:
- Sample 1021: 0.62 g/t gold and 1.33% copper
- Sample 1019: 75.2 g/t silver and 4.31% copper
- Sample 1029: 32.6 g/t silver, 0.21 g/t gold, and 5.85% copper
The results suggest potential for high-grade copper and precious metal deposits. The project area shows evidence of two distinct mineralization styles: Mantos (Cu-Ag) and Epithermal Vein Systems (Cu-Au). Elevated levels of iron, molybdenum, and cobalt were also identified.