Initial Drilling Results Show Promise at Vior Gold's Kinebik Project
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BROSSARD, Quebec, Oct. 28, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Vior Gold Corporation has announced initial drilling results from its 2026 exploration program at the Kinebik project, located approximately 40 km north of the town of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Eeyou Istchee Baie James, Quebec. The Kinebik project is subject to an Asset Purchase Agreement with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, dated March 4, 2026, pursuant to which Vior has the right to acquire a 100% interest in the Project upon completion of the transaction.
The drilling campaign has yielded several notable results. Drill hole KN-26-002 returned 3.03 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold over 4.6 metres at a depth of 709.4 metres, marking the deepest gold intersection reported to date at Cameron Main. This result underscores the potential for significant mineralization at depth within the project area.
Additionally, drill hole KN-26-008 intersected 5.32 g/t Au over 2.5 metres at a shallow depth of 88.0 metres, as well as 2.23 g/t Au over 5.1 metres. This result confirms the western extension of the Florence gold structure and highlights the ongoing exploration potential of the area.
Another significant finding was the intersection in drill hole KN-26-016, which returned 2.01 g/t Au over 8.8 metres within a strongly silica-altered brecciated granodiorite intrusion. This discovery outlines a previously unrecognized style of mineralization at Florence, adding to the project's exploration potential.
As of October 28, 2026, Vior has received 1,525 samples from the laboratory, while assays for 6,359 Kinebik samples remain pending. The company continues its drilling campaign with 1,500 metres left in the 2026 program and has approximately 2,300 assay results pending from the laboratory.
The drilling at the Florence area has also produced notable results. Drill hole KN-26-008 returned 5.32 g/t Au over 2.5 metres, including 19.2 g/t Au over 0.6 metres at a downhole depth of 88.0 metres. Mineralization consists of trace amounts to locally 15% pyrite occurring as disseminated to semi-massive sulphides within a strongly deformed magnetite-altered basalt. A second mineralized interval encountered deeper in the hole at 205.4 metres returned 2.23 g/t Au over 5.1 metres within a broader interval grading 1.06 g/t Au over 16.5 metres. This interval is hosted within basalt intruded by quartz-carbonate-albite injections, and between eight and ten visible gold specks were observed throughout the interval. Hole KN-26-008 is located approximately 80 metres west of historical hole H-1425-066, which returned 2.62 g/t Au over 3.8 metres.
Between July 16 and September 19, 2026, Vior completed a total of 8,596 metres on the Kinebik project, including 5,367 metres on Cameron Main and 3,229 metres at Florence. The company expects to deliver results during November.
Upon completion of the Asset Purchase Agreement with Agnico Eagle, which is expected before the end of 2027, Vior will hold a 100% interest in the Kinebik, Peacock, and Launay projects.