Vior Inc. announced that it has identified multiple high potential targets for lithium bearing pegmatites and other strategic metals, including nickel and platinum group elements after having completed an extensive regional reconnaissance exploration review in and around its Belleterre Gold Project in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. After recently identifying this exciting new exploration potential, Vior completed an aggressive map staking of 466 additional claims in the area, comprising over 26,820 hectares (268.2 km2), to secure and explore the high potential lithium-bearing pegmatites at Belleterre. Although known for its historic high-grade gold production, the Belleterre region is also recognized for its lithium endowment with economic grades and quantities discovered and delineated at the advanced Tansim Lithium Project, located 20km north of Vior's property and includes significant drill intercepts: 12.35m @ 1.29% Li2O and 43.7m @ 0.82% Li2O, including 16.1m @ 1.26% Li2O (GM71640).

Owned by Sayona Mining Ltd, one of the most advanced pre-production companies in the lithium space, the Tansim project is part of Sayona's Abitibi Hub strategy that includes other advanced production assets and refineries in the Abitibi. By leveraging all publicly available geophysics and surface geochemical data, the Vior team has identified a +80km prospective lithium-bearing corridor that extends south of the Tansim deposit and into the Belleterre district. The corridor was delineated through the analysis of numerous lithium and other pathfinder elements' anomalies from stream and lake bottom sediments and the classification of a prospective 20km lithium-cesium-tantalum type (Li-Cs-Ta) pegmatite dyke swarm to the south of the Belleterre property, similar to that found at the Tansim project.

As a result, Vior moved quickly to stake the additional 466 claims, expanding its land position to the East and South in order to encapsulate this prospective lithium exploration corridor that is in close proximity to fertile S-type magmatic units. The Belleterre Project benefits from its advantageous location within the Abitibi-Temiscamingue region, providing competitive exploration costs and exceptional access to key resources. Within close proximity to two major mining towns in Quebec, this provides for a comprehensive mining infrastructure that includes an extensive road network and access to power, as well as a readily available and skilled workforce.

The past gold production at the Belleterre gold mine, the highly prospective future gold targets generated by Vior, as well as the advanced lithium project at Tansim are testament to the exploration potential of this area. Vior holds a dominant land position in the region and controls a highly prospective multi-commodity exploration project that can advance quickly with fieldwork expected to start early Spring of 2023.