Vital Battery Metals Inc. provide additional exploration results for the initial exploration program at its Sting Copper Project North of York Harbour, Newfoundland. The objective of this program is to confirm the previously reported high copper grades in mineralization at Jumbo Lode Prospect (“Jumbo”) and prospect for adjacent mineralized zones. The exploration program continues to confirm the very high copper grade of the massive sulfide at Jumbo as well as demonstrating the anomalous gold values associated with the mineralization.

An old trench was located 90m south of Jumbo at an elevation 30m above the Jumbo massive sulfide consisting of strongly altered mafic rock that returned elevated copper, gold, cobalt values and suggests that alteration and mineralization extends well beyond the known showing. Vital is targeting high grade copper and precious metals in western Newfoundland on its Sting Copper Project. This news release covers additional rock sample results from the first pass at Jumbo Lode Prospect, the most significant occurrence within the Sting Copper Project.

The mafic rocks that underlie the Jumbo Lode Prospect are part of the Bay of Islands Complex that is host to high grade copper and copper/zinc deposits including the York Harbour Mine, a former producer located 35 km to the south-southeast. The western part of the claim blocks is underlain by leucogabbro and sheeted dykes and similar gabbro underlies the eastern part of the property. Massive and pillowed basalt flows are exposed along the north-northeast trending Gregory River which defines a probable regional gently plunging syncline.

The basalt is structurally and conformably above the gabbros and depositional features indicate sub-horizontal stratigraphy. The Jumbo occurrence is characterized by black chloritic altered gabbro and mafic dykes locally with silicification, disseminated sulfides and lenses of massive pyrite and chalcopyrite. Prospecting near the Jumbo Lode along Gregory River showed basalt displays strong chloritic alteration locally with heavy pyrite and minor chalcopyrite.

Altered mafic rock was located south of Jumbo suggesting that alteration and mineralization extends well beyond the area of the prospect. Vital adheres to strict Quality Assurance and Quality Control protocols. The rock samples are kept under secure control by the prospector and delivered directly to Eastern Analytical at 403 Little Bay Road, Springdale, NL.

The rock samples are assayed for 34 elements utilizing a four acid digestion and analyzed by ICP-OES. Gold is analyzed by fire assay (30g) utilizing an AA finish (Code Au (Fire assay) @ 30g + ICP-34). Ore grade analysis provides a higher dissolution with a higher metal content and was carried out for samples with greater than 10,000 ppm Cu and greater than 6 ppm Ag.

Eastern Analytical is I.S.O. 17025 Accredited in Fire Assay Au and multi-acid ore grade assays in Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, Fe and Co. Samples are analyzed with strict quality control utilizing blanks, duplicates and standard reference material.