Vanguard Mining gets ready to drill at Redonda

Executive Summary

• Vanguard Mining has begun mobilizing its 2025 diamond‑drill program at the 2,746 ha Redonda copper‑molybdenum project in British Columbia.
• The program will target up to 10 permitted drill sites, with holes planned deeper than 500 m into the potassic core and detailed mapping of brecciation trends.
• Recent drilling returned intervals up to 142.6 m grading 0.279 % Cu and 0.0281 % Mo; surface sampling shows up to 48 m at 0.529 % CuEq, supporting a district‑scale porphyry system.

Key Details

• Mobilization: Paradigm Drilling Ltd. engaged; deploying a Boyles B‑15 hydraulic, track‑mounted diamond rig with NQ tooling capable of >600 m depth.
• Permitting: Fully permitted for up to 10 drill sites; initial pads are prepared and stepouts planned.
• Target Generation: Drill locations derived from late‑2024 airborne geophysical survey (magnetic, gradient, radiometric) integrated with historic data and recent drilling results.
• Recent Drilling Results (Jan 25 2024 release): Intervals up to 142.6 m @ 0.279 % Cu & 0.0281 % Mo. Surface samples: 3.1‑48 m @ 0.529 % CuEq.
• Program Scope:
• Deeper drilling (>500 m) into known potassic core.
• Detailed geological mapping of brecciation trends.
• Exploration of north‑south mineralization continuity and a ~1 km northwest extension along an old road system.
• Assessment of southern plunge beneath the Coast Plutonic Complex with additional geophysics and drilling.
• Investigation of iron‑skarn occurrences on east Redonda Island for district‑scale magmatic‑hydrothermal potential.
• Collaboration: Ongoing labour and logistics partnership with Klahoose First Nation.
• Financing: Company states it is fully financed for the proposed exploration program.
• QA/QC: Core shipped to ISO/IEC 17025‑accredited lab; standard blanks, CRMs, duplicates used; qualified person reviewed protocols.
• CuEq Calculation Assumptions: $4.70/lb Cu, $25.00/lb Mo (molybdic oxide), 100 % recoveries for both metals.

Notable Quotes

“Mobilization is now under way for our 2025 program at Redonda, marking an important milestone for Vanguard… Our objective this season is to build on the 2023‑2024 discovery and begin outlining the true scale of the Redonda system.” – David Greenway, CEO

The release contains no forward‑looking safe‑harbor language or boilerplate beyond the technical details above.