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Vault Strategic Engages Rangefront Mining Services For Maiden Exploration Program At Historical Mirage-Mariposa Tungsten Mine

Vault Strategic Expands Tungsten Portfolio with Maiden Exploration at Mirage-Mariposa Amidst Aggressive Acquisition Strategy

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis May 15, 2026 · 19:00 KNOX · 0.83 Vault Strategic Mining Corp.

Executive Summary

Vault Strategic Mining Corp. engaged Rangefront Mining Services to conduct a maiden exploration program at the Historical Mirage-Mariposa Tungsten Mine (Gray Eagle Project, CA).
Program scope includes detailed mapping of intrusive-carbonate contact and skarn zoning, underground/surface verification of historical zones, channel sampling with QA/QC, and portable UV work for scheelite distribution.
Company entered into a marketing services agreement with Capitaliz Marketing Inc. with an initial budget of $50,000 and potential maximum of $200,000 subject to TSX-V approval.
The exploration aims to verify historical workings (USGS data: 21k indicated tons @ 0.15% WO3) and identify high-priority drill targets for future resource expansion.
This follows the acquisition announcement of the Mirage-Mariposa mine on May 8/11, 2026 ($380k cash + 2% NSR royalty).

Material Impact

The news is Routine - Positive as it confirms execution of a previously announced acquisition strategy rather than introducing new fundamental value.
No resource estimate or drilling results are provided; the work is reconnaissance and target generation, which carries high technical risk given historical data is non-NI 43-101 compliant.
The marketing spend ($50k-$200k) represents a notable cash outflow (~$100k CAD equivalent) for a ~$10M market cap company, potentially indicating a need to maintain investor visibility during the exploration phase.
Price action reflects this as incremental; stock rose from $0.72 (May 13) to $0.83 (May 15), sustaining momentum from the acquisition spike but not breaking new highs ($0.90).

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Company Overview

Strategy: Build leverage to gold, silver, and strategic metals through an option-based acquisition model targeting advanced historical mining assets in North America.
Flagship Projects:
- Gray Eagle Project (California): Historical Mirage-Mariposa Tungsten Mine (33 claims, 681.8 acres).
- Wheeler Tungsten Project (Nevada): Historical production ~1,800 ft of ore @ 1.3% WO3.
- Mia Silver Project (Idaho): Historic assays up to 1.10 oz/t Au and 178 oz/t Ag.
Development Stage: Exploration/Reconnaissance; no NI 43-101 compliant resources currently disclosed for new acquisitions.

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