Vinland Lithium updates exploration plans
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 18, 2026) - Vinland Lithium Inc. (TSXV: VLD) ("Vinland" or the "Company") announces that the 2026 exploration program on its 100% owned Killick Lithium Project, will commence the second half of July. This year's program will focus on advancing the project through targeted prospecting, geological mapping and geochemical sampling work along with ground geophysics. In addition, the Company has entered into a land purchase agreement with a prospector to acquire 4 claim units. for a combination of cash and shares.
The shares are subject to TSX approval and will have a 4 month plus one day hold restriction. A review of the companies sampling database has revealed highly anomalous tungsten with one sample exceeding the maximum detection limit of>1000 ppm. This will be a high priority area for further follow up.
During a due diligence property visit, Vinland staff collected 11 samples from the same tungsten occurrence and have submitted them for analysis. Results will be released when received. Vinland's Killick Project sits along the key structural corridor of the Appalachian - Caledonian Orogen which is host to the Piedmont Tin - Tungsten - Spodumene Belt and the Ireland - Leinster Spodumene Belt.
To date the Killick Lithium project is Newfoundland's only known lithium-spodumene and pollucite-cesium pegmatite discovery and covers approximately 48km of favourable host geology. 2026 Exploration Plans Prospecting follow-up on the 2025 discovery of lithium-rich float up to 1.70% Li₂O at Kraken West and South Prospecting and Mapping for the potential of Tin - Tungsten within the large Killick land package. Prospecting follow-up on 485 ppm Li in a previously unsampled area 1.2 km north of the Killick Dyke. Continued Till Sampling across multiple areas with elevated spodumene grain counts to further define new target areas for Lithium, Cesium, Tin and Tungsten.
Continued Detailed Ground Geophysics using magnetics and VLF-EM at Kraken-Killick which significantly improved resolution over prior airborne targets. Prospecting and Till Sampling follow-up for gold potential in broad areas of strong quartz-veining and arsenopyrite mineralization along the Gunflap Hills Fault Zone Follow up Diamond Drilling on significant identified targets and known zones. Vinland is also pleased to report that it has continued with the partnership with the Critical Minerals Research Initiative between St. Francis Xavier University, Memorial University and the Newfoundland Geological Survey in researching the lithium pegmatites in southwestern Newfoundland.
A total of $1.3 million over 4 years is being directed toward detailed research on the property. About Killick Lithium Project : Vinland Lithium Inc. is a mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol VLD. Vinland holds 100% interest in the Killick Lithium Project in Southwestern Newfoundland and subject only to a 2% NSR (1% each to Benton Resources and Pirate Gold).
Vinland is focused on advancing the recently-discovered Killick Lithium Project which covers 30 kilometers of highly-prospective geological terrane in proximity to the Baie d'Est Fault. The project boasts multiple spodumene-pegmatites within the Kraken Pegmatite Field and high-grade cesium-tantalum-lithium hosted in the Hydra Pegmatite. Further potential for discovery is excellent given the extensive number of untested geochemical and geophysical targets present.
All initial drilling phases at the Killick Lithium Project to date have returned impressive results from multiple pegmatites including: 8.4m of 0.95% Li 2 O in GH-22-01 at the Kraken Dyke, 16.2m of 0.43% Li 2 O in GH-22-05 at the Kraken North Dyke, 20.82m of 0.60% Li 2 O incl. 5.5m of 1.16% Li 2 O in GH-22-15, and 8.37m of 0.91% Li 2 O in GH-22-08 at the East Dyke and 15.23m of 1.04% Li 2 O in GH-22-27 and 13.37m of 1.22% Li 2 O in GH-22-45 at the Killick Dyke. At the Hydra Cesium Dyke , initial channel sample results to 8.75% Cs 2 O, 0.41% Li 2 O, 0.025% Ta 2 O 5 and 0.33% Rb 2 O over 1.2 meters including 13.57% Cs 2 0 and 0.32% Li 2 0 over 0.4m . Figure 1: Killick Lithium Project - General Location Map To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11666/302044_vinland_1.jpg QA/QC Protocols Rock and core samples from 2022-2025 were submitted to SGS Canada Inc. in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland for preparation and then sent to the SGS Canada Inc. analytical laboratory in Burnaby, British Colombia for analysis.
All samples were acquired by hand (rocks) or saw-cut (channels/drill core) and delivered by Vinland personnel, in sealed bags, to the Grand Falls-Windsor prep lab of SGS, which is an accredited assay lab that conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Samples are analyzed using SGS's GS_IMS91A50 method that delivers a 56-element package utilizing sodium peroxide fusion, ICP-AES, and ICP-MS analytical techniques. All reported assays are uncut.
Soil samples were collected by Vinland personnel utilizing a standard Dutch-auger, collecting B Horizon soil, where possible. Where B was not present, the soil horizon or type was noted. Soil samples were sent to Eastern Analytical Ltd., in Springdale, NL, for Li, Ta, Sn, and Nb analyses by four-acid digestion, analyzed by ICP-OES.
Some historic rock samples were analyzed using Eastern's Au (Fire assay) @ 30g + ICP-34 method that delivers a 34-element package utilizing a 200 mg subsample totally dissolved in four acids and analyzed by ICP-OES analytical technique. Eastern Analytical Ltd. achieved ISO 17025 accreditation in February 2014 (for more details on the scope of accreditation visit the CALA website ). Till samples were collected by Vinland personnel utilizing conventional shovel dug holes and screened to -10mm in the field.
Samples were shipped to Overburden Drilling Management (ODM) in Nepean, Ontario for analysis using their standard lithium indicator mineral package. Grab samples are selective in nature and may not represent the average mineralization of a bedrock exposure. QP Statement Barry Sparkes, P.Geo., Vice President of Exploration for Vinland Lithium Inc., the 'Qualified Person' under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release and prepared or supervised its preparation.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Vinland Lithium Inc., "Stephen Stares" Stephen Stares, President Parties interested in seeking more information can contact Mr. Stares at the number below. For further information, please contact: Stephen Stares, President & CEO Phone: 807-474-9020 Email: sstares@bentonresources.ca THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE. The information contained herein contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation.
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