Talon Metals Reports New Assays And Step- Out Drilling Results Extending Vault Zone Mineralization
Talon Metals Reports New Assays And Step-
Out Drilling Results Extending Vault Zone
Mineralization
Tamarack, Minnesota--(Newsfile Corp. - March 11, 2026) - Talon Metals Corp. (TSX: TLO) (OTCID:
TLOFF) ("Talon" or the "Company") is pleased to report new assay results and step-out drilling from the
Vault Zone at the Tamarack Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project in Minnesota. These results continue to
demonstrate the continuity of mineralization and support the potential for expansion of the Vault Zone
system.
Highlights
Assay results for drill hole 25TK0563C,
drilled 16 meters to the southwest of drill hole
25TK0563, intercepted 15.23 meters starting at 773.86 meters, which assayed 7.82% Ni, 7.70%
Cu, 0.06% Co, 8.77 g/t Pd+Pt and 3.09 g/t Au (14.11% NiEq or 27.33% CuEq) with full results as
follows in Table 1. (See Figure 1 and Table 1).
New drill hole 25TK0563D
, drilled 10 meters to the east of drill hole 25TK0563, intercepted 3
meters of Massive Sulphide Unit ("MSU") and Mixed Massive Sulphides ("MMS") starting at
759.38 meters, at the same stratigraphic horizon as the upper part of drill hole 25TK0563 starting
at 762.34 meters and at a similar depth to drill hole 25TK0563B, starting at 774.40 meters, and
25TK0563C, starting at 773.86 meters. (See Figure 2 and Figure 4) (Assays pending).
New drill hole 25TK0569 in the Stringer Zone,
intercepted 18.91 meters of MMS Stringers
starting at 640.84 meters. (See Figure 3). This hole is a 17-meter step-out from 25TK0565, which
previously intercepted 19.11 meters grading 2.38% Ni, 4.72% Cu, 0.03% Co, 3.80g/t Pt+Pd and
2.32g/t Au (6.39% NiEq or 11.67% CuEq) starting at 670.00 meters.
"These step-out results are exactly the kind of confirmation we look for after a discovery - continuity,
repeatability, and clear next targets," said Darby Stacey, Talon's Chief Executive Officer. "With
multiple rigs actively drilling, we're focused on expanding and delineating the Vault Zone as efficiently
as possible."
"Since returning to Tamarack, our precision, borehole electromagnetic guided drilling has continued
to deliver success in the Vault Zone," said Brian Goldner, Chief Exploration Officer. "These new
results add to the growing body of evidence that the Vault Zone mineralization is consistent and
continuous, and remains open for expansion."
Next Steps: Continuation of Vault Zone Expansion and Delineation
Talon's in-house exploration team continues to rapidly advance step-out drilling guided by borehole
electromagnetic ("BHEM") data to expand the Vault Zone mineralization laterally and at depth. With
mineralization remaining open in all directions, Talon is also planning additional geological drill holes
beyond the current reach of BHEM to test for further extensions of the system.
The Vault Zone Story
As outlined in the Company's
June 5, 2025
press release, the Vault Zone discovery drill hole
25TK0563 intercepted a combined 34.9 meters of MSU mineralization grading 14.86% Ni,
15.37% Cu, 0.11% Co, 24.96 g/t Pt+Pd, and 9.18 g/t Au (28.88% NiEq or 57.76% CuEq) starting
at 762.34 meters, demonstrating a new mineralized system beyond the existing resource footprint.
Since discovery, Talon has been stepping out around the system using BHEM to generate targets
and precision drilling to test continuity and extensions.
Recent step-out drilling continues to intercept massive and mixed massive sulphides, indicating
that the system remains open and expandable.
Talon's three in-house drill rigs are actively drilling the Vault Zone with the goal of continuing to
expand mineralization.
For further discussion on the Vault Zone, please see
www.talonmetals.com/media
.
Table 1:
Assays for drill hole 25TK0563C
Drill Hole #
From (m)
To
(m)
Length (m)
Assay
NiEq (%)
CuEq (%)
Ni (%)
Cu (%)
Co (%)
Pd (g/t)
Pt (g/t)
Au (g/t)
Ag (g/t)
25TK0563C
773.86
789.09
15.23
7.82
7.70
0.06
3.05
5.72
3.09
17.39
14.11
27.33
including
776.49
782.20
7.23
14.95
15.24
0.11
5.23
9.98
5.24
28.91
26.41
52.82
Please refer to Table 3 for further technical information.
Figure 1:
Drill hole 25TK0563C, drilled 16 meters to the southwest of drill hole 25TK0563, intercepted
15.23 meters of MMS/MSU starting at 773.86 meters.
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Figure 2:
Drill hole 25TK0563D, drilled 10 meters to the east of drill hole 25TK0563, intercepted 3
meters of MMS/MSU starting at 759.38 meters.
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Figure 3:
Drill hole 25TK0569 intercepted a total of 18.91 meters of MMS starting at 640.84 meters.
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New Successful MSU Step-out: Drill Hole 25TK0563D
New drill hole 25TK0563D (see Figure 2) intercepted 3 meters of MMS and MSU mineralization starting
at 759.38 meters. This intercept represents a 10-meter step-out to the east of the upper part of discovery
drill hole 25TK0563.
Mineralization remains open in all directions, and additional drill holes are planned
to the north of drill hole 25TK0563 and to the west of 25TK0563C. (See Figure 4).
Figure 4:
Plan view and cross section of drill holes 25TK0563, 25TK0563B, 25TK0563C, and
25TK0563D with step-out drill holes planned to the north and the west.
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New MMS Intercepted in the Stringer Part of the Vault Zone Starting 79 Meters Below the
Tamarack Resource Area: Drill Hole 25TK0569
New Drill hole 25TK0569 intersected 18.91 meters of MMS Stringers starting at 640.84 meters, part of
the Vault Zone. (See Figure 3). MMS Stringers are defined by massive sulphide veinlets occurring in
discontinuous, usually short, narrow, and irregular veins within the host rock, indicating fluid (sulphides)
pathways.
The MMS Stringer Zone, which starts approximately 79 meters below the current resource, is a near-
vertical mineralized system composed of parallel veins that have been intercepted by three drill holes,
25TK0565, 25TK0567 (5 meter step-out), and 25TK0569 (17 meter step-out from hole 25TK0565).
The MMS intercepted in drill holes 25TK0565, 25TK0567, and 25TK0569 are consistent with a near-
vertical mineralized structure hosted within meta-sedimentary rocks adjacent to the Tamarack Intrusive
Complex. Combined, drill holes 25TK0565, 25TK0567, and 25TK0569, which are approximately 5
meters and 17 meters apart, demonstrate vertical continuity of MMS over approximately 43 meters. (See
Figure 5).
Figure 5:
Drill holes 25TK0565, 25TK0567, and 25TK0569 with MMS mineralization starting at 79
meters below the Tamarack Resource Area and continuing for approximately 43 meters (combined).
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Figure 6:
Conceptual cross-section of the Vault Zone, showing new drill hole 25TK0567 relative to drill
hole 25TK0565 within the MMS Stringer part of the Vault Zone, and new drill hole 25TK0563C relative to
discovery drill hole 25TK0563 and drill hole 25TK0563B.
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138 Zone
Surface drilling targeting the Vault Zone is continuing to infill the current 138 Zone, which sits above the
Vault Zone. Drill hole 25TK0552 intersected 149.01 meters grading 0.92% Ni, 0.71% Cu, 0.02% Co,
0.42 g/t Pt+Pd and 0.22 g/t Au (1.50% NiEq or 2.81% CuEq) starting at 420.50 meters. Drill hole
25TK0565 intersected 28.58 meters grading 0.76% Ni, 0.62% Cu, 0.02% Co, 0.22 g/t Pt+Pd and 0.12
g/t Au (1.23% NiEq or 2.24% CuEq) starting at 420.00 meters and 52 meters grading 0.73% Ni, 0.51%
Cu, 0.02% Co, 0.30 g/t Pt+Pd and 0.12 g/t Au (1.15% NiEq or 2.09% CuEq) starting at 457.50 meters.
Drill hole 25TK0562 intersected 10.04 meters of 0.62% Ni, 0.45% Cu, 0.02% Co, 0.15 g/t Pt+Pd and
0.10 g/t Au (0.99% NiEq or 1.75% CuEq) starting at 420.50 meters.
QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY CONTROL, AND QUALIFIED PERSONS
The Talon sample preparation, security, and Quality Assurance ("QA") / Quality Control ("QC") protocols
for the Tamarack Nickel-Copper Project are consistent with industry best practices and Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Mineral Exploration Best Practice Guidelines (November
2018).
Talon has implemented documented QA programs that incorporate written procedures, acceptable
industry software, database organization, and standardized data presentation, all of which contribute to
confidence in the integrity of the dataset. The QC protocol has been documented (see also the
November 2022 Technical Report) and consistently applied since Talon's involvement with the Tamarack
Nickel-Copper Project.
The QA/QC program is based on the systematic insertion of certified reference materials ("CRM"),
including a variety of standards, blanks (materials containing no economic minerals), and duplicate
samples, which are used to monitor contamination, precision, and analytical accuracy at the primary
assay laboratory and to prevent inaccurate data from being accepted into the assay database. Samples
are submitted in batches of approximately 250 samples. Within each batch, QA/QC materials are
inserted at a rate of approximately one QA/QC sample for every ten core samples, including CRM
standards inserted at the front end of massive sulphide mineralization, blanks inserted immediately
following massive sulphide mineralization, and duplicate samples inserted approximately every 10
samples.
Sample security and chain-of-custody procedures are maintained throughout the sampling and analytical
process. Core samples are prepared and stored in a secure facility prior to shipment. Samples are
placed into plastic bins or sealed totes, which are secured using tamper-evident security tags. Before
sealing, a chain-of-custody form is placed inside each container. The containers are transported from
the core facility to the ALS laboratory in Thunder Bay, Ontario for preparation, and are subsequently
shipped to ALS Laboratories in Vancouver, British Columbia for analysis, where the chain-of-custody
documentation is signed by laboratory personnel and returned to Talon upon receipt, confirming sample
integrity.
Please see the technical report entitled "November 2022 National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report of
the Tamarack North Project - Tamarack, Minnesota" with an effective date of November 2, 2022
("November 2022 Technical Report") prepared by independent "Qualified Persons" (as that term is
defined in National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101")) Brian Thomas (P. Geo), Roger Jackson (P. Geo),
Oliver Peters (P. Eng) and Christine Pint (P.G) for further information on the QA/QC, data verification,
analytical and testing procedures at the Tamarack Nickel Copper Project. Copies are available on the
Company's website (www.talonmetals.com) or on SEDAR at (
www.sedar.com
). The laboratory used is
ALS Minerals who is independent of the Company.
Lengths are drill intersections and not necessarily true widths. True widths cannot be consistently
calculated for comparison purposes between holes because of the irregular shapes of the mineralized
zones. Drill intersections have been independently selected by Talon. Drill composites have been
independently calculated by Talon. The geological interpretations in this news release are solely those of
the Company. The locations and distances highlighted on all maps in this news release are approximate.
Dr. Etienne Dinel, Vice President, Geology of Talon, is a Qualified Person within the meaning of NI 43-
101. Dr. Dinel is satisfied that the analytical and testing procedures used are standard industry operating
procedures and methodologies, and he has reviewed, approved and verified the technical information
disclosed in this news release, including sampling, analytical and test data underlying the technical
information.
Where used in this news release:
NiEq% = Ni% + Cu% x $4.00/$8.00 x Cu Recovery/Ni Recovery + Co% x $20.00/$8.00 x Co
Recovery/Ni Recovery + Pt [g/t]/31.103 x $1,000/$8.00/22.04 x Pt Recovery/Ni Recovery + Pd
[g/t]/31.103 x $1,000/$8.00/22.04 x Pd Recovery/Ni Recovery + Au [g/t]/31.103 x $2,000/$8.00/22.04 x
Au Recovery/Ni Recovery + Ag [g/t]/31.103 x $20.00/$8.00/22.04 x Ag Recovery/Ni Recovery
CuEq% = Cu%+ Ni% x $8.00/$4.00 x Ni Recovery/Cu Recovery + Co% x $20.00/$4.00 x Co
Recovery/Cu Recovery + Pt [g/t]/31.103 x $1,000/$4.00/22.04 x Pt Recovery/Cu Recovery + Pd
[g/t]/31.103 x $1,000/$4.00/22.04 Pd Recovery/Cu Recovery + Au [g/t]/31.103 x $2,000/$4.00/22.04 Au
Recovery/Cu Recovery + Ag [g/t]/31.103 x $20.00/$4.00/22.04 x Ag Recovery/Cu Recovery
For Ni and Cu recoveries, please refer to the formulae in the November 2022 Technical Report.
Recovery of Ni to the Cu concentrate was excluded from the NiEq calculation. The following recoveries
were used for the other metals: 64.1% for Co, 82.5% for Pt, 69.3% for Pd, and 72.6% for Au and Ag.
ABOUT TALON
Talon is a TSX-listed base metals company advancing and operating high-grade nickel-copper assets
in the United States, including 100% ownership of the Eagle Mine and Humboldt Mill in Michigan, the
only primary nickel mine currently operating in the United States, and the
Tamarack Nickel-Copper-
Cobalt Project
in Minnesota. Talon is in a joint venture with
Rio Tinto
on the high-grade Tamarack Nickel-
Copper-Cobalt Project located in central Minnesota. Talon's shares are also traded in the US over the
OTC market under the symbol TLOFF. The Tamarack Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project comprises a large
land position (18km of strike length) with additional high-grade intercepts
outside the current resource
area
. Talon has an earn-in right to acquire up to 60% of the Tamarack Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project and
currently owns 51%. Talon has a
neutrality and workforce development agreement
in place with the
United Steelworkers union. Talon's Beulah Mineral Processing Facility in Mercer County was
selected by
the US Department of Energy
for a US$114.8 million funding grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
and the
US Department of War awarded Talon a grant of US$20.6 million
to support and accelerate
Talon's exploration efforts in both Minnesota and Michigan. Talon has well-qualified and experienced
exploration, mine permitting, mine development, operations, and community relations teams.
For additional information on Talon, please visit the Company's website at
www.talonmetals.com
or
contact:
Media Contact:
Jen Heikkila
(906) 236-2580
Investor Contact:
Mike Kicis
1 (647) 968-0060
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements". All statements, other than statements
of historical fact that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or
anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements reflect the current expectations or beliefs of the Company based on information currently
available to the Company. Such forward-looking statements include statements relating to future
exploration work, including future drill holes, drill results, assays, geophysics and geological
interpretations and the potential for a deposit in the Vault Zone. Forward-looking statements are subject
to significant risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, and even if such actual results are
realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected
consequences to, or effects on the Company.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be
required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise.
Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue
reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
Table 2: Collar Locations
Drill Hole #
Easting (m)
Northing
(m)
Elevation (masl)
Azm
Dip
End Depth
(m)
25TK0563C
491049.3
5168348.9
388.0
170.4
-85.4
879.7
25TK0563D
491049.3
5168348.9
388.0
170.4
-85.4
913.2
25TK0552
491049.3
5168348.8
388.0
212.8
-86.1
850.0
25TK0562
490998.6
5168292.0
388.0
109.4
-85.2
919.6
25TK0565
490998.2
5168295.3
388.0
85.7
-88.3
787.3
25TK0569
490999.3
5168292.8
388.0
89.3
-86.0
906.2
Collar coordinates are UTM Zone 15N, NAD83.
Azimuths and dips are taken from the survey record at collar unless otherwise noted.
Table 3: Assay Table
Drill Hole #
From (m)
To
(m)
Length (m)
Assay
NiEq (%)
CuEq (%)
Ni (%)
Cu (%)
Co (%)
Pd (g/t)
Pt (g/t)
Au (g/t)
Ag (g/t)
25TK0563C
773.86
789.09
15.23
7.82
7.70
0.06
3.05
5.72
3.09
17.39
14.11
27.33
including
776.49
782.20
7.23
14.95
15.24
0.11
5.23
9.98
5.24
28.91
26.41
52.82
25TK0552
420.50
569.51
149.01
0.92
0.71
0.02
0.16
0.26
0.22
NA
1.50
2.81
25TK0562
420.50
430.54
10.04
0.62
0.45
0.02
0.06
0.09
0.10
2.04
0.99
1.75
25TK0565
420.00
448.58
28.58
0.76
0.62
0.02
0.08
0.14
0.12
NA
1.23
2.24
and
457.50
509.50
52.00
0.73
0.51
0.02
0.11
0.19
0.12
NA
1.15
2.09
Length refers to drill hole length and not True Width.
True Width is unknown at the time of publication.
All samples were analysed by ALS Minerals.
Nickel, copper, and cobalt grades were first analysed by a 4-acid digestion and
ICP AES (ME-MS61). Grades
reporting greater than 0.25% Ni and/or 0.1% Cu, using ME-MS61, trigger a sodium peroxide fusion with ICP-AES finish (ICP81). Platinum, palladium,
and gold are initially analyzed by a 30g fire assay with an ICP-MS finish (PGM-MS24). Any samples reporting >1g/t Pt or Pd trigger an over-limit analysis
by ICP-AES finish (PGM-ICP27) and any samples reporting >1g/t Au trigger an over-limit analysis by AAS (Au-AA26). For Ag, ICP-AES through Aqua
regia digestion (ME-ICP 41). NA: Not available
Table 4: Quick Lithology Log for Drill Holes 25TK0563D and 25TK0569
Drill Hole #
From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
Quick Log
Sulphide texture
25TK0563D
528.22
534.92
FGO/MZNO
534.92
759.38
CGO
Diss.
759.38
762.38
3
MSU
Massive
762.38
826.62
SED
826.62
829.06
CGO
829.06
872.63
SED
0
76.29
OB
76.29
419.71
FGO/MZNO
419.71
543.45
123.74
FGO/MZNO
Mod. Diss.
25TK0569
543.45
640.84
CGO
Diss.
640.84
659.75
18.91
MMS/MSU
Stringers and Massive
659.75
707.41
SED
707.41
710.66
GAB
710.66
763.83
CGO
763.83
767.49
SED
767.49
865.33
CGO
865.33
887.88
SED
Quick lithology log of drill holes: Overburden (OB); Meta-sedimentary rocks (SED); Fine-grained Orthocumulate/Mixed Zone (FGO/MZNO); Coarse-
grained Orthocumulate (CGO); Gabbro (GAB).; Mixed and Massive Sulphides (MMS/MSU), Moderate (MOD), Disseminated (Diss)
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