Vior and Iluka Commence Drilling ON Selected Rutile Targets at BIG Island Lake, Havre-St-Pierre, Quebec
VIOR AND ILUKA COMMENCE DRILLING ON SELECTED RUTILE TARGETS
AT BIG ISLAND LAKE, HAVRE-ST-PIERRE, QUEBEC
QUÉBEC, CANADA, JUNE 18, 2017 - SOCIÉTÉ D’EXPLORATION MINIÈRE VIOR INC. (TSX
VENTURE (VIO), FR ANKFURT (VL5 1) (“Vior”) – is pleased to announce that it has
commenced an exploration drilling program consisting of 7 holes totaling 1,300 meters on rutile-
ilmenite targets identified on its Big Island Lake project , situated 25 kilometers north of Havre-
St-Pierre, in the North Shore region of Quebec.
The Big Island Lake project is comprised of 69 map-designated claims over 37.8 square-
kilometers covered by the Havre-St-Pierre Anorthositic Complex where several massive ilmenite
(iron-titanium) showings were identified, including the Lac Tio mine currently in operation,
located 19 kilometers to the northeast of the project.
The Big Island Lake prospect lies as an east -west oriented massive ilmenite horizon
outcropping sporadically over a strike length of at leas t 280 meters and r anging from 10 to 26
meters wide. Selected rock sampling carried out by Vior in 2016 returned titanium (TiO2) values
between 44.2% and 48.4% , and channel sampling returned (TiO2) value up to 41.6% over 7.7
meters and 45.2% over 2.2 meters.
In addition to this initial drilling program, Vior and Iluka are also planning further exploration
work on the Big Island Lake Project this summer and fall.
As previously announced in the Company’s press release of May 1st, 2018, exploration activity
on Big Island Lake is being undertaken as part of an option and joint venture agreement with
Iluka Exploration (Canada) Ltd. ("Iluka "), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iluka Resources Limited
(ASX:ILU), one of the largest producers of the high-grade titanium dioxide products of rutile and
synthetic rutile.
About Vior
Vior is a junior mining exploration company based in Quebec whose corporate strategy is to
generate, explore, and develop high quality projects in proven and favourable mining
jurisdictions in North America. Through the years, Vior’s management and technical team have
demonstrated their ability to discover several gold deposits and many high quality mineral
prospects.
The technical content disclosed in this press release was reviewed and approved by Mr. Marc
L'Heureux, P.Geo., who is the Company's Qualified Person as per NI 43-101.
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For further information, please contact:
Mark Fedosiewich Marc L’Heureux
President and CEO Vice-president, Exploration
Tel.: 613-898-5052 Tel.: 450-746-1771
[email protected] [email protected]
Website: www.vior.ca
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