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Vior Confirms High-Grade GOLD Potential at Belleterre, QC with up to 274.9 G/T Au IN Surface Sampling

Drill Results Exploration Programs Sampling & Geoscience Results

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VIOR CONFIRMS HIGH-GRADE GOLD POTENTIAL AT BELLETERRE, QC

WITH UP TO 274.9 g/t Au IN SURFACE SAMPLING

• Vior to host a webcast with 6ix on September 30, 2021 at 12:00pm E ST to provide a

Corporate update with a focus on the exploration program at Belleterre. Register HERE

for the webcast.

Montreal, Canada, September 17, 2021 – Vior Inc. (“Vior” ), (TSX-V: VIO , FRANKFURT:

VL51) is pleased to announce field exploration results that demonstrate the high-grade gold

potential at its district -scale Belleterre gold project (“Belleterre”) in the Abitibi -Témiscamingue

region of Quebec. Of 1,328 samples completed during the Summer 2021 exploration program at

Belleterre and currently being processed at the laboratory , these first gold results consist of a

targeted validation sampling process where lab results were expedited in preparation for the

upcoming Phase 1 Fall drill program . The V ior technical team ’s objective is to validate the

presence of gold grades and the precise locations of historic gold showings in the Brownfield

areas at Belleterre. The results indicate that out of 38 samples recently sent to the laboratory,

the three highest grade samples returned respectively 274.9 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”),

121.3 g/t Au and 77.4 g/t Au. Another 17 samples contained values between 66.5 g/t Au and 10

g/t Au with all but one of the remaining samples containing gold content (see Table 1 and maps

below). In addition, t hese results validate over 10 historic gold showings and confirm the high

exploration potential at Belleterre.

Mark Fedosiewich, President & CEO of Vior, stated, “These field results are exciting and

confirm the presence of significant gold from the historical showings. We also know that

previous drill programs in the Brownfield areas at Belleterre were only undertaken to shallow

depths and were non continuous along strike . These results validate the hard work of the

exploration and management team through 2021 to consolidate this highly prospective mining

camp, and we are encouraged more than ever that Belleterre offers a tremendous exploration

opportunity for our shareholders.”

Vior is also pleased to release the results of its high-resolution magnetic survey (see Figure 1)

covering the entire Belleterre Project. This high -resolution magnetic survey is a valuable

exploration tool that will help Vior’s exploration team focus on the continuities of the main gold

bearing structures within the known historical high -grade zones along strike and at depth

including past producing Belleterre gold mine with a historic production of 2.18 Mt at 10.7 g/t Au

(source DV-89-01 from MRNQ: Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec)

and Aubelle deposit with a non 43 -101 compliant current resource of 353.7 Kt at 3.6 g/t Au

(source DV -89-01 from MRNQ). This helicopter -borne magnetic survey was carried out by

Novatem Inc., of Mont -Saint-Hilaire, QC for a total of 6,750 linear kilometre s with line spacing

every 50 metres.

Vior’s Executive Vice -President, Laurent Eustache, stated, “In conjunction with the new

structural interpretation derived from our new high-resolution magnetic survey and the

compilation of historical data and geological modeling (with our consultant 3DGeo Solution Inc.),

we are now in an excellent position to better define the high-potential drill targets for our

upcoming 4,000-metre Fall drill program. By incorporating all of the various technical data sets

available from the consolidated area, which ha s never been attempted due to the previously

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fragmented ownership positions at Belleterre, we are now able to build a cohesive 3D structural

model. We are confident that our new systematic and holistic approach will play a major positive

role in our overall exploration strategy to help unlock the full potential of the Belleterre mining

camp.”

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Figure 1. Vior’s consolidated Belleterre l and package with high-resolution magnetic

survey and locations of detailed Map 1 and Map 2.

Map 1. Detailed map showing the location of highest gold values and draped LIDAR/high-

resolution magnetic survey background.

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Map 2. Detailed map showing the location of highest gold values and draped LIDAR/high-

resolution magnetic survey background.

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Table 1. Belleterre Project – 2021 gold values from summer exploration program

Showing Sample Easting Northing Sample Sample

Name Number AA1 GV2 MS3

Final Type DescriptionUTM NAD83

Laboratory results : Gold G/T

656233 672755 5252618 46.4 50.1 50.1 Outcrop Boudinated quartz vein at the contact of a feldspar-phyric dyke and sheared

basalt, 20% of coarse clusters of pyrite

656237 673103 5252604 1.7 1.7 Outcrop Mineralized hangingwall of Aubelle-1 quartz vein, 15-20% pyrite (stringers &

clusters)

656234 672752 5252616 1.2 1.2 Outcrop Feldspar-phyric dyke injected by narrow quartz veins, 5-8% pyrite

656235 672917 5252617 1.0 1.0 Boulder Quartz vein with stringers and clusters of pyrite (25%)

656236 673118 5252602 0.8 0.8 Outcrop 1.5 m-thick light gray quartz vein, 3-5% stringers of pyrite at the margins

Aubelle-1

656240 672805 5252579 16.5 14.1 14.1 Boulder Mineralized quartz vein with 3% pyrite

656239 672805 5252579 1.6 1.6 Boulder Quartz vein with folded stringers of pyrite (3-5%)

656238 672805 5252579 0.1 0.1 Boulder Feldspar-phyric intrusion injected by a set of parallel veins (quartz-albite-

carbonate), 1% disseminated pyriteAubelle-1 stock pile

656228 672951 5252180 41.9 OL 19.4 19.4 Outcrop Smoky quartz vein with 3-5% sulphides (galena, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite)

656226 672917 5252182 1.6 1.6 Outcrop Gray to smoky quartz vein hosted in schist, 2-3% sulphides (chalcopyrite,

pyrite, galena)

656229 672855 5252195 0.3 0.3 Boulder Quartz vein with clusters of chalcopyrite-sphalerite (5-8%)

656227 672951 5252180 0.2 0.2 Outcrop Smoky quartz vein with coarse clusters of sulphides (15-20% pyrrhotite and

chalcopyrite)

Aubelle-2

656224 672620 5252405 2.0 2.0 Outcrop 20 cm-thick quartz vein in sheared and mineralized basalts, 20% of

disseminated and clustered pyrite

656223 672627 5252405 1.1 1.1 Outcrop 20 cm-thick boudinated quartz vein hosted in mafic volcanic rocks, 5% pyrite

at the contact of the veinAubelle-2Nord

656231 672751 5252451 3.0 3.0 Outcrop 30 cm-thick quartz vein boudinated in a sheared basalt, 10-15% pyrite at the

margins

656232 672767 5252455 0.7 0.7 Outcrop 40 cm-thick quartz vein in a sheared zone with 10% of coarse clusters of pyriteAubelle-4

656216 675634 5251099 2.2 2.2 Outcrop Boudinated quartz veinlets hosted in chloritized schist, 1-2% of disseminated

pyrite

656217 675634 5251084 2.0 2.0 Outcrop Small boudinated quartz veins in a chlorite-ankerite schist, few disseminated

sulphide grains (pyrite-galena)Boudrias

656221 671931 5253018 OL OL 274.9 274.9 Boulder Quartz vein with banded sulphides (pyrite and chalcopyrite-pyrite-galena)

656220 671918 5253021 OL 66.5 66.5 Boulder White to smoky quartz vein with 1-3% sulphides (chalcopyrite, pyrite and

galena), traces of fracture-controled malachite

656222 672092 5253044 9.8 9.7 9.7 Boulder Quartz vein hosted in mineralized and chloritized basalt, 3-5% of pyrite

stringers

Conway

656213 675840 5251991 OL OL 121.3 121.3 Outcrop Other boudinated quartz-ankerite vein with 2-4% of disseminated and fracture-

controlled pyrite (2-4%)

656208 675851 5251994 OL 53.4 53.4 Outcrop 20 cm-thick quartz vein hosted in strongly fractured diorite/gabbro, 15% of

pyrite as stringers and clusters

656211 675849 5251994 26.9 35.3 35.3 Outcrop Quartz vein hosted in fractured diorite/gabbro and sprinkled with fine-grained

pyrite (2-4%) and few occurrences of chalcopyrite (0.5%)

656212 675849 5251994 21.7 24.6 24.6 Outcrop Boudinated quartz-ankerite vein containing coarse clusters of pyrite (15-20%)

656209 675849 5251994 18.0 18.0 18.0 Outcrop Margin of nearly flat quartz vein hosted in sheared diorite/gabbro, coarse

cluster of pyrite (20%)

Jolette-Nord

656203 676637 5251884 OL 77.4 77.4 Outcrop 50 cm-thick quartz-ankerite vein hosted in sheared and rusty mafic lava flows,

traces to 2% pyrite

656207 676574 5251838 42.1 43.8 43.8 Outcrop Quartz-ankerite vein with stringers of pyrite-galena-chalcopyrite (2%)

656205 676564 5251832 42.7 39.6 39.6 Outcrop 50 cm-thick banded quartz-ankerite vein, stringers of pyrite (2-4%), galena (2-

3%) and chalcopyrite (1%)

656204 676564 5251832 26.1 20.8 20.8 Outcrop 40 cm-thick quartz vein hosted in srongly ankeritized sheared basalts,

stockwork of pyrite (2-4%), galena (2-3%) and chalcopyrite (traces)

656206 676566 5251834 11.4 14.0 14.0 Outcrop Quartz vein shouldered by an ankerite-rich rim, 2-3% of pyrite and 2-3% of

galena-chalcopyrite

656202 676622 5251881 11.2 10.0 10.0 Outcrop At the margin of a quartz vein and sheared lavas strongly chloritized, 1% pyrite

656201 676622 5251879 5.2 5.2 5.2 Outcrop Sheared mafic volcanic rocks, very strong chlorite and ankerite alterations, 1-

2% pyrite and traces of chalcopyrite

Lac Expanse - Zone C

656219 672955 5253702 OL 59.8 59.8 Outcrop 1 m-thick partly smoky quartz vein with stockwork and disseminated grains of

chalcopyrite (8-10%)

656218 673090 5253733 13.9 16.0 16.0 Boulder Margin of a lightly smoky quartz vein with a chlorite-biotite schist containing

pyrite stringers (15%)

Paquin

656214 675813 5251453 OL 61.2 61.2 Outcrop Boudinated quartz vein hosted in a strongly chloritized & ankeritized sheared

basalt, 5% of disseminated and clustered pyrite

656215 675813 5251453 8.7 11.1 11.1 Outcrop 15 cm-thick quartz vein in sheared and strongly ankeritized basalt, 2-3% pyrite

and possible occurrences of chalcopyrite

Zone 5W 656225 673615 5252461 0.0 0.0 Outcrop South margin of a 30 to 50 cm-thick quartz vein, 2% pyrrhotite

1Fire-assays Atomic absorption; 2Fire-assays Gravimetric; 3Metallic Sieve (350g) FA-GV; OL: Over Limit

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