Viridian Metals (VRDN.CN) on Friday said it is advancing plans to target high-grade copper-rich zones identified within the Kraken magmatic sulphide system in Labrador, where drilling in 2024 intersected copper grades up to 4.15% Cu.
The company believes its recently announced 50-hole drill program will provide the scale and flexibility required to systematically follow up on multiple copper-rich zones identified within the broader Kraken system. The program will also evaluate several targets with potential to host additional copper-rich mineralization, it added.
"Record prices consistently above six dollars per pound are a reflection of what we believe is a permanent structural shift," said Chief Executive Tyrell Sutherland. "What makes Kraken particularly exciting in this environment is that, in addition to demonstrating a large-scale near-surface sulphide system, drilling has already identified localized copper-rich zones grading up to 4.15% Cu."
Shares of the company were last seen up $0.005 to $0.47 on the Canadian Securities Exchange.