Vault Strategic Mining (TSX-V:KNOX) has deployed a field team to commence exploration at the War Bond Tungsten Project in Nevada.
Located in the Delaware Mining District of western Nevada, the project encompasses three historical tungsten mines: War Bond, Tactite, and Thursday. The 20 unpatented lode mining claims cover approximately 400 acres.
CEO Quinn Field-Dyte says the company is applying modern exploration methods to the historical tungsten district.
“Our immediate objective is to verify and consolidate the historical information, complete field validation work, and advance the project toward disciplined drill target generation,” Field-Dyte says.
As previously reported by Mining.com.au, Vault Strategic has also agreed to acquire the historical Mirage‑Mariposa Tungsten Mine in California, which hosts a historical resource of 21,000 indicated tonnes at 0.15% tungsten trioxide.
Maiden exploration at War Bond will focus on detailed mapping of intrusive-carbonate contacts and skarn zoning, along with underground and surface verification of historical zones.
To the program, Vault will also include channel sampling across tactite structures, portable ultraviolet work to evaluate scheelite distribution, structural measurements, and development of drill targets.
Historical assay records from 1942 and 1943 include 14.40% tungsten trioxide, with other samples ranging from 0.8% to 0.9% tungsten trioxide.
Vault Strategic Mining cautions that historical information predates National Instrument 43-101 standards and cannot be independently verified.
The company will require confirmation drilling, modern metallurgical studies, and compliant mineral resource estimates to define current resources and assess economic viability.
Vault Strategic Mining is a North American resource company focused on acquiring and advancing strategic and critical mineral projects in top‑tier mining jurisdictions.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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