Viking Mines Terrell tungsten project in Nevada, USA. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has struck high-grade tungsten from the first reconnaissance sampling program at its Long and Terrell projects in Nevada, USA, with assays returning grades of up to 2.7 per cent tungsten trioxide. Management says the results confirm rich mineralisation at two historic mine sites and underscore the potential for a significant tungsten endowment across the portfolio beyond its flagship Linka proje

Viking Mines’ Linka Tungsten Project in Nevada, USA, showing historical mine workings and stockpiles. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has secured a vital approval from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), giving it the go-ahead to collect a 1,000-short-ton (907-tonne) bulk sample from its Linka tungsten project in Nevada. The move is a significant step in the company’s strategy to fast-track its American tungsten assets towards production. The approval allows Viking to begin

Viking Mines’ ore sorting tests on its US tungsten project have yielded a high-grade product up to 4.1 times the feed grade, with assays confirming grades as high as 1.91 per cent tungsten trioxide.

Viking Mines has hit multiple wide zones of visual tungsten mineralisation in drilling from its Linka project in Nevada, the first drilling at the project in 40 years.

Viking Mines believes material from old dumps at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada could be a prime candidate for modern automated sensor-based ore sorting technology (example pictured) which can rapidly separate potentially mineralised rock from waste. In what is shaping up to be a classic case of one man’s trash being another man’s treasure, Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has unearthed high-grade tungsten from historical waste dumps at its Linka project in Nevada, USA. The

A 3D render of the conceptual 300,000-tonne-per-annum modular processing facility designed for Viking Mines' Linka tungsten project in Nevada, USA. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has banged a significant technical peg in the ground at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, USA, with an independent concept study confirming a clear and conventional processing pathway just as a drill rig arrives on site to spin the rods at the historic operation for the first time in almost half-a-cen

Viking Mines has mobilised an RC drilling rig to its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, USA, for a maiden drilling campaign. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has mobilised a drill rig to its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, USA, with the rods set to spin at the historic operation for the first time in more than 40 years. The reverse circulation (RC) drilling program marks a significant step in the company’s goal to define a maiden mineral resource at the past-producing mine. Wit

Historic workings at Viking Mines’ USA Linka tungsten project under the picturesque Nevada night sky. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has pocketed up to $5 million after signing a binding agreement to divest 12 tenements encompassing its non-core First Hit gold project in Western Australia to ASX-listed explorer First Au. The deal delivers an immediate balance sheet boost while preserving significant future upside for the company through equity exposure and performance-linked m

High-grade sorted fraction from Viking Mines Conquest pit sample under ultraviolet light, showing characteristic blue-white fluorescence of scheelite. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has ticked off a critical milestone on its strategic path towards a rapid, low-capital expenditure production model at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, United States. Initial X-ray transmission ore sorting test work completed by Norwegian- headquartered TOMRA at its specialised test centre in

High-grade tungsten concentrate has been achieved in simple processing from Viking Mines’ Linka project in Nevada. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has kicked another goal at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, USA, delivering an impressive 76 per cent recovery to produce a high-value 56.9 per cent tungsten oxide concentrate in its latest round of metallurgical testwork. The result represents a major step-change for the project, delivering a 27 per cent uplift in recovery from its

An aerial view of Viking Mines’ Linka tungsten mine in Nevada, showing coarse ore stockpiles in the background that are returning grades equivalent to historical mine grades. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has uncovered a potentially valuable source of near-surface tungsten at its Linka project in Nevada, with sampling confirming a historic stockpile left behind by previous operators still carries grades comparable to those mined during the project’s heyday. The company collec

Viking Mines has produced 62.5 per cent tungsten trioxide concentrate at a 59.8 per cent recovery rate from 1.2 per cent tungsten trioxide ore from its Linka project in Nevada Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has delivered a step-change processing breakthrough at its flagship Linka project in Nevada, producing a premium tungsten concentrate from a combined gravity separation and flotation circuit. The company says metallurgical testwork returned a world-class concentrate grading

Viking Mines has signed drill contractor DrilCor for a 63-hole maiden drilling program at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, marking the final operational step before breaking ground in late June.

Geologist undertaking mapping at Viking Mines Linka project in Nevada USA. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has added serious at-surface weight to its historic Linka tungsten project in Nevada, after discovering two previously unrecognised historical rock stockpiles sitting right on top of the ground next to the old Conquest mine. The unexpected find, unearthed during the company's second field mapping and sampling campaign, could prove a major low-cost windfall by potentially p

Viking Mines gets the green light to commence its maiden drilling program at its highly prospective Linka tungsten project in Nevada Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has received an official nod of approval from the United States Bureau of Land Management for a maiden drilling programme at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada. The federal green light landed ahead of schedule, locking in timeline certainty as the company moves towards its upcoming drill work. With approval now se

A company geologist inspecting historical workings at Viking Mines Linka tungsten project in Nevada, US. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) is officially transitioning from paperwork to power tools at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, lodging a formal Notice of Intent with the US Bureau of Land Management for an expansive 63-hole drilling campaign. The move marks a pivotal shift for the company as it prepares to launch the first exploration drilling at the historical site in more th

Old workings at Viking Mines’ Linka tungsten project in Nevada. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) appears to have wasted little time advancing its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, moving into early-stage processing design work using a nifty modular plant design as it pushes the critical minerals play towards a genuine development story. Fresh from earlier metallurgical work that delivered a saleable concentrate grading an impressive 63.6 per cent tungsten trioxide, the company says co

Historic workings at Viking Mines’ Linka tungsten project at night, under the picturesque Nevada sky. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has launched a new interactive investor hub to give its followers direct access to management as the hunt for tungsten at its Linka project in Nevada ramps up. The company says its hub will provide real-time access to company announcements, reports and presentations, including a live upcoming webinar by managing director Julian Woodcock to lay out the

An aerial view of Viking Mines’ Linka tungsten mine in Nevada, looking to the south from the Linka shaft, showing coarse ore stockpiles in the background. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) is charging ahead with fieldwork at its Linka project in Nevada, executing an aggressive surface asset evaluation ahead of a June quarter drilling blitz as global tungsten prices hit an eye-watering 90-year high. The company is aiming to systematically quantify historical above-ground stockpiles, al

Viking Mines has begun trading on the US OTC Markets, giving North American investors a local-currency gateway to its Nevada-based Linka tungsten project. Viking Mines (ASX: VKA) has switched on a fresh US trading line for its shares, with the company now officially quoted on the OTC Markets under the ticker VKALF. OTC or “over-the-counter” is a US trading platform that allows broker-dealers to match buyers and sellers outside the big exchanges such as the New York Stock Exc