VIKING ACQUIRES EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL DATA FOR LINKA PROJECT
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
22 January 2026
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VIKING ACQUIRES EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL DATA FOR
LINKA PROJECT
• Historical dataset acquired representing ~2,816m of historical drilling for a nominal
amount of its replacement value.
• Data includes records for 68 drillholes (8 Diamond and 60 Percussion) across the
Linka, Hillside, and Conquest targets.
• The acquisition provides a major technical shortcut, potentially saving months of
field work and significant exploration capital.
• Extensive historical mapping and cross sections identify high-grade targets and
underground workings, enabling rapid 3D geological modelling.
• The information supports the immediate planning of validation drilling aimed at
bringing historical data up to JORC standards.
Viking Mines Ltd (ASX: VKA) (“Viking” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has
completed a strategic acquisition of a comprehensive historical technical dataset covering the
Linka Project in Nevada, USA. The dataset was purchased for US$35,000 (~A$50,000) and
contains extensive records that is estimated to cost in excess of A$1.0 million to replicate at
current market rates.
The acquired data includes high-quality scans of cross-sections and maps from the late 1970s.
This information is critical for understanding the location of high-grade zones of the Linka
tungsten system without the need to "re-discover" known mineralisation.
Commenting on the historical data acquisition, Viking Mines MD & CEO Julian Woodcock
said:
“Sourcing this extensive dataset substantially shortcuts the time required to advance the Linka
Project, reduces the capital outlay required and reduces the exploration risk.
“We are extremely fortunate to have been able to source this information and have commenced
with converting the information into digital format to bring into 3D geological modelling
software.
“Upon completion of the airborne survey at the Project we will have the necessary ground
features to accurately georeference the historical maps and sections to allow us to extract the
drillhole collar information and build a drillhole database.
“I look forward to interrogating the data and releasing to market as we complete the digitisation
process.”
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Figure 1; Example of historical data acquired - outcrop geology map showing locations of drillholes and cross sections. See Figure 2
showing zoomed in area highlighting detail available from the dataset.
Figure 2; Zoom in of the outcrop geology map illustrating level of detail available from the historical data with drillhole
locations, cross-section locations and mapped geology.
Figure 2
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STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES
This dataset provides Viking with a high-resolution technical framework of the Linka Project area:
• Target Precision: Identifies specific high-grade intersections to design "twin-hole"
drilling programs, which are essential for data validation for potential future use in
resource modelling.
• Regional Upside: Trenching and surface sampling data reveals locations of tactite
(skarn) mineralisation along strike, identifying drill targets outside the historical mine
areas.
• Infrastructure Insights: Detailed underground maps of the Conquest and Linka mines
aid in building a precise 3D model of the mineralised system.
• Stockpile Confirmation: Maps verify the locations of surface stockpiles identified
during recent site visits, potentially offering early processing feed.
ONGOING WORK & NEXT STEPS
The Company is currently integrating this information into its digital exploration database with
the following steps underway:
• Georeferencing: Aligning historical maps with the coordinate systems in GIS using
high resolution airborne survey data currently being collected.
• Digitisation: Converting the scanned paper logs and sections into a 3D digital
environment to commence construction of the geological model.
• Permitting: Once 3D modelling is complete, the data will be used to finalize drill
targets for a Notice of Intent (NOI) submission to Federal Agencies.
Viking expects to release the digitised data in three tranches covering Linka, followed by Hillside
and Conquest in the coming weeks.
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This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of the Company.
Julian Woodcock
Managing Director and CEO
Viking Mines Limited
For further information, please contact:
Viking Mines Limited
Michaela Stanton-Cook - Company Secretary
+61 8 6245 0870
Forward-Looking Statements
This document may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
concerning Viking Mines Limited’s planned exploration programme and other statements that are not historical facts. When used in
this document, the words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may”, "potential," "should," and similar expressions
are forward-looking statements. Although Viking Mines Limited believes that its expectations reflected in these forward-looking
statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be
consistent with these forward-looking statement.
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