• Low residual tungsten grades from tailings sampling indicate efficient historical processing.
• Historical tailings grades support Viking's confidence in Linka's processing characteristics.
• Maiden RC drilling scheduled to commence in July.
• Recent metallurgical testwork produced a 56.9% WO3 concentrate at 76% recovery.
• Next steps include completing rig testing and commencing drilling.

Viking Mines Limited has reported the results of the 52-sample tailings characterisation programme at the Linka Tungsten Project in Nevada. The programme returned consistently low residual tungsten grades, with a thickness-weighted average of 0.03% WO3 and a maximum of 0.15% WO3, indicating that historical processing was effective in recovering high amounts of tungsten from Linka ore. The results provide a positive metallurgical read-through for Linka primary mineralisation and support Viking's confidence in the Project's processing characteristics. Viking's recent metallurgical testwork produced a high-quality 56.9% WO3 concentrate at 76% recovery, with opportunities for further optimisation. Maiden RC drilling remains scheduled to commence in July, marking a key step in testing the primary tungsten system at Linka.

Viking Mines is confident in the metallurgical performance of Linka's primary mineralisation and plans to commence maiden RC drilling in July to test the primary tungsten system.