b'COVERWHAT LIES BENEATHVR RESOURCES CAPITALIZES ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO EXPLORE RANOKE, HECLA-KILMER AND NORTHWAYBy James PetersV R Resources, headquar- many REE deposits in Canada haveWhat many may not realize about tered in Vancouver, buthistorically been hosted in refractory orour future green economy, is that we with mining interests insilicate minerals, making extraction tooneed these resources, such as rare Nevada and Ontario, re- expensive or simply impossible. Theearth, for magnets and e-vehicles. cently reported on somediscovery at Hecla-Kilmer represents aThe Ontario government is certainly intriguing discoveries at the companysclear distinction. behind it; they are fully supporting this Hecla-Kilmer project and nearby kim- kind of exploration for the burgeoning berlite breccia pipe at Northway. It wasVRs President and CEO Michaele-vehicle industry.VRs exploration at Ranoke in 2018 thatGunning says Its an exciting started the companys strategy on theadvancement but the new data arentTECHNOLOGICALLY AGILElarge Kapuskasing shear zone.totally surprising. Its consistentAs a junior exploration company, with what weve discovered beforeVR strives to keep its management Initial results at Hecla-Kilmer revealthrough our geochemical data fromstructure lean to keep administrative 80 per cent of the newly discoveredday one in 2020. These latest resultscosts down and allow for a certain Rare Earth Elements (REE) occuragility when it comes to new within a phosphate mineral apatite,are from detailed mineralogy from aopportunities. The company is always with the remainder hosted in anotherbulk sample taken during the 2023taking advantage of the latest phosphate monazite and parasite.drill program that will be used for atechnologiesparticularly drone and Its an important discovery becausemetallurgy study. satellite technologiesfor collecting 6 ONTARIO PROSPECTOR WINTER 2023'