• VR Resources’ partner Athos completed a VTEM+ airborne EM and magnetic survey over the Empire copper-nickel-PGM-gold project in Ontario.
• Final processed survey data and inversions are due by end-July 2026, setting up target selection for drilling.
• Follow-up drilling is expected in late summer or fall 2026, pending integration of the new airborne results with existing datasets.
• TSXV accepted Athos’ NI 43-101 technical report for Empire on May 26, 2026, supporting Athos’ planned go-public transaction.
• VR is set to hold 9.9% of the resulting issuer following Athos’ merger with TSXV-listed CPC Meed Growth.

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