OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Assays are now pending from the first diamond drill holes completed as part of Viridian Metals Inc.'s (CSE: VRDN) (OTCQB: VIRMF) 2026 drill program at the Kraken project in Labrador. The initial assay submission includes the extension of hole VKS25-024, which previously returned 24.05 metres grading 0.77% CuEq¹ (0.21% Cu, 0.30% Ni, 0.04% Co) from 1 metre before terminating in mineralization (see Viridian news release dated February 26, 2025). Massive to semi-massive sulphides observed at the end of the original hole continue to approximately 33 metres, transitioning to patchy net textured and disseminated sulphides to the end of the hole at 51 metres.^*.