# Vault Strategic Completes Phase 1 And Prepares For Phase 2 Of Its Maiden Exploration Program At The War Bond Historical Tungsten Mine, Nevada *2026-06-17T03:05:00-04:00* Vault Strategic Completes Phase 1 And Prepares For Phase 2 Of Its Maiden Exploration Program At The War Bond Historical Tungsten Mine, Nevada (TheNewswire) |  | | --- | | | Vancouver, British Columbia - June 17, 2026 – TheNewswire -Vault Strategic Mining Corp. (TSXV: KNOX) (OTC: KNXFF) (FSE: M850) (WKN: A41WE4) ("Vault" or the "Company")is pleased to announce that it has completed Phase 1 of its maiden exploration program at its War Bond Tungsten Project (“War Bond”) which includes the Historical War Bond Tungsten Mine, Historical Tactite Tungsten Mine and Historical Thursday Tungsten Mine located in Nevada, USA. Nevada was ranked as the number one mining jurisdiction in the Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies released on February 26th, 2026.[1](#ftn1)  Figure 1. Likely tungsten-related skarn or tactite-style mineralization observed at War Bond The Company has completed its initial Phase 1 reconnaissance and sampling program, which included the collection of 42 rock and geochemical samples. The program also included preliminary field work and logistical planning to support an anticipated upcoming Phase 2 exploration program, for which preparations are now underway. The samples will be submitted to ALS Geochemistry in Reno, Nevada for A complete suite of traditional and strategic metals and indicator elements. “Completing Phase 1 at War Bond is an important first step for Vault as we begin applying modern exploration methods to a historical tungsten district in Nevada,” said Quinn Field-Dyte, Chief Executive Officer of Vault Strategic Mining Corp.“The initial reconnaissance and sampling program, consisting of 42 rock and geochemical samples and field examination across the War Bond, Tactite and Thursday historical tungsten mine areas, has provided the Company with valuable field-level information as we work to verify and consolidate historical data. With Phase 1 now complete, preparations are underway for a Phase 2 exploration program, which is expected to build on these results through continued field validation, refined target assessment and disciplined advancement toward drill target generation.” Maiden Exploration Program The proposed field program, which the Company is fully funded to execute on, will focus on modern geological evaluation of the historical War Bond tungsten system. The proposed scope includes: - Detailed mapping where outcropping of the intrusive-carbonate contact and skarn zoning, including garnet, epidote, and scheelite-bearing zones; - Surface verification of historical zones, including accessible pits, workings and mine dumps and soil sampling; - Channel sampling across tactite and adjacent structures with soil traverses across intriguing prospects hidden under pediment and soil-covered zones with appropriate QA/QC procedures; - Portable ultraviolet work to evaluate scheelite distribution and as test in soils; - Structural measurements to help constrain mineralized controls, plunge, and potential extensions; and - Development of high priority drill targets, including coordinates, sections, and conceptual collar locations. Historical War Bond Tungsten Mine [](https://www.thenewswire.com/data/tnw/clients/img/4f6a1f218d588c9324493dd3a3792354.png) Click Image To View Full Size Figure 2. Lidar Survey at War Bond Historical Tungsten Mine The War Bond claim package consists of 20 unpatented lode mining claims, covering approximately 400 acres, located in Delaware Mining District of western Nevada. The land package includes the historical War Bond Tungsten Mine, the Tactite and Thursday historical tungsten workings and historical tungsten mine area. The War Bond Tungsten Project includes the historical War Bond, Tactite and Thursday tungsten mine areas in western Nevada. Available online historical records appear to treat War Bond, Tactite, Thursday, Old Discovery and Knight Claims as related or overlapping property names within the same broader tungsten occurrence area rather than as fully separate modern projects. Western Mining History's MRDS-derived War Bond Mine record identifies War Bond Mine as a tungsten mine in Douglas County, Nevada, and lists Tactite and Thursday, Old Discovery and Knight Claims as secondary names.[2](#ftn8) A separate MRDS-derived War Bond Tungsten Mine record identifies Tactite & Thursday, Old Discovery Claim, Knight Claims, Tungsten Valley Claim, Yellow Problem Claim and Margret Claim as related secondary names. That record also identifies Carson Tungsten Co. as owner, with an informatio