{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"160526","rtpr_id":"nGNX6BcZW2-20261005","ticker":"MINK","exchange":"","all_tickers":["MINK"],"title":"Mink Ventures Corporation Completes Drill Program at Rankin Property","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-05T12:30:00.516Z","article_body":"TORONTO, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mink Ventures Corporation\n(TSXV:MINK) (“Mink” or the \"Company\") today announced it completed the\ndrill program at its Rankin Ni, Cu, Co Property, located approximately 35km\nwest of Timmins Ontario (Figure 1). At this time all drill core has been\nlogged and samples for assay have been sent to lab and put on a priority rush\nrequest.\n\nExploration work on the Rankin Property was initiated to test two priority\nVTEM Maxwell Plate anomalies with inordinately high, conductive values\n(Figures 2 & 3). A total of four holes and 656 meters of drilling was\ncompleted to evaluated the target areas. Drilling encountered a mineralized\nzone with disseminated and semi massive sulphides. Assays are pending and will\nbe released as soon as they are received. Plans and permitting are now under\nway to complete some down hole geophysical surveys during winter in order to\ncover areas of interest under Rankin Lake. A phase 2 drill program will be\nevaluated following the completion of the geophysics, and interpretation and\nmodelling of all the data.\n\nSince acquiring the Rankin Property in July, Mink obtained an independent\ngeophysical review of the Maxwell Plate data received from the optionor. This\nwork confirmed the presence of highly conductive zones suggesting the presence\nof massive sulphide zones with potential to host associated nickel, copper,\nand cobalt. The Rankin Property is located in the highly prospective Kam Kotia\ngabbro complex. Further, the targets at the Rankin Property are covered by a\nstrong coincident gravity response which supports the possibility of a\nsulphide zone associated with the VTEM targets.\n\nQualified Person:\n\nMr. Kevin Filo, P. Geo. (Ontario), is a qualified person within the meaning of\nNational Instrument 43-101. Mr. Filo has verified and approved the scientific\nand technical data disclosed in this news release by reviewing the VTEM survey\ndata. Mr. Filo is a Director of the Company.\n\nAbout Mink Ventures Corporation:\n\nMink Ventures Corporation (TSXV:MINK) is a Canadian mineral exploration\ncompany exploring for critical minerals in Ontario, Canada. It has a\nprospective, nickel copper cobalt exploration portfolio, with its Montcalm\nproject, which now covers approximately 104 km(2) adjacent to Glencore’s\nformer Montcalm Mine with historical production of 3.93 million tonnes of ore\ngrading 1.25% Ni, 0.67% Cu and 0.051% Co (Ontario Geological Survey, Atkinson,\n2010), as well as its 11 km(2) Warren Ni Cu Co Project and its newly optioned\nRankin Property. These complementary nickel copper cobalt projects have\nexcellent access and infrastructure and are in close proximity to the Timmins\nMining Camp. The Company has 41,672,296 common shares outstanding.\n\nFor further information about Mink Ventures Corporation please contact:\nNatasha Dixon, President & CEO, T: 250-882-5620 E: ndixon@minkventures.com or\nKevin Filo, Director, T: 705-266-6818 or visit www.sedarplus.ca\n\nForward Looking Statements\n\nThis press release includes certain “forward-looking information”,\nincluding, but not limited to, statements with respect to the prospectivity of\nthe Montcalm and Warren Projects.  Forward-looking statements involve known\nand unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual\nresults, performance or achievements of Mink to be materially different from\nany future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the\nforward-looking statements. Factors that could affect the outcome include,\namong others: future prices and the supply of metals; the results of\nexploration work; inability to raise the money necessary to incur the\nexpenditures required to retain and advance the Warren Project and Montcalm\nProject; environmental liabilities (known and unknown); general business,\neconomic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; accidents, labour\ndisputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability, or\ndelays in obtaining governmental and stock exchange approvals. For a more\ndetailed discussion of such risks and other factors that could cause actual\nresults to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such\nforward-looking statements, refer to Mink’s filings with Canadian securities\nregulators available on SEDAR+. These forward-looking statements are made as\nof the date hereof and Mink disclaims any intent or obligation to update\npublicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by\napplicable securities laws.\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or ac curacy of this release.\n\nFigure 1: General Location Map\n\n\nFigure 2: Rankin Property VTEM Anomalies\n\n\nFigure 3: Rankin Gravity Map\n\n\nPhotos accompanying this announcement are available at:\n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/11607951-07cc-4597-890f-9c1422c672d4 \n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e71e4af5-4fa1-4197-a42b-bcfd5ab4c73e \n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ae6d3cc1-02a8-4413-81c0-2214a30ab664 \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/68789735-0eb9-4cfb-b432-39e88cede41a)\nFigure 1 \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/11607951-07cc-4597-890f-9c1422c672d4/en)\nGeneral Location MapFigure 2 \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e71e4af5-4fa1-4197-a42b-bcfd5ab4c73e/en)\nRankin Property VTEM AnomaliesFigure 3 \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ae6d3cc1-02a8-4413-81c0-2214a30ab664/en)\nRankin Gravity Map\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX6BcZW2-20261005","title":"Mink Ventures Corporation Completes Drill Program at Rankin Property","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"MINK","created":"2026-10-05T12:30:00.516Z","tickers":["MINK"],"exchange":"","article_body":"TORONTO, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mink Ventures Corporation\n(TSXV:MINK) (“Mink” or the \"Company\") today announced it completed the\ndrill program at its Rankin Ni, Cu, Co Property, located approximately 35km\nwest of Timmins Ontario (Figure 1). At this time all drill core has been\nlogged and samples for assay have been sent to lab and put on a priority rush\nrequest.\n\nExploration work on the Rankin Property was initiated to test two priority\nVTEM Maxwell Plate anomalies with inordinately high, conductive values\n(Figures 2 & 3). A total of four holes and 656 meters of drilling was\ncompleted to evaluated the target areas. Drilling encountered a mineralized\nzone with disseminated and semi massive sulphides. Assays are pending and will\nbe released as soon as they are received. Plans and permitting are now under\nway to complete some down hole geophysical surveys during winter in order to\ncover areas of interest under Rankin Lake. A phase 2 drill program will be\nevaluated following the completion of the geophysics, and interpretation and\nmodelling of all the data.\n\nSince acquiring the Rankin Property in July, Mink obtained an independent\ngeophysical review of the Maxwell Plate data received from the optionor. This\nwork confirmed the presence of highly conductive zones suggesting the presence\nof massive sulphide zones with potential to host associated nickel, copper,\nand cobalt. The Rankin Property is located in the highly prospective Kam Kotia\ngabbro complex. Further, the targets at the Rankin Property are covered by a\nstrong coincident gravity response which supports the possibility of a\nsulphide zone associated with the VTEM targets.\n\nQualified Person:\n\nMr. Kevin Filo, P. Geo. (Ontario), is a qualified person within the meaning of\nNational Instrument 43-101. Mr. Filo has verified and approved the scientific\nand technical data disclosed in this news release by reviewing the VTEM survey\ndata. Mr. Filo is a Director of the Company.\n\nAbout Mink Ventures Corporation:\n\nMink Ventures Corporation (TSXV:MINK) is a Canadian mineral exploration\ncompany exploring for critical minerals in Ontario, Canada. It has a\nprospective, nickel copper cobalt exploration portfolio, with its Montcalm\nproject, which now covers approximately 104 km(2) adjacent to Glencore’s\nformer Montcalm Mine with historical production of 3.93 million tonnes of ore\ngrading 1.25% Ni, 0.67% Cu and 0.051% Co (Ontario Geological Survey, Atkinson,\n2010), as well as its 11 km(2) Warren Ni Cu Co Project and its newly optioned\nRankin Property. These complementary nickel copper cobalt projects have\nexcellent access and infrastructure and are in close proximity to the Timmins\nMining Camp. The Company has 41,672,296 common shares outstanding.\n\nFor further information about Mink Ventures Corporation please contact:\nNatasha Dixon, President & CEO, T: 250-882-5620 E: ndixon@minkventures.com or\nKevin Filo, Director, T: 705-266-6818 or visit www.sedarplus.ca\n\nForward Looking Statements\n\nThis press release includes certain “forward-looking information”,\nincluding, but not limited to, statements with respect to the prospectivity of\nthe Montcalm and Warren Projects.  Forward-looking statements involve known\nand unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual\nresults, performance or achievements of Mink to be materially different from\nany future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the\nforward-looking statements. Factors that could affect the outcome include,\namong others: future prices and the supply of metals; the results of\nexploration work; inability to raise the money necessary to incur the\nexpenditures required to retain and advance the Warren Project and Montcalm\nProject; environmental liabilities (known and unknown); general business,\neconomic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; accidents, labour\ndisputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability, or\ndelays in obtaining governmental and stock exchange approvals. For a more\ndetailed discussion of such risks and other factors that could cause actual\nresults to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such\nforward-looking statements, refer to Mink’s filings with Canadian securities\nregulators available on SEDAR+. These forward-looking statements are made as\nof the date hereof and Mink disclaims any intent or obligation to update\npublicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by\napplicable securities laws.\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or ac curacy of this release.\n\nFigure 1: General Location Map\n\n\nFigure 2: Rankin Property VTEM Anomalies\n\n\nFigure 3: Rankin Gravity Map\n\n\nPhotos accompanying this announcement are available at:\n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/11607951-07cc-4597-890f-9c1422c672d4 \n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e71e4af5-4fa1-4197-a42b-bcfd5ab4c73e \n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ae6d3cc1-02a8-4413-81c0-2214a30ab664 \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/68789735-0eb9-4cfb-b432-39e88cede41a)\nFigure 1 \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/11607951-07cc-4597-890f-9c1422c672d4/en)\nGeneral Location MapFigure 2 \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e71e4af5-4fa1-4197-a42b-bcfd5ab4c73e/en)\nRankin Property VTEM AnomaliesFigure 3 \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ae6d3cc1-02a8-4413-81c0-2214a30ab664/en)\nRankin Gravity Map\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-05T12:30:00.572430073Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791203400572},"received_at":"2026-10-05T12:30:00.622Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"149087","press_release_id":"160526","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["assays pending -- mineralization observations are unconfirmed by lab results","early-stage exploration with no resource estimate; forward-looking statements flag financing risk to advance projects"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Mink Ventures completed its drill program at the Rankin Ni-Cu-Co Property, about 35 km west of Timmins, Ontario, with four holes totaling 656 meters.\n\nDrilling encountered a mineralized zone with disseminated and semi-massive sulphides; assay samples have been sent to the lab on a priority rush basis and results are pending.\n\nAn independent geophysical review confirmed highly conductive zones suggesting potential massive sulphides, and a phase 2 drill program will be evaluated after winter down-hole geophysics and data modelling.\n\nThe Rankin Property was only optioned in July and complements Mink's Montcalm and Warren critical-minerals projects near the Timmins Mining Camp.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Watch for the priority-rush assay results from Rankin -- sulphide intercepts could be a catalyst for this micro-cap junior explorer."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"holes_drilled":4,"meters_drilled":656,"shares_outstanding":41672296,"warren_project_area_km2":11,"montcalm_project_area_km2":104,"rankin_distance_from_timmins_km":35,"montcalm_mine_historical_production":"3.93 million tonnes at 1.25% Ni, 0.67% Cu, 0.051% Co"}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Kevin Filo","role":"Director, Qualified Person (P. 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