Visionary Metals to Launch High-Tech Nickel Hunt in Wyoming’s Granite Mountains

The search for nickel in Wyoming is about to get airborne.

Visionary Metals Corp. (TSXV: VIZ) has tapped Canadian geophysics firm Geotech Ltd. to run a Versatile Time-Domain Electromagnetic (VTEM) survey across Visionary’s 40 km² land package in the Granite Mountains. The flights, set to begin this month, will scan deep below the surface for signs of nickel sulfide deposits — the type of high-value mineralization that can fuel everything from stainless steel to electric vehicle batteries.

“This survey is a big first step in our new exploration alliance with Teck Resources,” said Wes Adams, Visionary’s CEO. “Geotech’s technology gives us the power to see conductive sulfide zones that you just can’t spot from the surface. It’s going to sharpen our drilling strategy at King Solomon and Tin Cup — and hopefully open up new targets in the region.”

The survey will zero in on two flagship projects:

• Tin Cup, where a 4.3-kilometer-long peridotite intrusion sits in contact with sulfidic iron formation — the kind of geological setting geologists love when they’re chasing nickel.
• King Solomon, where Visionary made headlines in 2022 with Wyoming’s first-ever nickel sulfide discovery.

Flight lines will be flown 100 meters apart in these two high-priority areas to build ultra-detailed maps, while 200-meter spacing will be used to scan earlier-stage prospects. Data from the survey could pinpoint the best drill sites, and Visionary already has permits ready at King Solomon, with Tin Cup expected to follow once the data is processed.

Wyoming’s Granite Mountains aren’t just a rugged backdrop — they’re part of an ancient Archean greenstone belt with striking similarities to Australia’s Yilgarn Craton, one of the world’s most productive nickel regions. By using VTEM, Visionary and Teck are hoping to spot the same kind of deep, conductive anomalies that have marked major nickel camps elsewhere.

The tech itself is cutting-edge: VTEM sends powerful electromagnetic pulses into the ground, creating currents in any conductive materials it encounters. Think of it as an X-ray for the earth — one that can pick out nickel sulfide systems as deep as 400 meters.

This survey is the first tangible move in Visionary’s Strategic Exploration Alliance with Teck Resources, announced earlier this summer. The partnership gives Visionary financial backing and technical muscle from one of the world’s biggest mining companies:

• Teck recently bought nearly 17.4 million Visionary shares in a $1.2 million private placement.
• The deal gives Teck the option to earn up to 70% of certain Visionary properties if it funds millions in exploration work — $6 million each at King Solomon or Tin Cup alone.
• If Teck exercises those options, it would form a joint venture with Visionary, taking majority control while Visionary retains a significant minority stake.

For Visionary, that means its Wyoming projects suddenly have both credibility and capital on their side.

The Granite Mountains may not yet rival Australia or Canada’s famed nickel belts, but Visionary’s work is starting to put Wyoming on the global nickel map. With growing demand for the metal in batteries and renewable tech, a big discovery here could reshape the state’s mining profile.

“Wyoming has the rocks, it has the geology — and with Teck on board, we now have the resources to prove it,” Adams said.

For now, all eyes will be on the VTEM survey results. If the conductive anomalies line up the way Visionary hopes, the drills could be spinning soon — and the Granite Mountains could become America’s next big nickel story.