Aventis Energy Announces Appointment of Chris Fozard as Technical Advisor
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aventis Energy Inc. (“Aventis” or the “Company”) (CSE:AVE | FRA:C0O0 | OTC: VBAMF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Chris Fozard as a Technical Advisor to the Company. Mr. Fozard has over twenty years of Canadian and international exploration experience, beginning prior to graduation from Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University in 2008.
Chris Fozard, commented, “I look forward to joining the Aventis Technical Advisory committee. Aventis is well positioned to advance their Sting and Corvo projects at a time when Uranium and Copper markets are strong. I am confident that my expertise, combined with my commitment to excellence will allow me to deliver substantial value and actively support the success of their initiatives.”
Mr. Fozard manages diamond drill and exploration projects in remote locations including China, Liberia, Chile, and within Canada in British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, and Yukon. He has worked on deposit types including Archean, Carlin-type, epithermal, and orogenic gold, molybdenum porphyry, magmatic chromium-cumulate, and volcanogenic massive sulphides. His work has executed exploration programs through all conditions and across language barriers, consistently delivering timely information and high-quality data. Mr. Fozard specializes in project management using his geological experience and team-building skills to organise crews and coordinate with contractors and clients.
Michael Mulberry, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Fozard to the Aventis technical team. Chris brings diverse exploration experience with proven success in his methods. We believe he will be a tremendous asset to our team and will add significant value to our projects as we continue to advance each asset.”
The Company also announces it has granted 50,000 options (the “Options”) to Mr. Chris Fozard. The Options are exercisable at a price of $0.39 per common share for a term of two (2) years. The Options are governed by the terms of the Company’s Stock Option Plan and the Options, and any common shares issued upon the exercise of, are subject to a four month hold period from the date of grant in accordance with the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange.
About Aventis Energy Inc.
Aventis Energy Inc. (CSE: AVE | FRA: C0O0 | OTC: VBAMF) is a mineral exploration company dedicated to the development of strategic projects comprised of battery, base and precious metals in stable jurisdictions. The Company is working to advance its Corvo Uranium & Sting Copper Project.
The Corvo Uranium property has historical drill holes intersected multiple intervals of uranium mineralization, notably along a strike length of 800 metres between historical drill holes TL-79-3 (0.116% U3O8 over 1.05 m) and TL-79-5 (0.065% U3O8 over 0.15 m)2. High-grade* Uranium at Surface with the Manhattan showing (1.19 to 5.98% U3O8) and SMDI showing 2052 (0.137% U3O8 and 2,300 ppm Th).
The Sting Copper Project covers approximately 12,700 hectares and recently had results of 54.8m at 0.32% Cu starting at a depth of 27.0m, with higher-grade intervals including six samples (≥0.5m length) ranging from 0.96% to 5.43% Cu. High grade samples of 0.5m at 2.85% Cu and 0.5m at 1.92% Cu with an additional broader interval of 31.1m at 0.27% Cu.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Michael Mulberry
Chief Executive Officer, Director
+1 (604) 229-9772
info@vitalbatterymetals.com
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Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information relating to any future mineral production, liquidity, enhanced value and capital markets profile of Aventis, future growth potential for Aventis and its business, and future exploration plans are based on management’s reasonable assumptions, estimates, expectations, analyses and opinions, which are based on management’s experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, and other factors that management believes are relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, but which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, the price of uranium, copper, gold and other metals; costs of exploration and development; the estimated costs of development of exploration projects; Aventis’ ability to operate in a safe and effective manner and its ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms.
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the Canadian securities laws. Statements, other than statements of historical fact, may constitute forward looking information and include, without limitation, statements with respect to the expected benefits of appointing Chris Fozard as Technical Advisor to the Company. With respect to the forward-looking information contained in this news release, the Company has made numerous assumptions regarding, among other things, the geological, metallurgical, engineering, financial and economic advice that the Company has received is reliable and are based upon practices and methodologies which are consistent with industry standards. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies. Additionally, there are known and unknown risk factors which could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information contained herein. Known risk factors include, among others: fluctuations in commodity prices and currency exchange rates; uncertainties relating to interpretation of well results and the geology, continuity and grade of uranium, copper, gold and other metal deposits; uncertainty of estimates of capital and operating costs, recovery rates, production estimates and estimated economic return; the need for cooperation of government agencies in the exploration and development of properties and the issuance of required permits; the need to obtain additional financing to develop properties and uncertainty as to the availability and terms of future financing; the possibility of delay in exploration or development programs or in construction projects and uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones; uncertainty as to timely availability of permits and other governmental approvals; increased costs and restrictions on operations due to compliance with environmental and other requirements; increased costs affecting the metals industry and increased competition in the metals industry for properties, qualified personnel, and management. All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required by law.
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