VMS Ventures Inc. is focused primarily on acquiring, exploring and developing copper-zinc properties in the Flin Flon — Snow Lake VMS Belt. The Company also holds the largest land package considered prospective for nickel-copper mineralization at Lynn Lake, which is to date Canada’s third largest nickel producing camp. The Company’s project portfolio consists of the Snow Lake VMS project, the Lynn Lake Gabbros nickel-copper project, the Nickel Belt project, the South Bay nickel-copper-cobalt PGE property, and the Eden Lake Carbonatite Complex, Specialty Metals property. All VMS Ventures Inc. properties are located in the mining friendly province of Manitoba, Canada.

Properties

VMS Ventures Inc. holds a portfolio of Copper Zinc and Nickel properties in Manitoba’s prolific Flin Flon — Snow Lake VMS belt.

The Reed Project

The Reed Project contains MEL #268A, the Dunlop optioned claim blocks, and the HudBay Minerals optioned property. On October 4th, 2007 the Company announced its Discovery Hole (RD-07-02) containing 43.05 metres of 4.38% copper.

The Cover Project

During fiscal 2006 the Company announced that it had staked claims in its “Cover Project”. The Cover Project refers to claims located within the southern portion of the Flin Flon – Snow Lake VMS Belt. The older Precambrian rocks, which host the copper-zinc deposits of the belt, lie beneath a layer of younger sedimentary or limestone rocks.

The Copper Project

Drilling on the Copperman property in 1967 by Western Nuclear mines Ltd. indicated that the “A” zone contains 149,672 tonnes with 3.08% Cu and 3.08% Zn. Combined reserves of 221,308 tonnes with 2.63% Cu and 4.46% Zn were reported in Manitoba Mineral Deposit Series Report 21 (not N.I. 43-101 compliant).

The Puella Bay Project

Previous exploration and government reports indicate that the Puella occurrence contains widespread pyrite mineralization and near solid laminae of pyrite, sphalerite and galena as well as minor chalcopyrite and arsenopyrite.

The Sails Lake Project

Situated approximately 20 km east of the Town of Snow Lake. Eleven base metal mines have been developed on VMS deposits in the immediate area of Snow Lake. A mill in the town, designed to process VMS type ores is currently underutilized.

The Lynn Lake Gabbros Project

This claim package covers five of the seven Lynn Lake gabbroic intrusions and surrounds the Lynn Lake, Manitoba Nickel Mine, the 3rd largest nickel camp in Canadian history.

The South Bay Project

These claims are near the mining community of Leaf Rapids, Manitoba, and cover approximately 30 square kilometers and are anchored by a 3% nickel surface discovery made in 2004.

North Thompson

The North Thompson properties cover the northeast extension of the Thompson Nickel Belt and include rocks that are identified by government geologists as the same as those that contain major nickel deposits at Thompson. These rocks are contiguous with those that host the MEL Nickel Copper deposit.

South Thompson

The South Thompson Exploration Permits cover the southwards extension of the Thompson Nickel Belt. Exploration work by Falconbridge geologists in the late 1980s and early 1990s identified both the Thompson and Pipe rock formations on the property. These rock formations host Nickel-Copper deposits at Thompson and Nickel occurrences at Williams Lake.

Leak Lake

The Leak Lake permits cover areas that are underlain by mafic and ultramafic rocks similar to those containing Nickel and PGE being explored by Wildcat Exploration Ltd. These rocks are covered by a thin veneer of limestone similar to the Company’s 9-7 and Reed Projects.

Rick Mark, M.Ed. (Admin)
CEO & Chair
Rick has over 20 years experience in the public market place. His leadership positions in various organizations over the last 35 years provides the company with experience in developing short and long term corporate goals, securing financings, building cost-effective property development plans, creating effective communication platforms and managing regulatory functions.
Now in his fifth year with VMS Ventures Inc, Rick is also the CEO and Chair of Harvest Gold Corporation (HVG-TSX.V), a December 2005 "spin off" of Rare Earth Metals Corp., and is the President and CEO of Pancontinental Uranium Corp. (PUC-TSX.V)

John A. Roozendaal, B.Sc. Geol.
President & Director
John is the founding director of VMS Ventures Inc. He has been involved with the mineral exploration industry for over 15 years, focusing on precious, base and specialty metals projects in North America. Of particular significance were exploration programs for nickel in the Thompson Nickel Belt of Manitoba and for high-grade shear-hosted gold in the Yellowknife gold camp.
John also has experience with various aspects of corporate governance through his involvement with private and public boards of directors.

Evan Sleeman
CFO & Director
Evan has been involved in the mineral exploration industry for 40 years. During his career, he has held the position of President and Founder of a number of public companies including Arizona Star Resources Corp.
Evan has extensive experience in field exploration, property negotiation and corporate governance.

Jay Butterworth
Director
Jay has extensive experience in mineral exploration and property acquisition in the western United States and Canada and has been involved with public companies for over 30 years.

Bill McWilliam
Director
Since graduating from UBC in 1965 with a degree in Economics and a minor in Anthropology, Bill has worked as a professional manager in a variety of resource based investment and exploration businesses.br /> As a founder or co-founder of several successful resource companies, Mr. McWilliam has demonstrated both his ability to lead and deliver results.

For further information on VMS Ventures, please visit its website at www.vmsventures.com, or call the Company at 1-866-816-0118

Corporate Profile on Stockhouse

Rick Mark M.Ed. (Admin) Chairman, CEO & Director

Rick has over 20 years experience in the public market place. His leadership positions in various organizations over the last 35 years provides the company with experience in developing short and long term corporate goals, securing financings, building cost-effective property development plans, creating effective communication platforms and managing regulatory functions. Now in his fifth year with VMS Ventures Inc., Rick is also the CEO and Chair of Harvest Gold Corporation (HVG-TSX.V), a December 2005 "spin off" of Rare Earth Metals Corp, and is the President and CEO of Pancontinental Uranium Corp. (PUC-TSX.V)

John A. Roozendaal B.Sc. Geol. President & Director

John is the founding director of  VMS Ventures Inc. He has been involved with the mineral exploration industry for over 15 years, focusing on precious, base and specialty metals projects in North America. Of particular significance were exploration programs for nickel in the Thompson Nickel Belt of Manitoba and for high-grade shear-hosted gold in the Yellowknife gold camp. John also has experience with various aspects of corporate governance through his involvement with private and public boards of directors.

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