Vital Metals Limited announced that its 100%- owned Canadian subsidiary Cheetah Resource Corp. has signed a definitive mining contract with local company Det'on Cho Nahanni Construction Ltd. for work to commence at the North T Zone at its Nechalacho Project in Northwest Territories ("NWT"), Canada. The North T Zone is the first deposit to be mined at Nechalacho, with Vital progressing to rare earth oxide production in current year 2021. Signing of the mining contract follows the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") both parties executed in January 2020, which established Det'on Cho Nahinni Construction as the preferred Mining Services Contractor. Det'on Cho Nahanni Construction is 51% owned by Det'on Cho Corporation, which is in turn owned by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. Scope of work under the mining contract includes mining, site clearing, preparation of retention pond, site roads, ROM pad, plus crushing and screening (together "Mining Operations"). Det'on Cho Nahanni Construction will mobilise to site at Nechalacho via ice road by the end of March.