Vancouver, April 16, 2025 – Arras Minerals Corp. (TSXV:ARK)(OTCQB:ARRKF), a Canadian exploration company, is pleased to announce that it has commenced mobilization of its exploration field program in northeastern Kazakhstan. The company’s exploration program is a significant undertaking, covering a vast area of approximately 1,736 square kilometers of licenses that form the Arras-Teck Resources Ltd. (“Teck”) Strategic Alliance. This alliance with Teck Resources Limited will see Teck sole fund a US$5 million generative exploration program over a portion of the Arras license package in 2024-2025.
Geophysics and Drilling Programs
The company’s exploration program will comprise of two major components: a geophysics program and drilling program. • Geophysics Program: A Ground Magnetics geophysics program is scheduled to commence next week on the Berezski and Aimandai trends. The program will assist with structural and target definition. • Drilling Program: Drilling is planned to commence in May, initially beginning in the Berezski Central and Berezski North Targets to better understand the controls and extent of the copper-gold mineralization discovered in these areas by the 2024 drilling program.
Aimandai Target
At the Aimandai Target, the company is planning to commence an initial Vector IP geophysics program next week and this will cover approximately 65 sq km. The objective of this program is to define targets for a follow-up Pole-Dipole program that may be undertaken to further refine targeting in advance of a full review and prioritizing of drill targets for later in the season.
Arras-Teck Strategic Alliance
The Arras-Teck Strategic Alliance is a significant partnership between Arras Minerals Corp. and Teck Resources Limited. This alliance will see Teck sole fund a US$5 million generative exploration program over a portion of the Arras license package in 2024-2025.
Besshoky Target and Bozshakol Group
• Besshoky Target: A core drill is expected to arrive next week at the Akkuduk license to begin testing the Besshoky Target. This target has already been refined through a geophysics program last year and is located within a >20 sq km lithocap. • Bozshakol Group: A Ground Induced Polarization (“IP”) survey has commenced over high-priority areas defined in 2024 and has been designed to further refine targets for drilling over the coming months.
Highlights and Future Plans
The company’s CEO, Tim Barry, commented, “We are excited to kick off our 2025 exploration field program in Kazakhstan, which promises to expand further on the strong advancements we made last year across the project portfolio. We’ve enjoyed a much dryer spring across the steppe this year compared to last year, and thus we are mobilizing geophysics and drill crews over the next week and expect to further add to these programs over the next 4 to 5 weeks.”
The company’s exploration program is expected to be a significant success, with the potential to expand the Mineral Resource at the Elemes copper-gold porphyry project and the Option Agreement on the Beskauga copper and gold project.
References and Further Information
For further information, please contact:
Tim Barry, CEO and Director
+1 604 687 5800
info@arrasminerals.com
Arras Minerals Corp. is a Canadian exploration and development company advancing a portfolio of copper and gold assets in northeastern Kazakhstan, including the Elemes copper-gold porphyry project and the Option Agreement on the Beskauga copper and gold project. The company has established the third-largest license package in the country prospective for copper and gold.
