ARRAS MINERALS DRILLS 154 METERS GRADING 1.09% CUEQ INCLUDING 118 METERS GRADING 1.38% CUEQ ON BEREZSKI NORTH TARGET
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Highlights include:
-
EL25014A: 154m of mineralization grading 1.09 % copper-equivalent ("CuEq") (0.29% Cu and 0.72 g/t Au), starting at 130m depth; including:
- 118m grading 1.38% CuEq (0.36% Cu and 0.91 g/t Au) starting at 130m depth
- 24m grading 2.32% CuEq (0.42% Cu, 1.73 g/t Au) starting at 144m depth
- Results confirm the presence of a large, well-developed hydrothermal system along the Berezski 8.8 kilometre Berezski Trend.
Results from this news release include:
Table 1. Summary results from holes EL25014A and EL25015
Hole_ID |
Intersection |
Interval |
Au |
Cu |
Ag |
Mo |
CuEq |
AuEq |
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
(m) |
(g/t) |
( %) |
(g/t) |
ppm |
( %) |
(g/t) |
|
EL25014A |
130.0 |
284.0 |
154.0 |
0.72 |
0.29 |
3.43 |
53.5 |
1.09 |
0.94 |
Including |
130.0 |
248.0 |
118.0 |
0.91 |
0.36 |
4.41 |
68.7 |
1.38 |
1.18 |
including |
144.0 |
168.0 |
24.0 |
1.73 |
0.42 |
4.70 |
89.3 |
2.32 |
1.99 |
EL25015 |
191.9 |
197.0 |
5.1 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
1.08 |
1.0 |
0.13 |
0.11 |
Notes: For copper and gold equivalent calculations the following metal process were used: |
Table 2. Drill-hole locations
Hole_ID |
Coordinates (UTM) |
Azimuth |
Dip |
Hole Depth (m) |
||
Easting |
Northing |
RL |
||||
EL25014 |
508114.2 |
5717557 |
236 |
050 |
-70 |
30 |
EL25014A |
508123 |
5717561 |
236 |
050 |
-70 |
334.7 |
EL25015 |
508693 |
5718465 |
236 |
270 |
-60 |
499.5 |
A summary of each hole is outlined below:
Hole EL25014A: The first attempt of hole EL25014 was abandoned at 30m when drilling intersected a highly weathered fault zone. A second version of the hole, EL25014A, was successfully completed, collared 10m to the northeast of the original hole. Hole EL25014A was designed to test the westward extension and structural controls of the hydrothermal breccia pipe that hosts the copper-gold mineralization previously encountered in Hole EL24005. Collared 300m northwest of EL24005, Hole EL25014A intersected weak to moderate propylitically altered diorite to 147m before entering a hydrothermal diorite-andesite breccia between 147m to 284m, cemented by a tourmaline–pyrite matrix with ± chalcopyrite and overprinted by strong argillic alteration. Below the breccia, drilling passed into a strongly propylitically altered andesite, which continued to the end of hole at 334.7m.
Mineralization from surface to 130m consisted mainly of disseminated pyrite with rare pyrite-chalcopyrite patches. Between 130m and 284m, mostly within the breccia, sulfide content increased significantly, with strong pyrite-chalcopyrite mineralization observed throughout.
Hole EL25015: Hole EL25015 was located 1 kilometre to the north of the Berezski North target and drilled to test a copper-molybdenum soil anomaly associated with a magnetic low feature within the 8.8 kilometre Berezski Trend. The hole intersected a sequence of propyllitically altered andesites, crosscut by several diorite dykes before the hole intersected a large weak to moderate propylitically altered diorite body at 228m to the end of the hole at 499.5m. Weak mineralization is hosted along localized quartz–sericite–pyrite alteration zones with associated minor quartz veins.
Elemes Phase II Drill Program: Since late June, Arras has been advancing its 20,000-metre
Elemes Project Overview:
Situated within the prolific Bozshakol-Chingiz metallogenic belt, Elemes lies near significant regional deposits, including the Beskauga porphyry copper-gold-silver deposit (~80 km east) and
Geologically, the property is underlain by interbedded intermediate volcanic and sedimentary rocks intruded by multiple phases of diorite and monzodiorite porphyry. Copper-gold mineralization occurs in sheeted and stockwork quartz-chalcopyrite veins associated with these intrusions. In addition, high-grade low-sulphidation epithermal veins have been mapped on the property, representing a secondary exploration target.
Property-wide soil sampling programs in 2022 and 2023 defined two extensive Cu-Mo-As geochemical anomalies: the Berezski and Aimandai Trends, both considered priority targets for follow-up exploration drilling. Initial drilling on the Berezski Trend in late 2024 returned high-grade porphyry/epithermal copper and gold mineralization.
References
1Bozshakol 2024 Report
https://www.kazminerals.com/media/23240/q4-2024-production-report_final.pdf
Qualified Person: The scientific and technical disclosure for this news release has been prepared under supervision of and approved by Matthew Booth, Vice President of Exploration, of Arras Minerals Corp., a Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Tim Barry"
Tim Barry, MAusIMM CP(Geo)
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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