Arras Minerals Defines a New 14KM Copper Soil Anomaly on the Elemes Project, Kazakhstan
Arras Minerals Defines a New 14KM Copper Soil Anomaly on the Elemes Project, Kazakhstan
Figure 1. The 14-kilometer long Aimandai and 8.8-kilometer long Berezski Copper Targets are shown as NE-SW trending copper soil anomalies. The location of historical drill holes is also shown on the Berezski anomaly. There is no known drilling on the Aimandai anomaly.VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 25, 2024 / Arras Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:ARK) ("Arras" or "the Company") is pleased to introduce the results of its soil sampling program over the Aimandai Target, located within its Elemes Project ("Elemes" or the "Project") in northeastern Kazakhstan. The Elemes project is composed of several mineral licences that are 100% owned by Arras and not included in the Teck-Arras Strategic Exploration Alliance announced on December 7, 2023.
不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华/ACCESSWIRE/2024年3月25日/阿拉斯矿业公司（TSX-V: ARK）（“阿拉斯” 或 “公司”）很高兴地介绍其位于哈萨克斯坦东北部的Elemes项目（“Elemes” 或 “项目”）内的艾曼代目标土壤采样计划的结果。Elemes项目由多个矿产许可证组成，这些许可证由阿拉斯100％拥有，未包含在2023年12月7日宣布的泰克-阿拉斯战略勘探联盟中。
Highlights from the Soil Sampling program
土壤采样计划的亮点
- Identified a second, unexplored 14 km x 3.2 km NE-SW trending coherent copper ("Cu") anomaly (>100ppm) called the "Aimandai Target" located within the Elemes Project.
- Large, overlapping Arsenic ("As") anomaly interpreted to be associated with an intermediate - to high sulphidation epithermal system indicating a preserved porphyry system.
- Field mapping and sampling has identified coincident altered rocks typical of a porphyry alteration system that has never been drill tested.
- The Aimandai Target is a parallel copper anomaly to the "Berezski Target," which Arras announced on February 22, 2024. The Berezski Target is an 8.8-kilometer-long copper anomaly with historical drilling that has yielded notable results such as 132 meters at 0.80% CuEq and 108 meters at 0.94% CuEq from surface. Both the Berezski Target and the Aimandai Target are located within the Elemes Project.
- 在Elemes项目中发现了第二个未开发的14千米×3.2千米的东南偏移相干铜（“铜”）异常（>100ppm），称为 “艾曼代目标”。
- 大型重叠的砷（“As”）异常被解释为与中到高硫化度的超热系统有关，这表明斑岩系统保存完好。
- 实地测绘和取样已经确定了从未经过钻探测试的斑岩蚀变系统中典型的重合变化岩石。
- 艾曼代目标与阿拉斯于2024年2月22日宣布的 “别列斯基目标” 是平行的铜异常。Berezski Target 是一个长达 8.8 千米的铜异常，其历史钻探已取得显著成果，例如离地表 0.80% CueQ 时为 132 米，距离地表 0.94% CueQ 时为 108 米。Berezski Target 和 Aimandai Target 都位于 Elemes 项目内。
Tim Barry, CEO of Arras Minerals stated, "Our Elemes Project is starting to yield some very exciting potential. Recently we announced the "Berezski Target", an 8.8-kilometer-long copper-in-soil anomaly with historical drill holes spread over a 5-kilometer strike of this anomaly, which intercepted 132.6m @ 0.80% CuEq and 108m @ 0.94% CuEq from surface. In this news release we are now announcing a second parallel copper-in-soil anomaly called the "Aimandai Target", that stretches over a remarkable 14-kilometer strike and is associated with "at surface" porphyry-style alteration that has never been drilled. The large alteration zone and associated arsenic anomaly suggests preservation of the upper and generally higher-grade parts of a porphyry system. In summary, we have now defined what appears to be two parallel, multi-kilometer porphyry-epithermal targets (the Aimandai and Berezski targets) on the Elemes Project, which we intend to develop further in 2024."
阿拉斯矿业首席执行官蒂姆·巴里表示， “我们的Elemes项目开始产生一些非常令人兴奋的潜力。最近，我们宣布了 “Berezski Target”，这是一个长达8.8千米的土中铜异常，历史上的钻孔分布在该异常点的5公里范围内，它从地表截获了132.6米 @ 0.80% CueQ 和1.08m @ 0.94% CueQ。在本新闻稿中，我们现在宣布了第二个平行土壤中的铜异常，称为 “Aimandai Target”，该异常持续了14千米，与从未钻探过的 “地表” 斑岩式变化有关。较大的蚀变区域和相关的砷异常表明斑岩系统的上层和通常较高等级的部分得以保存。总而言之，我们现在已经在Elemes项目上定义了两个看似平行的、多千米的斑岩超热目标（艾曼代和别列兹斯基目标），我们打算在2024年进一步开发该项目。”
Figure 1. The 14-kilometer long Aimandai and 8.8-kilometer long Berezski Copper Targets are shown as NE-SW trending copper soil anomalies. The location of historical drill holes is also shown on the Berezski anomaly. There is no known drilling on the Aimandai anomaly.
图 1。长达14千米的Aimandai和8.8千米长的Berezski铜目标显示为东北西南部的铜土壤异常趋势。历史钻孔的位置也显示在 Berezski 异常上。目前尚无关于艾曼代异常的已知钻探。
Figure 2. Soil sampling alteration map on the Elemes project. The 14-kilometer long Aimandai and 8.8 kilometer long Berezski Targets are shown as NE-SW trending zones which correspond to the mapped alteration. Also shown is the location of historical drill holes on the Berezski anomaly. There is no known drilling on the Aimandai anomaly.
图 2。Elemes 项目的土壤采样变化图。长达14千米的艾曼代和8.8千米长的别列兹斯基目标显示为与地图变化相对应的东北西南趋势区域。还显示了Berezski异常上历史钻孔的位置。目前尚无关于艾曼代异常的已知钻探。
Figure 3. Soil anomaly maps showing copper (Cu), and arsenic (As) for the Berezski and Aimandai Targets located within the Elemes Project. The new Aimandai Target copper soil anomaly highlights a second, 14-kilometer-long parallel porphyry system to the Berezski Target that has never been drill tested.
图 3.土壤异常图显示了位于Elemes项目内的别列兹斯基和艾曼达伊目标的铜（Cu）和砷（As）。新的 Aimandai Target 铜土异常突出显示了第二个长达 14 千米的与 Berezski 目标平行斑岩系统相连，该系统从未经过钻探测试。
The Soil Sampling Program: In 2023, a comprehensive soil sampling program was undertaken across the Elemes License area. This program specifically targeted the well-developed "B soil horizon" utilizing a 50-meter sample interval and 200-meter line spacing grid.
土壤采样计划：2023年，在Elemes许可证区域进行了全面的土壤采样计划。该计划利用50米的采样间隔和200米的线距网格专门针对发达的 “B型土壤地平线”。
This press release announces the analysis results from the final 14,000 samples from this program. The 2023 program collected approximately 31,000 samples were collected and covered an area of 328.5 square kilometers and was completed in November 2023.
本新闻稿公布了该计划的最终14,000个样本的分析结果。2023 年计划收集了大约 31,000 个样本，覆盖了 328.5 平方千米的面积，并于 2023 年 11 月完成。
The soil analysis was conducted utilizing a Portable X-ray fluorescence device ("pXRF"), a widely employed instrument for determining the elemental composition of samples. Due to the limited sampling area of the pXRF, the results presented in this release are considered "indicative" rather than fully quantitative regarding mineralization.
土壤分析是使用便携式X射线荧光设备（“pXRF”）进行的，这是一种广泛使用的用于确定样品元素成分的仪器。由于pXRF的采样区域有限，本新闻稿中提供的矿化结果被认为是 “指示性的”，而不是完全定量的。
Despite this limitation, the results have revealed a substantial and coherent copper-in-soil anomaly, with copper concentrations exceeding 100 ppm. Background copper in the area is less than 20 ppm. This anomaly stretches over a remarkable distance of more than 14 kilometers in a northeast to southwest direction and extends to approximately 3.2 kilometers in width from east to west. Limited historic drilling has occurred to the south of this new anomaly exploring a series of outcropping low-sulphidation Au-bearing quartz veins.
尽管存在这种局限性，但结果显示土壤中的铜存在严重而连贯的异常，铜浓度超过100 ppm。该区域的背景铜含量低于 20 ppm。这种异常现象从东北向西南延伸了超过14千米的惊人距离，从东向西延伸到大约3.2千米的宽度。在这个新异常地以南进行了有限的历史钻探，探索了一系列露出的低硫化含金石英矿脉。
The Berezski and Aimandai Targets: are located within the 531 square kilometer Elemes Project. The Project benefits from excellent modern infrastructure and ease of accessibility, being located only 20 kilometers from Arras' operational base in the city of Ekibastuz, northeastern Kazakhstan. A paved highway runs through the license, and within 5 km of the two targets. 1100 KVA power lines and heavy rail all lie within a 15-kilometer radius of the project.
Berezski 和 Aimandai 目标：位于 531 平方千米的 Elemes 项目内。该项目受益于良好的现代基础设施和便捷的交通，距离哈萨克斯坦东北部埃基巴斯图兹市的阿拉斯运营基地仅20公里。一条铺好的高速公路通过许可证，距离两个目标不到5公里。1100千伏安的电力线和重型铁路都位于该项目15公里半径范围内。
The Elemes Project is located within the Bozshakol-Chingiz metallogenic belt that also hosts the Beskauga porphyry copper-gold-silver project approximately 80 km to the east, and KAZ Minerals' Bozshakol porphyry copper-gold mine approximately 60 km to the northwest.
Elemes项目位于博兹沙科尔-钦吉兹成矿带内，该地带东部约80公里处还有贝斯考加斑岩铜金银项目，西北约60公里处是KAZ Minerals的Bozshakol斑岩铜金矿。
Figure 4. Arras's License Package showing Arras-Teck Strategic Alliance Areas as "Package A" and "Package B" as well as the Elemes and Beskauga Projects and the Tay license which are 100% owned by Arras.
图 4.Arras的许可证包将Arras-Teck战略联盟区域显示为 “套餐A” 和 “套餐B”，以及阿拉斯100％拥有的Elemes和Beskauga项目和泰伊许可证。
Sampling Methodology
采样方法
Samples were collected on a 50m (East-west) by 200m (north-south) grid spacings. Samples were collected from hand-dug pits, trying to consistently sample the B horizon. Approximately 500 grams of material was collected and sieved (5mm mesh size) to review larger particles and organic matter. Following collection, the samples were bagged, dried, and analyzed by the company with a Portable Niton XL5 X-ray fluorescence analyzer at the company's core storage facility in Ekibastuz.
样本是在50米（东西向）乘以200米（南北）的网格间距上采集的。样本是从手工挖掘的矿坑中采集的，试图对B地平线进行一致的采样。收集了大约 500 克的材料并进行了筛选（网目大小为 5 毫米），以审查较大的颗粒和有机物。采集后，该公司在埃基巴斯图兹的核心存储设施中使用便携式Niton XL5 X射线荧光分析仪对样品进行装袋、干燥和分析。
Assay, QAQC Procedures
化验、质量控制程序
Analysis was conducted using the company's two Niton XL5 portable XRF units. Units were calibrated at the start and end of each work shift as well as after every 100 samples to verify accuracy. In addition, a measurement from a certified reference material was taken every 20 measurements to ensure accuracy and repeatability of data. In addition, prior to commencement of the measurements, 100 duplicate samples were analyzed using both units to confirm that both units were producing accurate results and that no bias was present in either of the units.
分析是使用该公司的两台Niton XL5便携式XRF设备进行的。在每次工作班次开始和结束时以及每 100 个样本之后对单位进行校准，以验证准确性。此外，每20次测量都会使用经过认证的参考材料进行一次测量，以确保数据的准确性和可重复性。此外，在开始测量之前，使用两个单元对100个重复样本进行了分析，以确认两个单元都得出了准确的结果，并且两个单元中都不存在偏差。
All soil material is stored at Arras' warehouse in Ekibastuz, and the company plans to send a proportion of these samples to ALS Chemex in Karaganda, Kazakhstan for reanalysis with a 4-acid digest ICP-MS61 analysis and for trace gold analysis (using Au-ST43).
所有土壤材料都储存在阿拉斯位于埃基巴斯图兹的仓库中，该公司计划将其中一部分样本运送到哈萨克斯坦卡拉干达的ALS Chemex，通过四酸摘要 ICP-MS61 分析进行再分析，并进行痕量金分析（使用Au-st43）。
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. Mr. Booth has over 19 years of mineral exploration experience and is a Qualified Person member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (CPG 12044).
合格人士：本新闻稿的科学和技术披露是在阿拉斯矿业公司勘探副总裁马修·布斯的监督和批准下编写的，他是NI 43-101的合格人士。布斯先生拥有超过19年的矿产勘探经验，是美国专业地质学家协会（CPG 12044）的合格会员。
On behalf of the Board of Directors
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"Tim Barry"
“蒂姆·巴里”
Tim Barry, MAusIMM CP(Geo)
Tim Barry，MausimM CP（Geo）
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About Arras Minerals Corp.
关于阿拉斯矿业公司
Arras is a Canadian exploration and development company advancing a portfolio of copper and gold assets in northeastern Kazakhstan, including 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 (behind Rio Tinto and Fortescue). In December 2023, the Company entered into a strategic alliance with Teck Resources ("Teck") in which Teck will sole fund a US$5 million generative exploration program over a portion of the Arras license package in 2024-2025 focusing on critical minerals. The Company's shares are listed on the TSX-V under the trading symbol "ARK".
Arras是一家加拿大勘探和开发公司，在哈萨克斯坦东北部推进铜和黄金资产组合，包括Beskauga铜金项目的期权协议。该公司已经建立了该国第三大铜和黄金前景的许可证套餐（仅次于力拓和Fortescue）。2023年12月，该公司与泰克资源（“泰克”）建立了战略联盟，在该联盟中，泰克将在2024-2025年为一项500万美元的发电勘探计划提供独家资金，该计划涉及阿拉斯许可计划的一部分，重点是关键矿产。该公司的股票在多伦多证券交易所上市，交易代码为 “ARK”。
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors concerning estimates of Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Resources: This press release uses the terms "measured resources", "indicated resources", and "inferred resources" which are defined in, and required to be disclosed by, NI 43-101. The Company advises U.S. investors that these terms are not recognized by the SEC. The estimation of measured, indicated and inferred resources involves greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic feasibility than the estimation of proven and probable reserves. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that measured and indicated mineral resources will be converted into reserves. The estimation of inferred resources involves far greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic viability than the estimation of other categories of resources. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that estimates of inferred mineral resources exist, are economically minable, or will be upgraded into measured or indicated mineral resources. Under Canadian securities laws, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies.
美国投资者关于测量、指示和推断资源估算的警示说明：本新闻稿使用了 “实测资源”、“指示资源” 和 “推断资源” 等术语，这些术语在NI 43-101中定义并要求披露。该公司告知美国投资者，美国证券交易委员会不承认这些条款。与估计已探明和可能储量相比，对测量、指示和推断的资源的估算涉及其存在和经济可行性的不确定性更大。提醒美国投资者不要假设测定和指示的矿产资源会转化为储量。与其他类别资源的估计相比，推断资源的存在和经济可行性方面的不确定性要大得多。提醒美国投资者，不要假设对推断的矿产资源的估计存在、经济上可开采或将被升级为可测或指示的矿产资源。根据加拿大证券法，对推断矿产资源的估算可能不构成可行性或其他经济研究的基础。
Disclosure of "contained ounces" in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations, however the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute "reserves" by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, the information contained in this press release may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies that are not subject NI 43-101.
根据加拿大法规，允许披露资源中的 “含量盎司”，但是，美国证券交易委员会通常只允许发行人报告按美国证券交易委员会标准不构成 “储量” 的矿化情况，而不考虑单位衡量标准。因此，本新闻稿中包含的信息可能无法与不受NI 43-101约束的美国公司公开的类似信息进行比较。
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and Arras' future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding plans and expectations of the exploration program Arras is in the process of undertaking, including the expansion of the Mineral Resource, and other aspects of the Mineral Resource estimates for the Beskauga project. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about Arras' exploration projects, the industry in which Arras operates and the beliefs and assumptions of Arras' management. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "targets," "goals," "projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "continues," "may," variations of such words, and similar expressions and references to future periods, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond management's control, including undertaking further exploration activities, the results of such exploration activities and that such results support continued exploration activities, unexpected variations in ore grade, types and metallurgy, volatility and level of commodity prices, the availability of sufficient future financing, and other matters discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Management Discussion and Analysis filed on the Company's profile on SEDAR on February 28, 2024 and in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed on February 28, 2024 available on www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this release is based only on information currently available and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
关于前瞻性陈述的警示说明：本新闻稿包含有关未来事件和阿拉斯未来业绩的前瞻性陈述，这些陈述受根据1995年《美国私人证券诉讼改革法》、经修订的1933年《证券法》、《交易法》和适用的加拿大证券法建立的安全港的约束。前瞻性陈述除其他外包括有关阿拉斯正在进行的勘探计划的计划和预期的陈述，包括矿产资源的扩张，以及贝斯考加项目矿产资源估算的其他方面。这些陈述基于当前对阿拉斯勘探项目、阿拉斯经营的行业以及阿拉斯管理层的信念和假设的预期、估计、预测和预测。诸如 “期望”、“预期”、“目标”、“目标”、“项目”、“打算”、“计划”、“相信”、“寻求”、“估计”、“继续”、“可能” 之类的词语，这些词语的变体以及对未来的类似表述和提法 期间，旨在识别此类前瞻性陈述。前瞻性陈述受许多假设、风险和不确定性的影响，其中许多是管理层无法控制的，包括进行进一步的勘探活动、此类勘探活动的结果以及这些结果支持持续的勘探活动、矿石品位、类型和冶金的意外变化、大宗商品价格的波动和水平、充足的未来融资供应以及管理层讨论和分析中以 “风险因素” 为标题讨论的其他事项公司于2024年2月28日在SEDAR上的简介，以及公司于2024年2月28日向美国证券交易委员会提交的截至2023年10月31日财年的20-F表年度报告，可在www.sec.gov上查阅。提醒读者，前瞻性陈述并不能保证未来的表现，实际业绩或发展可能与前瞻性陈述中表达或暗示的业绩或发展存在重大差异。公司在本新闻稿中发表的任何前瞻性陈述均仅基于当前可用的信息，并且仅代表截至发布之日。公司没有义务公开更新可能不时发表的任何前瞻性陈述，无论是书面还是口头陈述，无论是由于新信息、未来发展还是其他原因。
SOURCE: Arras Minerals Corp.
来源：阿拉斯矿业公司